Re: Prevention of Lethal Dosing (was Vitamin D Toxicity)

[Guest guest]

Please read at Dr. Mercola's website about Vit. D. The website address is:

http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/vitamin_d_deficiency.htm

Here is a little copy of what he says in one of his articles:

Test Values and Treatment for Vitamin D Deficiency

Before considering supplementation with vitamin D, it would be wise to have

your vitamin D level tested. This is best done from a nutritionally oriented

physician. It is very important that they order the correct test. The

advantage of having your medical doctor perform the test is that it will

usually be covered by your medical insurance.

Eventually, Krispin Sullivan, my nutritionist mentor in vitamin D, hopes to

have an inexpensive saliva hormone test that you will be able to do through

the mail. In the meantime, the blood test is best route to monitor vitamin D

levels at this time.

Don't Be Fooled -- Order the Correct Test

There are two vitamin D tests -- 1,25(OH)D and 25(OH)D. The first is active

D, which is often normal even when the precursor, 1,25(OH)D, is insufficient.

25(OH)D is the better marker of overall D status. It is this marker that is

most strongly associated with overall health.

[Guest guest]

>From: " Ira L. son " <laser@...>

>

>At or about 12:15, 07/10/02 -0500, V. Richter was astute enough to

>declare:

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> >This is extremely curious, Ira. You show a great propensity for

> >researching

> >the internet when you are pointing out the dangers of overzealous self

> >health. However, when someone mentions the benefits of resonable and

> > " in

> >moderation " self-health you act like you are internet illiterate and

> >need to

> >be spoon fed each and every fact and URL. Hmmm......

> >

> >Vince

>

>I guess that I'm doing a more thorough job now than I had done in the

>past.

>

>It must be that I have learned from your clear explanations and

>tongue-in-cheek insults.

>

>Thanks for setting me an example. Now I really know how to research a

>subject before I ask for information.

>

>I will never ask how to convert cc to ounces, or cm to inches.

>

>I also wish to point out that I did indeed put in much effort because it

>appeared that one of the list members is taking LETHAL DOSES of Vitamin

>D, and to make this point and possibly protect her, it was worthwhile

>making a special effort.

>

Ira,

This is great news! You have previously demanded information from members

of this list that you could have very easily obtained from a simple word

search on your favorite search engine, and then you got offended when you

were ignored. Now with your new found knowledge of how to search the

internet, you can get your own information any time you want.

Now, in order to protect yourself from the established medical field, you

may want to consider making this same special effort to search for answers

to your own health problems all over the internet. Please consider

searching further than the conventional medical wisdom though, or you may

end up with the results of conventional medical treatments.

Sincerely,

Vince

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[Guest guest]

Ira and Tish, Thanks for the info. I appreciate your conscern but,

this is not something I self-medicated myself with. I am being seen

by a endocrinologist who prescribed the 50,000 IU of Vit D *once* per

*week* for eight weeks to help my body store calcium because although

my blood levels of calcuim were normal my calcium stores were low and

my parathyroid was high.

Hi, Naomi,

Sorry that you're having a problem right now. I sure hope that it gets

better. When I answered about the Vit. D episode, it was because Ira said

something. Since I've been so busy on jobs, I didn't realize where the idea

for the Vitamin D post even originated from. I just supposed Ira was

" possibly " concerned " truly " about something.

However, Naomi, it sounds like your docs have it all under control They know

what they're doing this for and why. So I do hope that it all works out.

Please keep us updated, okay? I'm sorry that I'm tied up, but I really have

been. I'll try to watch for your posts.

Take care,

Susie

[Guest guest]

Ira and Tish, Thanks for the info. I appreciate your conscern but,

this is not something I self-medicated myself with. I am being seen

by a endocrinologist who prescribed the 50,000 IU of Vit D *once* per

*week* for eight weeks to help my body store calcium because although

my blood levels of calcuim were normal my calcium stores were low and

my parathyroid was high. (I personally think my stores were low

because I have been pregnant or nursing for 5 years!)

Anyway, the only reason I brought that up to this group is that my

gallbladder attack started 8 hours after my last dose of Vitamin D.

Knowing that Vit D is a form of cholesterol and that the Vitamin D is

making me store more calcium, I am conscerned that this contributed

to my major gallbladder attack.

I mentioned that I was taking Vit D to my surgeon and the ER docs and

they just blew me off because they just want me to have my BG out. I

personally think that it did have something to do with my attack but

my docs will not verify. I have a call in to the endocrinologist

because she sent me another prescription for another 8 weeks of Vit

D. (As a side note the package warning says not to take megadoses of

any other vitamin while taking vitamin D -- apparently it helps with

absorbtion)

Thanks again.

Naomi

P.S. I have been pain free for 1 week and I have been exercizing

every other day and still slowly losing weight!!!! Yay!!!

> Please read at Dr. Mercola's website about Vit. D. The website

address is:

> http://www.mercola.com/2002/feb/23/vitamin_d_deficiency.htm

[Guest guest]

At or about 21:16, 09/10/02 +0000, Naomi H was astute enough to declare:

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>Ira and Tish, Thanks for the info. I appreciate your conscern but,

>this is not something I self-medicated myself with. I am being seen

>by a endocrinologist who prescribed the 50,000 IU of Vit D *once* per

>*week* for eight weeks to help my body store calcium because although

>my blood levels of calcuim were normal my calcium stores were low and

>my parathyroid was high. (I personally think my stores were low

>because I have been pregnant or nursing for 5 years!)

Glad to hear that. I have been asking whether the dosage was prescribed

by a doctor, but until now you did not reply.

That is an extremely large dosage, but since you are under medical

supervision, I presume that no harm has been done.

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IRA L. JACOBSON

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