Get Started With Your FREE Natural Bone Building Kit.Get a free copy of our ‘Stop The Bone Thieves’ eBook, exclusive content that you can’t find anywhere else, plus vital osteoporosis news and updates. Home Q & A Questions How long till my Vitamin D... How long till my Vitamin D supplements make me feel better? 8 Mar 2013 by viclewis vitamin d, vitamins, vitamin d deficiency, dietary supplementation, cramp, supplement I was just diagnosed with low Vitamin D. I originally went to the doctor because of severe leg, feet, and hand cramps. He did blood work, and it turns out my level is 5.9. I am now on 50,000 iu per week and 2000 iu per day. I just started this week, but I honestly feel worse instead of better. My muscle cramps are much worse. Of course, I know it's early in the treatment, but I too, would like to know how long before I start feeling better. I work full time, and I am so exhausted, I can hardly function. Vitamins don't cause a noticeable difference in how you feel.
Its a gradual return to health. A couple of months. You'll be good as new. I had the Same problem myself. Did so much reading and called Dr a few more times. I had 3 deficiencies already and found out I had a 4th. Taking vitamin D will magnify any magnesium deficiency symptoms. Even if you are just slightly low in magnesium. So I take 250mg a day now of Mag & 6,000iu of D. Also 1500 of B12 & 325mg of Iron and a multivitamin with extra 'energy' vitamins. Horrible feeling this way! This is probably because of how vitamin D works according to the HI DOSE video I saw, that explains that high doses of vitamin D , is very effective , and needed to heal. But there's a catch , at first ,the injury becomes worse ,and then it gets better. The reason , is very interesting. It is because , vitamin D at first , breaks apart the injured tissues , and then re-formulates them. All this can kinda hurt. Just as vit D inserts calcium into bones , it also transports healing properties into injuries.
The Video I saw , gave an example of a man who had a sore , abscessed area in his arm , and it had healed partially. But when he started to take vitamin D in hi doses, it became sore again , but then, it healed much better than ever. Still looking for answers? Try searching for what you seek or ask your own question. Dietary Supplementation - I take several vitamin supplements per my mom's suggestion. Posted 1 Mar 2010 • 2 answers Why do my feet hurt so bad? Posted 6 Apr 2011 • 2 answers I Was told I was low in vitamin D and read that vitamin D3 is the vitamin to take. Posted 21 Oct 2011 • 2 answers Does vitamin D in milk help? Posted 7 Jul 2012 • 4 answers Vitamin/Mineral Supplementation and Deficiency - Per a Live Science post, certain dietary? Posted 1 Aug 2013 • 1 answerMost doctors and scientists who are knowledgeable about vitamin D suggest at least 2000 IU (IU = International Units, 40 IU = 1 microgram) per day is a safe and appropriate dose, that is just one microtab per day from our 2000 IU bottle.
However 2000 IUs is not enough to raise everyone’s vitamin D level to an optimum. Some people need to take 5000 IU per day (one of our 5,000 IU microtabs) and some even 10,000 IU (two 5,000 IU microtabs), because people vary in the way they break down and excrete vitamin D. What is a safe dose? The US Institute of Medicine has identified 4000 IU per day as a safe dose (two of our 2,000 IU microtabs), but other studies have shown that many people are able to take an average of 10,000 IU per day for a year without any problems. A dose above 4,000 IUs per day (one of our 5,000 IU microtabs per day) is appropriate when taking vitamin D for the first time, for people over 60, for those who are overweight, in winter, and for people who have a disease such as diabetes, arthritis, or cancer which there is reason to believe may respond to vitamin D. you have not taken vitamin D before it makes sense to build up your blood level quickly by taking a generous “loading” dose.
do this by taking one of our 5,000 IU microtablets daily for three toAfter that you may be able to manage with a lower “maintenance” dose of one 5000 IU tablet five times per week – i.e. weekdays only – or you can take two of our 2000 IU microtablets a day. Some people will be able to get enough from one 2,000 IU microtablet a day – you can try that and test yourself (see below) after a couple of months to see if you are getting enough. you wish you can take a weekly maintenance dose of five 5,000 tabletsWeekly, or even monthly, dosing (pro rata) is possible because vitamin D is not at all toxic and builds up slowly in the body (it has a long half life). It is perfectly safe to take individual doses of 100,000 IUs of vitamin D monthly. But it is more natural, more physiological, to take a regular dose on a daily, or roughly daily, basis, just as if you were getting natural sun exposure most days. How do I know if I am taking enough vitamin D?
majority of people will get enough vitamin D if they take an average of 4-5,000 IUs per day and need not worry about testing. However a test isMost knowledgeable doctors agree that a blood level of vitamin D (measured as 25(OH)D) above 80 nmols/l (40 ng/ml) isTo provide a margin that allows for seasonal changes it is probably best to aim for a level of 25(OH)D above 100nmols/l. Levels up to 200 nmols/l are not associated with any overt toxic symptoms. It is very difficult to take too much vitamin D and there is no danger of overdosing if this advice you are able to sunbathe in summer (May to September) for at least half an hour three times a week between 11am and 3.00pm – substantially longer at other times of day – then you will not need to take a supplement in the summer. However in the UK our cloudy climate makes this difficult for most people to achieve and we recommend a summer dose of 2000 IUs per day as a summer supplement for keen but frustrated
Winter sun (October to March) in Europe and the northern United States and Canada is too weak to provide any useful vitamin D and so it is wise to take a full supplement during these months. If you suffer from a chronic disease such as arthritis, MS or cancer it is helpful to know that your vitamin D has reached the optimum level. Under these circumstances many GPs will agree to order a test but it is not easy for GPS in the UK because pathologists, the doctors who run the labs, are defending their budgets and are often reluctant to agree to tests. Some doctors believe that people with cancer, and some other diseases that may respond to vitamin D such as MS, should aim for a high normal blood level of vitamin D between 125 and 150 nmols/l (equivalent to between 50 to 60 ngs/ml), The reasoning behind this is that in illness some body tissues may be resistant to vitamin D and a high level may push more through the system. What is vitamin D3 and is it better than vitamin D2?
D3 is the natural human or animal form of vitamin D calledIt is extracted from UV irradiated lanolin, the fat that occurs in sheep’s wool. ergocalciferol occurs in fungi and certain plants that have been inVitamin D3 is about twice as potent as vitamin D2 and is preferred by most people because it is the natural human molecule. vegans prefer vitamin D2. liver oil is a natural source of vitamin D3 but modern cod liver oil has the vitamins extracted and added back. Most modern cod liver oils are made with a high ratio of vitamin A to vitamin D. This means that a high enough dose of vitamin D cannot be obtained without taking an excessive dose of vitamin A. The large amount of vitamin A also interferes with the normal action of vitamin D and so cod liver oil isThe UK government recommends that pregnant women and nursing mothers take 400 IUs of vitamin D per day but until recently few women wereHowever this dose is considered to be very low by certain
A dose ten times larger, 4,000 IUs per day, has been shown by two US pioneers, Drs Hollis and Wagner at the Medical University of South Carolina, to be completely safe in pregnancy and to In most countries it is recommended that babies are started on 200 to 400 IUs of vitamin D from the firstThis is particularly important for breast fed babies because breast milk of modern women generally contains very little vitamin D. Artificial milk formula is supplemented with vitamin D and so it is not so important to give a vitamin D supplement to babies on formula, although even these babies may be deficient in vitamin D if their mothers are seriously deficient. It is generally safe to give an additional 200-400 IU daily supplement to a bottle fed baby. should be given a supplement from weaning onwards because normal food does not contain enough vitamin D and babies today are often By the age of one year babies are ready for a larger dose of vitamin D and can safely be