Vitamin D Deficiency

deputy_randolph

I'm redheaded, so I wear sunblock year round. I was diagnosed with Vit D deficiency years ago. I was fatigued and period was very irregular. I took the 50,000 IUS pill for a year. It did not significantly increase my level or decrease my symptoms of deficiency. The supplement was D2.

I switched to 10,000 IUS of D3 per day for a few months. My level came up to a normal level. I can sustain a normal level by taking 5000 D3 from Sept-April and then dropping to 2000 IUS of D3 from April-Sept.

I feel less fatigue when I am in the "normal" range for sure. My period has also been regular for years after starting D3 supplements (as it is a precursor for hormones).

pinuplove

deputy_randolph wrote: »

I'm redheaded, so I wear sunblock year round. I was diagnosed with Vit D deficiency years ago. I was fatigued and period was very irregular. I took the 50,000 IUS pill for a year. It did not significantly increase my level or decrease my symptoms of deficiency. The supplement was D2.

I switched to 10,000 IUS of D3 per day for a few months. My level came up to a normal level. I can sustain a normal level by taking 5000 D3 from Sept-April and then dropping to 2000 IUS of D3 from April-Sept.

I feel less fatigue when I am in the "normal" range for sure. My period has also been regular for years after starting D3 supplements (as it is a precursor for hormones).

Good point on D2 vs D3. I also take D3.

liz0269

The other thing to remember about sun is that it depends on where you live. I am in Northern Wisconsin. Eight months of the year the sun is too low to be effective.
That's why the rates of autoimmune diseases get higher the further away from the equator you get.

steviejay27

I was told I was very low on vit D this January. I was experiencing constant tiredness, low mood, migraines, sickness for years!! I was put on 20,000 units a week for 7 weeks and felt a million times better in just 2 weeks! Honestly life changing. Just gotta keep up with the daily doses so I don't fall back into it all again

whitpauly

liz0269 wrote: »

WholeFoods4Lyfe wrote: »

A supplement is great, and sounds like it is definitely needed for you to get your levels back up, but once you are sufficient again, the best Vitamin D is what your body makes naturally. Even just 20 minutes a day of sun, which isn't enough to cause skin damage, can help. Also make sure that you are taking a K2 supplement as well. If you are taking mass amount of D3 and not supplementing with K2 as well that can have adverse effects. I tested low Vit D last year, but not super low like you. I take a Vit D3/D2 supplement now that is a liquid (oil) as Vit d & K are both fat soluable.

Vitamin k gives me heart palpitations. It is a common side effect. OTC supplements are not always safe. It is best for the OP to continue to follow the doctor's recommendations.

Me too! I thought I was having an anxiety attack😵

OooohToast

Mine was diagnosed as very low and I had your symptoms and a few more - hairloss and dry skin being two.

I took an OTC daily liquid supplement that I sprayed under my tongue, preferring this to the weekly hit.

Mine were back in the zone in under 3 months.

For those who are avoiding sun due to the risk of sun damage, I dont think anyone is suggesting that you pop your top off when the suns at its highest. I get my hit before 8 in the morning and after 7 in the evening (Northern Italy), no burn, no supplements, levels maintaining (I would add thought that my diets been much better since moving here too).

MelanieCN77

Just for the record, 3-4 days after the initial dose I felt like I was picking up, to the extent that I cleaned my whole house yesterday, day 6, (bathrooms and kitchen too!) for the first time in a month. I even did laundry! I took the second tonight. I really almost feel back to my old self again, it's kinda shocking. Hopefully onwards and upwards some more.

sgt1372

I was diagnosed w/VitD deficiency many years ago.

Took 10k units daily for a yr but the levels spiked way beyond the recommended levels. Dropped it to 10k units every other day (ave 5k/day) and my VitD dropped to a better level. Have been taking 5k units ever since.

However, I never experienced any noticeable problems or improvements b4 or after tsking the VitD supplements. So any henefits that I've experienced as,a result are a unknown to me.