Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Thanks Jana. My Doc did not share the level for my vitamin D. Next time I see him, I will ask. I might try 7000 or 8000IU and see if I feel better. If not, I'll return to 6000IU. -Tim > > Hi... > > Got my vitamin d levels checked last month, 78ng and I feel super. I really believe that getting my levels into the upper normal range has helped me tremendously. I took 20,000 iu a day throughout the winter months and will taper off a bit as I get more sun in the coming months. > > Tim, did the doctor who tested your vitamin d levels give you the number, or did the dr just tell you that it was within normal range? I ask because vitamin d experts agree on a different level than most GPs do. I took 5000 iu for the longest time and didn't see a change at all until I raised my levels. It is important to get tested kind of often if you are taking a higher dose, but for me it has been well worth it. > > Hope this helps! If you have any questions, please contact me! Happy to respond! > > Best regards, > Jana > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 excellent post Jana, thanks for sharing. You bring up a good point, summer and winter doses are different, get tested twice a year like december and june and adjust your dose accordingly. > > > Hi... > > Got my vitamin d levels checked last month, 78ng and I feel super. I really > believe that getting my levels into the upper normal range has helped me > tremendously. I took 20,000 iu a day throughout the winter months and will > taper off a bit as I get more sun in the coming months. > > Tim, did the doctor who tested your vitamin d levels give you the number, > or did the dr just tell you that it was within normal range? I ask because > vitamin d experts agree on a different level than most GPs do. I took 5000 > iu for the longest time and didn't see a change at all until I raised my > levels. It is important to get tested kind of often if you are taking a > higher dose, but for me it has been well worth it. > > Hope this helps! If you have any questions, please contact me! Happy to > respond! > > Best regards, > Jana > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 Coleen wrote: > Is it better to take vitamins in pill form or is there another form that our bodies will actually absorb better? Just wondering Coleen, It is better to take it sublingual (under the tongue and liquid). Many articles talk about how much is absorbed in pill form and it is low. Of course, B12 shots are the best and I remember getting Vitamin D through shots. It is better to take vitamins without meals to be absorbed better. Ask the Pharmacist if there are other forms and I found gummy bear type vitamins with 2000mg of vitamin D 3 and gel capsules of it at CVS and Walgreens had a good selection of it in gummy forms (pre natal vitamins) The article states : In adults, vitamin D deficiency can lead to osteomalacia, resulting in weak bones [1,5]. Symptoms of bone pain and muscle weakness can indicate inadequate vitamin D levels, but such symptoms can be subtle and go undetected in the initial stages. http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind The above site tells about Vitamin D and how it effects the body. Also, Vitamin D helps make Calcium so many Vitamins need to be checked: Vitamin D3, Calcium, B12, and the intrinsic factor which I bet is what you had as it deals with the absorption rate. Health food stores have many forms of Vitamins. I got a liquid Vitamin B12 and ironically had a lab test to include checking my Vitamin D with a 25 something called test. http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s805444.htm The cheapest and most effective treatment is injectable vitamin D. It costs $1.50 a shot and lasts a year. There's only one problem. It's not available in .... So. I guess ask your Doctor how he feels about it and most Doctors have not have nutrition training but research for your self and ask him about the articles you read. Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 My rheumatologist gave me samples of Vitamin D 3 10,000 units to take once a week. This was 8 weeks ago. My hands are better than they have been in years. That is the only change in meds I have had. I ask my MD, the pharmacist and my pain doctor about it and they all agree, it is very good for arthritis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 > Rosie on wrote: > My rheumatologist gave me samples of Vitamin D 3 10,000 units to take once a week. This was 8 weeks ago. My hands are better than they have been in years. That is the only change in meds I have had. I ask my MD, the pharmacist and my pain doctor about it and they all agree, it is very good for arthritis. ALL, Asked them to add the Vitamin D test on with my thyroid testing and my Thyroid was okay but Vitamin very low, even though I was taking every day so I have to take twice a week, I know that Calcium and others relate with Vitamin D so I have to go back to have panel testing. Bennie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 15, 2012 Report Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi, This came out recently. http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-20024097-10391704.html I did some research some years ago on high doses of D, and it made me cautious of such high doses. D does need A from animal sources to work properly. All nutrients work together actually, and high doses of one will interfere in other levels. http://www.westonaprice.org/fat-soluble-activators/seafood-to-sunshine#ad One owner of a group I am on said her sister was given high doses of D, and it messed up her calcium levels resulting in a heart attack. Taking 10,000 once a week may not be too excessive, but still I would do some more research. It may be better to take smaller doses through out the week. I get d, and omega 3 from cod liver oil, and take extra A from fish oil. Most cod liver oils now have most of A removed. My pain level was reduced, but I also had to eliminate grains and sugar. I could not even handle moderate to low amounts of sugar, grains and high starch. C. > > My rheumatologist gave me samples of Vitamin D 3 10,000 units to take once a week. This was 8 weeks ago. My hands are better than they have been in years. That is the only change in meds I have had. I ask my MD, the pharmacist and my pain doctor about it and they all agree, it is very good for arthritis. > > ALL, > > Asked them to add the Vitamin D test on with my thyroid testing and my Thyroid was okay but Vitamin very low, even though I was taking every day so I have to take twice a week, I know that Calcium and others relate with Vitamin D so I have to go back to have panel testing. Bennie > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2012 Report Share Posted January 19, 2012 , I NEVER take vitamins and or hormones unless tested which I was and am deficient and will be retested. This article could also state, TOO MUCH THYROID COULD BE FATAL, WELL YEAH, if you don't get you lab tests first and it tells the types of D your need. I also stated that it is important to have an intrinsic factor done as that shows the ability to absorb vitamin, hormones, and other things needed for the system. I take the amount my Doctor tells me, me repeat and titrate as with other vitamins I have been given such as B 12 , Caltrate, and Phosphorus. Vitamin D 3 cannot completely gotten from sunlight. The sisters Doctor should have done lab tests for both Vitamin D and Calcium as they are dependent on each other..' Sugar and grains are listed on the problem foods and not to take on the anti-inflammatory diet. I certainly would not modulate your own Vitamin D without testing panel for all as with the Vitamin, Mineral, Hormone, and Electrolyte panels you may have no need to manupulate you vitamins and I already had taken a comphrehensive vitamin with D, Caltrate, Omega Fish Oil, and Immune Support Supplement and Estrate C all approved by Doctors. > wrote: > > One owner of a group I am on said her sister was given high doses of D, and it messed up her calcium levels resulting in a heart attack. Taking 10,000 once a week may not be too excessive, but still I would do some more research. It may be better to take smaller doses through out the week. I get d, and omega 3 from cod liver oil, and take extra A from fish oil. Most cod liver oils now have most of A removed. My pain level was reduced, but I also had to eliminate grains and sugar. I could not even handle moderate to low amounts of sugar, grains and high starch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 Hi Bennie, I went back and asked her, and she said her sister did have her D and Calcium levels tested before hand. She goes into a lot more detail about it. I can send you a link about it off list, as it is in another group. Thanks. C. Bennie wrote: > > I NEVER take vitamins and or hormones unless tested which I was and am deficient and will be retested. This article could also state, TOO MUCH THYROID COULD BE FATAL, WELL YEAH, if you don't get you lab tests first and it tells the types of D your need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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