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Do you know what could be happening if taking vitamin D gives you severe headaches that last for days and gradually get weaker? If you need more information, p

Do you know what could be happening if taking vitamin D gives you severe headaches that last for days and gradually get weaker? If you need more information, please ask away.

DoreenMichele 6y ago
As someone who has worked on various deficiencies over the years, including vitamin D, I will suggest it means the dose you are taking is probably too high. When I had similar issues, reducing my sun exposure -- which was how I was improving my vitamin D status at the time -- resolved the headaches and vomiting that I was experiencing.
- pure_simplicity 6y ago
  Thanks for the response. I'm surprised you can even get too much D with sun exposure. The thing is: I used to take vitamin D supplements fairly regularly, but now I barely take any. I will go weeks without supplementing, but when I do, I get headaches. No increased urination though, which would happen if i had excess calcium, and no nausea/vomiting. Last time, i tried 5000IU, but this came after weeks of not taking any D supplement, and I've not taken any since. My reasoning is: that would effectively make the average dose < 400 IU, so shouldn't give me any problems, yet it does. Maybe I'm getting more from the sun than i realize :/
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    I'm surprised you can even get too much D with sun exposure. I'm a special case. Trying to explain that is probably a can of worms. shouldn't give me any problems, yet it does There may be other factors there, which I could potentially speculate on. But A. It tends to be a can of worms when I start speculating like that and B. You didn't initially give enough info to really warrant such speculation. You only gave enough to make me feel like the safe bet was to comment on the dosage and leave it at that.
    - pure_simplicity 6y ago
      I understand. Thank you :)

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Do you know what could be happening if taking vitamin D gives you severe headaches that last for days and gradually get weaker? If you need more information, p

by pure_simplicity 6y ago

Do you know what could be happening if taking vitamin D gives you severe headaches that last for days and gradually get weaker? If you need more information, please ask away.

DoreenMichele 6y ago
As someone who has worked on various deficiencies over the years, including vitamin D, I will suggest it means the dose you are taking is probably too high. When I had similar issues, reducing my sun exposure -- which was how I was improving my vitamin D status at the time -- resolved the headaches and vomiting that I was experiencing.
- pure_simplicity 6y ago
  Thanks for the response. I'm surprised you can even get too much D with sun exposure. The thing is: I used to take vitamin D supplements fairly regularly, but now I barely take any. I will go weeks without supplementing, but when I do, I get headaches. No increased urination though, which would happen if i had excess calcium, and no nausea/vomiting. Last time, i tried 5000IU, but this came after weeks of not taking any D supplement, and I've not taken any since. My reasoning is: that would effectively make the average dose < 400 IU, so shouldn't give me any problems, yet it does. Maybe I'm getting more from the sun than i realize :/
  - DoreenMichele 6y ago
    I'm surprised you can even get too much D with sun exposure. I'm a special case. Trying to explain that is probably a can of worms. shouldn't give me any problems, yet it does There may be other factors there, which I could potentially speculate on. But A. It tends to be a can of worms when I start speculating like that and B. You didn't initially give enough info to really warrant such speculation. You only gave enough to make me feel like the safe bet was to comment on the dosage and leave it at that.
    - pure_simplicity 6y ago
      I understand. Thank you :)