Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Posted January 23, 2008 Yes, I got the right test. The first time it was tested was back in August and it was a 22. In November it was 30 and after 2 months on the D3 supplement that I have been on it's still 30. I ended up paying my doc for what I have out of pocket and I frankly don't remember what it cost but it wasn't too expensive. I have asked my new doc for advice and I'll look into the gel in the meantime. Thanks, > > Hi , > > I've gone through the same thing. My unsupplemented Vitamin D > (hopefully you got the right test, the 25-hydroxy-D) was 19ng/ml. I > started taking 4,000iu of an oil based supplement daily (Now Brand) > and retested after three months. My level was then just 34ng/ml, far > from the 50 ng/ml that is recommended. > > I started taking 6,000iu daily of another oil based D3 gel (it was a > little better value) and finally my level is over 50ng. > > The dosage depends on lots of things, your body mass, skin color, > where you live, habits (staying indoors, sunscreen, etc), clothing, > age, etc. > > I don't know what your co-pay is for that prescription vitamin D3, but > you can take a top quality oil based vitamin D3 gel for about $2 or $3 > a month. It may be cheaper for you that way. My wife only needs > 4,000iu daily. Some people only need 2,000iu, others from what I > understand need more than 10,000iu (usually VERY heavy people though) > Here is what I take... > > http://www.iherb.com/ProductDetails.aspx?c=1 & pid=7763 & at=0 > > And this is what started me in taking vitamin D3. > > http://heartscanblog.blogspot.com/search/label/vitamin%20D > > and this... > > http://wildhorse.insinc.com/directms13oct2005/ > > > Neil Quote
Guest guest Posted January 23, 2008 Report Posted January 23, 2008 Yeah, he said two weeks every day, I think, then every other day, then test again. I have heard of a lot of people going on 50,000IU, but not for long. I'll be careful, but 5000IU 3x/week isn't getting it at all. > > Hi , > > Wow, that is a kicking dose of vitamin D. Just so you know though, you can > get too much of vitamin D, I believe you want your levels between > 50-60ng/ml. Too little and you can get cancers, colds and flu, etc. Too much > and you risk excessive blood calcium, you can actually deposit calcium in > your arteries and aorta. You wouldn't want to turn into a giant block of > limestone...ha! > > So I would not take such huge doses for long....just my thought. > > Neil Quote
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