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Not a doctor, but just reasoning based on what you said: The Vitamin D sounds promising. My guess is that Vitamin D is part of the solution but you may have d
by jimmybot 16y ago
Not a doctor, but just reasoning based on what you said:
The Vitamin D sounds promising. My guess is that Vitamin D is part of the solution but you may have depleted something else that Vitamin D is supposed to work in conjunction with when you took the super high dosage Vitamin D so that it no longer had any effect. I've read that Vitamin D depletes Vitamin A, Vitamin K2, and Vitamin E.
- Tichy 16y agoI am surprised that doctors did not at least look into this. Why was there "seemingly" a Vitamin D shortage? Couldn't it provide a clue as to what is going on? It doesn't sound to me as if the OP just didn't get enough sunlight. Maybe some process is running amok that uses a lot of Vitamin D? I don't think normal doctors really do much of clue hunting, unfortunately. Perhaps some research institute could be found(ed?) that has a more goal oriented approach. I think day-to-day medicine is usually more trial and error than logic (which it could be).
- savemylife 16y agoI thought so as well. My doc and I are currently locking horns over this, as my Vit D levels are normal now. Initially this doc was quite helpful (and he spotted the Vit D deficiency- definitely a novel experience for me), but now he's very defensive and saying things like "which one of us has a medical degree?" when I ask about the Vitamin D again. I honestly can't recall if the initial improvement when taking D started to subside before or after starting the 50K prescription.
- jimmybot 16y agoHere's the health blog that was on the HN front page a few days earlier: http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/10/vitamin-d-its-not-just-another-vitamin.html http://wholehealthsource.blogspot.com/2008/10/vitamin-d-its-... He talks about bit about Vitamin A and Vitamin K2 at the bottom of the post; supplementing both might be something to consider.