Dorothy ~ Re taking much vitamin E, here's some wisdom from Adele Davis:
While it's a great supplement to aid circulation, scar resolution, and so much else, anyone with high blood pressure probs or heart damage (for example, from rheumatic fever) should begin LOW -- taking no more than 100 IU of E a day for the first 6 weeks, then increasing slowly thru 125 and 150 IU/day by another 6 weeks later. Daily adults needs may be around 140-210 IU from all sources (food and supplements) -- but every TBSP of oil you eat requires another 100 IU of E to balance it. If you need to use low doses of E, then reduce your dietary (extracted) oil intake way down to make best use of the E you take.