Taking Zinc Supplements – Types, Dosages, Side Effects, Interactions

* Colds – in a double-blind clinical study which showed that zinc lozenges markedly shortened the average duration of common colds, the patients had taken lozenges containing 23 mg of elemental zinc every 2 waking hours after consuming an initial double-dose, dissolving the lozenges in their mouths.

* Gastric ulcers – gastric ulcers healed more quickly when 150 mg of zinc was taken each day

* Infections – a daily dose of 50 mg to 75 mg could be a therapeutic one. [Haas, Elson M, MD]

* Macular degeneration – a study which revealed that zinc helped to significantly decrease vision loss involved a zinc dosage of 100 mg.

* Male sexual health – in one study, men with initial low testosterone levels took an equivalent of 60 mg of elemental zinc each day for 45 to 50 days and experienced improved sperm counts and increased testosterone levels.

* Old age – elderly persons tend to have poorer absorption and are thus more likely to lack zinc; a daily dose of 50 mg to 75 mg could help. [Haas, Elson M, MD]

* Pregnancy support – women‘s zinc needs are higher during pregnancy; a daily dose of 50 mg to 75 mg could be a therapeutic one. [Haas, Elson M, MD]

* Skin ulcers – leg ulcers healed more quickly when 150 mg of zinc was taken each day.

* Sore throats – sucking dissolvable zinc lozenges containing 25 mg to 50 mg of zinc could help significantly relieve sore throats.

* Surgery support (pre and post) – a daily dose of 50 mg to 75 mg of zinc could be a therapeutic one. [Haas, Elson M, MD]

* Wound healing – several studies which showed the usefulness of zinc with helping to speed up healing of wounds sustained via burns and injuries usually used 150 mg of zinc per day, although Haas, MD, wrote that 30 mg to 60 mg per day could be enough to provide these benefits. Elsewhere, Haas also wrote that 50 mg to 75 mg of zinc per day could be a therapeutic dose for healing burns.

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