diff --git a/src/components/day-schedule.tsx b/src/components/day-schedule.tsx
index 0bb1b59..7acbc60 100644
--- a/src/components/day-schedule.tsx
+++ b/src/components/day-schedule.tsx
@@ -99,13 +99,19 @@ const DaySchedule: React.FC<DayScheduleProps> = ({
         // Get template day for comparison
         const templateDay = days.find(d => d.isTemplate);
 
+        // Calculate daily total
+        const dayTotal = day.doses.reduce((sum, dose) => sum + (parseFloat(dose.ldx) || 0), 0);
+
+        // Check for daily total warnings/errors
+        const isDailyTotalError = dayTotal > 200;
+        const isDailyTotalWarning = !isDailyTotalError && dayTotal > 70;
+
         // Calculate differences for deviation days
         let doseCountDiff = 0;
         let totalMgDiff = 0;
 
         if (!day.isTemplate && templateDay) {
           doseCountDiff = day.doses.length - templateDay.doses.length;
-          const dayTotal = day.doses.reduce((sum, dose) => sum + (parseFloat(dose.ldx) || 0), 0);
           const templateTotal = templateDay.doses.reduce((sum, dose) => sum + (parseFloat(dose.ldx) || 0), 0);
           totalMgDiff = dayTotal - templateTotal;
         }
@@ -153,7 +159,7 @@ const DaySchedule: React.FC<DayScheduleProps> = ({
                   >
                     <Badge
                       variant="outline"
-                      className={`text-xs ${doseCountDiff > 0 ? 'bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/60 dark:text-blue-200' : 'bg-orange-100 dark:bg-orange-900/60 dark:text-orange-200'}`}
+                      className={`text-xs ${doseCountDiff > 0 ? 'badge-trend-up' : 'badge-trend-down'}`}
                     >
                       {doseCountDiff > 0 ? <TrendingUp className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" /> : <TrendingDown className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" />}
                       {day.doses.length} {day.doses.length === 1 ? t('dose') : t('doses')}
@@ -180,27 +186,59 @@ const DaySchedule: React.FC<DayScheduleProps> = ({
                   >
                     <Badge
                       variant="outline"
-                      className={`text-xs ${totalMgDiff > 0 ? 'bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/60 dark:text-blue-200' : 'bg-orange-100 dark:bg-orange-900/60 dark:text-orange-200'}`}
+                      className={`text-xs ${
+                        isDailyTotalError
+                          ? 'badge-error'
+                          : isDailyTotalWarning
+                            ? 'badge-warning'
+                            : totalMgDiff > 0
+                              ? 'badge-trend-up'
+                              : 'badge-trend-down'
+                      }`}
                     >
-                      {totalMgDiff > 0 ? <TrendingUp className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" /> : <TrendingDown className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" />}
-                      {day.doses.reduce((sum, dose) => sum + (parseFloat(dose.ldx) || 0), 0).toFixed(1)} mg
+                      {!isDailyTotalError && !isDailyTotalWarning && (totalMgDiff > 0 ? <TrendingUp className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" /> : <TrendingDown className="h-3 w-3 inline mr-1" />)}
+                      {dayTotal.toFixed(1)} mg
                     </Badge>
                   </button>
                 </TooltipTrigger>
                 <TooltipContent>
                   <p className="text-xs">
-                    {totalMgDiff > 0 ? '+' : ''}{totalMgDiff.toFixed(1)} mg {t('comparedToRegularPlan')}
+                    {isDailyTotalError
+                      ? `${t('errorDailyTotalAbove200mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1))}`
+                      : isDailyTotalWarning
+                        ? `${t('warningDailyTotalAbove70mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1))}`
+                        : `${totalMgDiff > 0 ? '+' : ''}${totalMgDiff.toFixed(1)} mg ${t('comparedToRegularPlan')}`
+                    }
                   </p>
                 </TooltipContent>
               </Tooltip>
             ) : (
-              <Badge variant="outline" className="text-xs">
-                {day.doses.reduce((sum, dose) => sum + (parseFloat(dose.ldx) || 0), 0).toFixed(1)} mg
+              <Badge
+                variant="outline"
+                className={`text-xs ${
+                  isDailyTotalError
+                    ? 'badge-error'
+                    : isDailyTotalWarning
+                      ? 'badge-warning'
+                      : ''
+                }`}
+              >
+                {dayTotal.toFixed(1)} mg
               </Badge>
             )}
           </CollapsibleCardHeader>
           {!collapsedDays.has(day.id) && (
           <CardContent className="space-y-3">
+            {/* Daily total warning/error box */}
+            {(isDailyTotalWarning || isDailyTotalError) && (
+              <div className={`p-3 rounded-md text-sm ${isDailyTotalError ? 'error-bg-box' : 'warning-bg-box'}`}>
+
+                    {formatText(isDailyTotalError
+                      ? t('errorDailyTotalAbove200mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1))
+                      : t('warningDailyTotalAbove70mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1))
+                    )}
+              </div>
+            )}
             {/* Dose table header */}
             <div className="grid grid-cols-[120px_1fr_auto] sm:grid-cols-[120px_1fr_auto_auto] gap-2 text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground">
               <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -247,6 +285,23 @@ const DaySchedule: React.FC<DayScheduleProps> = ({
               // Check for dose > 70 mg
               const isHighDose = parseFloat(dose.ldx) > 70;
 
+              // Determine the error/warning message priority:
+              // 1. Daily total error (> 200mg) - ERROR
+              // 2. Daily total warning (> 70mg) - WARNING
+              // 3. Individual dose warning (zero dose or > 70mg) - WARNING
+              let doseErrorMessage;
+              let doseWarningMessage;
+
+              if (isDailyTotalError) {
+                doseErrorMessage = formatText(t('errorDailyTotalAbove200mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1)));
+              } else if (isDailyTotalWarning) {
+                doseWarningMessage = formatText(t('warningDailyTotalAbove70mg').replace('{{total}}', dayTotal.toFixed(1)));
+              } else if (isZeroDose) {
+                doseWarningMessage = formatText(t('warningZeroDose'));
+              } else if (isHighDose) {
+                doseWarningMessage = formatText(t('warningDoseAbove70mg'));
+              }
+
               return (
                 <div key={dose.id} className="space-y-2">
                   <div className="grid grid-cols-[120px_1fr_auto] sm:grid-cols-[120px_1fr_auto_auto] gap-2 items-center">
@@ -266,13 +321,10 @@ const DaySchedule: React.FC<DayScheduleProps> = ({
                       max={200}
                       //unit="mg"
                       required={true}
-                      warning={isZeroDose || isHighDose}
-                      errorMessage={formatText(t('errorNumberRequired'))}
-                      warningMessage={
-                        isZeroDose ? formatText(t('warningZeroDose'))
-                          : isHighDose ? formatText(t('warningDoseAbove70mg'))
-                          : undefined // should not happen since warning is false
-                      }
+                      error={isDailyTotalError}
+                      warning={isDailyTotalWarning || isZeroDose || isHighDose}
+                      errorMessage={doseErrorMessage || formatText(t('errorNumberRequired'))}
+                      warningMessage={doseWarningMessage}
                       inputWidth="w-[72px]"
                     />
                     <div className="flex gap-2 sm:contents">
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index adc9e3a..0c40c91 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ export const de = {
   warningConversionOutOfRange: "⚠️ Typischer Bereich: 0,7-1,2h. Aktueller Wert könnte außerhalb klinischer Normen liegen.",
   warningEliminationOutOfRange: "⚠️ Typischer Bereich: 9-12h (normaler pH). Erweiterter Bereich 7-15h (pH-Effekte). Aktueller Wert ist ungewöhnlich.",
   warningDoseAbove70mg: "⚠️ FDA-zugelassenes Maximum: 70 mg. Höhere Dosen haben keine Sicherheitsdaten und erhöhen kardiovaskuläre Risiken.",
+  warningDailyTotalAbove70mg: "⚠️ **Tagesgesamtdosis überschreitet empfohlenes Maximum.**\\n\\n__FDA-zugelassenes Maximum:__ **70 mg/Tag**.\\nIhre Tagesgesamtdosis: **{{total}} mg**.\\nKonsultieren Sie Ihren Arzt, bevor Sie diese Dosis überschreiten.",
+  errorDailyTotalAbove200mg: "⛔ **Tagesgesamtdosis überschreitet sichere Grenzen erheblich!**\\n\\nIhre Tagesgesamtdosis **{{total}} mg** überschreitet 200 mg/Tag, was **deutlich über FDA-zugelassenen Grenzen** liegt. *Bitte konsultieren Sie Ihren Arzt.*",
 
   // Day-based schedule
   regularPlan: "Regulärer Plan",
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index b256c07..317d215 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -296,6 +296,8 @@ export const en = {
   warningConversionOutOfRange: "⚠️ Current value may be outside clinical norms.\\n\\n__Typical range:__ **0.7-1.2h**.",
   warningEliminationOutOfRange: "⚠️ Current value may be outside clinical norms.\\n\\n__Typical range:__ **9-12h** (normal pH).\\nExtended range 7-15h (pH effects).",
   warningDoseAbove70mg: "⚠️ Higher doses lack safety data and increase cardiovascular risk.\\n\\n__FDA-approved maximum:__ **70 mg**.\\n\\nConsult your physician before exceeding this dose.",
+  warningDailyTotalAbove70mg: "⚠️ **Daily total exceeds recommended maximum.**\\n\\n__FDA-approved maximum:__ **70 mg/day**.\\nYour daily total: **{{total}} mg**.\\nConsult your physician before exceeding this dose.",
+  errorDailyTotalAbove200mg: "⛔ **Daily total far exceeds safe limits!**\\n\\nYour daily total **{{total}} mg** exceeds 200 mg/day which is **significantly beyond FDA-approved limits**. *Please consult your physician.*",
 
   // Time picker
   timePickerHour: "Hour",
diff --git a/src/styles/global.css b/src/styles/global.css
index d58db7b..1f45813 100644
--- a/src/styles/global.css
+++ b/src/styles/global.css
@@ -123,4 +123,22 @@
   .info-text {
     @apply text-[hsl(var(--foreground))];
   }
+
+  /* Badge variants for validation states */
+  .badge-error {
+    @apply border-red-500 bg-red-500/20 text-red-700 dark:text-red-300;
+  }
+
+  .badge-warning {
+    @apply border-amber-500 bg-amber-500/20 text-amber-700 dark:text-amber-300;
+  }
+
+  /* Badge variants for trend indicators */
+  .badge-trend-up {
+    @apply bg-blue-100 dark:bg-blue-900/60 text-blue-700 dark:text-blue-200;
+  }
+
+  .badge-trend-down {
+    @apply bg-orange-100 dark:bg-orange-900/60 text-orange-700 dark:text-orange-200;
+  }
 }