Wellness

[msgb]

One must be careful about the amount of Vitamin D one takes.

It is very important to take. 

It helps with the immune system.

Vitamin D is a hormone though classified as a vitamin.

Seeing a doctor and having the Vitamin D level check at least once a year is probably best. Your doctor can then suggest the amount and the dosage you take.

[SeaMaiden]

DH and I take 5000 IU  of  vitamin D3 daily.  Have for  many years.

[Nonametoday]

I take D3 5000 daily and my prescription is 50,000 weekly for D2 which I also take.  I get checked every 6 months to ensure I am not over or very under.

[Nonametoday]

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@msgb wrote:

One must be careful about the amount of Vitamin D one takes.

It is very important to take. 

It helps with the immune system.

Vitamin D is a hormone though classified as a vitamin.

Seeing a doctor and having the Vitamin D level check at least once a year is probably best. Your doctor can then suggest the amount and the dosage you take.

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@msgb wrote:

One must be careful about the amount of Vitamin D one takes.

It is very important to take. 

It helps with the immune system.

Vitamin D is a hormone though classified as a vitamin.

Seeing a doctor and having the Vitamin D level check at least once a year is probably best. Your doctor can then suggest the amount and the dosage you take.

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@msgb 

Because I am immunglobulin deficient, I take it per doctor advice/prescription.  I would never take, even vitamins, without my immunologist's or hematologist's awareness.  I just saw him Friday.  I am good.

[LonestarBabs]

Had my bloodwork in November and my VitD3 level was slightly low -- just a tad below normal. I had been taking 1000IU daily year-round. Doctor suggested doubling to 2000IU and I have felt better. I'll keep this dosage until my next physical and see what the level is at that time.

I have a friend who takes a lot more than I do, and I always wonder if it's too much.

[skatting44]

 Vit D is fat soluable  so serum  levels can get to high . Talk with your Doctor and get the lab test to check your  current Vit D level . Vit D is prescribed if yoyr level is 25 or less. 

Routine TSH and Vitamin D levels are ordered by most Physicians for men and women .

Your Doctor  will indicate  the dose of Vit D you should take.

I would never guess at how much Vit D to buy over the counter .

Always discuss with your Doctor

[pdlinda]

@Kinz  Same here.  5K per day every day of the year.  My level is exactly where my PCP wants it to be.  

[Reever]

My doctor recommends Centrum Silver.  The label says it contains 500 IU of vitamin D.  

[Deree]

2,500 IU/day, although I'd like to increase that because my level is at the lower end of the normal range, but too much D affects my stomach.  Perhaps if I try increasing every other day.  I have stayed out of the sun completely for many years due to skin cancer.

[tarsmom]

5000 IU daily.  Summer I back off to 2000 IU.

At my physical recently I double checked with my doctor and he said 5000 IU is fine.

Many years ago before I knew about this, I saw my doctor in February and told her I was so sleepy and unmotivated.  She had my D checked and it was around 7.  She prescribed 50,000 IU - one pill a week for 8 weeks.  I returned after 8 weeks and it was where it should be.  From that point on, I've been on between 2000 and 5000 for years.

It definitely made a huge difference!