Vit D and magnesium - Page 2

RedTop · ‎09-01-2010

I take 5000 IU of Vit. D-3, 3x a week to keep my level in the range it needs to be.

I DO NOT take magnesium unless my lab work shows I am low. The laxative effect of magnesium is not pleasant, and those effects are much worse if your magnesium levels are too high. Kidneys must work harder to eliminate high levels of magnesium.

I try to get magnesium thru my food; bananas, great northern beans, oats, raisins, cashews, and peanut butter.

Toppers3 · ‎10-25-2016

My last primary care doctor--who retired--was into checking for vitamin and mineral deficiencies based on your symptoms and how you were feeling--fatigue, etc.

Thanks to him, I found out I was anemic at one point, and that my Vitamin D levels were really low, and also my Magnesium levels, too.

If someone doesn't know, these levels can be checked with bloodwork by your doctor if he/she thinks that you then need any specific dose of a supplement to help you.

With my D levels being what they were for example, I was told to take an over-the-counter D3 supplement, and that I should take 5,000 IUs daily to help increase my D level. That has kept my levels where they need to be.

I live in Wisconsin, so we're far enough north where we're not normally exposed to enough sun to get enough Vitamin D from the sun year 'round.

From what I have learned regarding Magnesium, there are many different types you can take, and some more than others can cause digestive upset, and some may be absorbed by the body better than others.

This would be something that you could ask your Pharmacist for help with choosing for you. I have GI issues, so that is what I did regarding what was the best source of Magnesium for me to try taking.

SilleeMee · ‎05-22-2016

The more body fat you have, the less vitamin D is absorbed. In other words it takes more vitamin D, and for longer periods of time, to achieve the beneficial levels in the blood the fatter you are.

qualitygal · ‎10-04-2010

Can't thank you all enough. Got about a month till I go to the doctor. On Friday I go in early for giving blood to find out what's what, for my June checkup.

I want to see if he says it's ok to go back to chriopractor or no. I only miss it for my neck, and upperback sometime. They need to be cracked now and then.

Icegoddess · ‎03-19-2010

If your doctor is suggesting it, did he/she also tell you how much and was it due to a test result? I take prescription Vit. D once a week plus some added OTC vitamin D to keep me right in the middle of the normal range. I get extreme fatigue at the low end of normal. I'm cutting back on the OTC per my doctor's instructions. You CAN get too much. In general, I think one OTC pill a day is probably fine for the general population. We aren't getting as much as we used to with everybody skipping the sun exposure and wearing sunscreen head to toe.

I do add magnesium glycinate powder to my yogurt most mornings. It's the most absorbable form and doesn't have the negative side effect of regular magnesium.