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Vitamin D Deficiency

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  • deputy_randolph
    deputy_randolph Posts: 940 Member
    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
    pinuplove Posts: 12,871 Member
    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.
  • steviejay27
    steviejay27 Posts: 1 Member
    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
    whitpauly Posts: 1,483 Member
    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
    OooohToast Posts: 257 Member
    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).
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    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.
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