My Vitamin D Experiment on Myself...

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Hi Everybody,

Just found out we have toxic black mold in our basement. How wonderful for an

asthmatic like me, hahaha! But, it is being taken care of...

Anyway, a while back there were a bunch of posts about Vitamin D, so I wanted to

share this info with everybody.

When I was taking 4,000 IUs of Vitamin D a day, my Vitamin D levels kept

hovering around 32-33; I just could not get them any higher. (The reference

interval is 32-100 ng/mL; the higher the better, in this case.)

At the suggestion of a doctor whom I happened to meet casually, I decided to

take 10,000 IUs a day for 6 weeks to see what happened. At the end of 6 weeks,

my Vitamin D levels are now 39.5. So, they have increased by about 5 points,

but I want to get them to at least 50, so I will continue to take 10,000 IUs per

day all winter.

Most people are deficient in Vitamin D, so the moral of the story is--don't be

afraid to take " high " doses of Vitamin D. I am, of course, not a doctor, but I

have never met anyone who has had a problem with Vitamin D toxicity; the reverse

is almost always the case

Joyce

PS--Lea Ann, sorry I could not call this AM; the insurance adjuster was here.

When I get my saliva Cortisol and DHEA tests back, I will send you an email to

arrange a time to talk.

(I have been self-treating for Adrenal Fatigue for 2 years now and feel better,

but by no means great, so I am going to accept Lea Ann's very kind offer of

assistance to get my new DO to treat me with Cortisol or Cortef and Armour

Thyroid.)