Vitamin D comes up again
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I’ve been on 5K every third day and my doctor instructed me to take it every day I have a lot of outside contact or if I have had a close contact.
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@klaus said in Vitamin D comes up again:
Why do you guys take more than what's recommended? It's likely to hurt more than it helps.
My doctor had me on 5K a day when my blood tests were coming back with a D deficiency a few years back. After my levels got back to normal he suggested 1K a day. When COVID started I immediately went to 5K a day but he told me that was too much over a long period and suggested the 5K every 2-3 day routine.
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@lufins-dad I will start skipping a day.
I sent message to my Dr. through MyChart. I usually hear back in a day or so.
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@klaus said in Vitamin D comes up again:
Why do you guys deliberately take more than what's recommended? It's likely to hurt more than it helps. I understand that it becomes quite toxic at some level.
It was recommended to take 2,000 per day by an endocrinologist when he discovered a severe D deficiency in my middle daughter.
Then when COVID hit the recommendation went to 4k.
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D Toxicity is pretty hard to achieve actually.
This makes me feel better...
Taking 60,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D for several months has been shown to cause toxicity.
What is vitamin D toxicity? Should I be worried about taking supplements?
Answer From Katherine Zeratsky, R.D., L.D.
Vitamin D toxicity, also called hypervitaminosis D, is a rare but potentially serious condition that occurs when you have excessive amounts of vitamin D in your body.Vitamin D toxicity is usually caused by large doses of vitamin D supplements — not by diet or sun exposure. That's because your body regulates the amount of vitamin D produced by sun exposure, and even fortified foods don't contain large amounts of vitamin D.
The main consequence of vitamin D toxicity is a buildup of calcium in your blood (hypercalcemia), which can cause nausea and vomiting, weakness, and frequent urination. Vitamin D toxicity might progress to bone pain and kidney problems, such as the formation of calcium stones.
Treatment includes stopping vitamin D intake and restricting dietary calcium. Your doctor might also prescribe intravenous fluids and medications, such as corticosteroids or bisphosphonates.
Taking 60,000 international units (IU) a day of vitamin D for several months has been shown to cause toxicity. This level is many times higher than the U.S. Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) for most adults of 600 IU of vitamin D a day.
Doses higher than the RDA are sometimes used to treat medical problems such as vitamin D deficiency, but these are given only under the care of a doctor for a specified time frame. Blood levels should be monitored while someone is taking high doses of vitamin D.
