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Do any medical experts know, does this mean I should take a vitamin D pill?

by elil17 6y ago

xchaotic 6y ago
Not an expert at all but moderate dosage should have no side effects. Regular Overdose by 2000-3000% can have some long term negative effects.
viraptor 6y ago
Not an expert, but as usual, it depends. You may want to check your levels changing too because you can overdo it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity Talk to your doctor.
radu_floricica 6y ago
IANAD, but reasonable algorithm looks like: If you can test, test. Look online what normal levels should be - you'll find several options, pick the higher ones (look for Vitamin D Council for an upper bound recommendation) If you can't test or you test below optimum and you can sunbathe - do that. A lot. It's inherently safe as far as overdose goes. For skin cancer, it's usually worth the risk, and definitely worth it during the pandemic (unless you have specific reasons to think you're higher risk). If you can't test and can't sunbathe... in normal times I'd suggest to supplement except in summer. But in Covid times, I'd go with light supplementation during summer (<1000 UI daily) and higher dosage staring autumn (~2000 UI).
- graeme 6y ago
  Note that not that much sun exposure is required. The dminder app is a good way to estimate update based on sunniness and percent skin exposed.
  - Larrikin 6y ago
    The replies from the developer to reviews makes me not want to support this dev. Any other good options?
AnonHP 6y ago
I’d suggest reading this series of blog posts on Vitamin D by Dr. Deva Boone (they were also shared here before): https://www.devaboone.com/ https://www.devaboone.com/ If you’re deficient or not getting enough exposure to the sun around midday, then supplementing could be useful. As a preventative measure for COVID-19 or as a measure to make COVID-19 less severe (or for reducing the risk of any other ailment), the blog posts cited above conclude that there is no evidence. There are correlations, but we know that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. Please read the blog posts and arrive at your own conclusion.
stjohnswarts 6y ago
Before starting supplementation you should check with your doctor and he would have known from your last annual exam if your vitamin D was low. If you get plenty of sunlight then you most likely don't. If you're a vampire like me then you absolutely need supplementation (my doctor prescribed it about 5 years ago when I showed very low blood levels of vite D).

Do any medical experts know, does this mean I should take a vitamin D pill?

by elil17 6y ago

Do any medical experts know, does this mean I should take a vitamin D pill?

Not an expert at all but moderate dosage should have no side effects. Regular Overdose by 2000-3000% can have some long term negative effects.

viraptor 6y ago

Not an expert, but as usual, it depends. You may want to check your levels changing too because you can overdo it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D_toxicity Talk to your doctor.

radu_floricica 6y ago

IANAD, but reasonable algorithm looks like: If you can test, test. Look online what normal levels should be - you'll find several options, pick the higher ones (look for Vitamin D Council for an upper bound recommendation) If you can't test or you test below optimum and you can sunbathe - do that. A lot. It's inherently safe as far as overdose goes. For skin cancer, it's usually worth the risk, and definitely worth it during the pandemic (unless you have specific reasons to think you're higher risk). If you can't test and can't sunbathe... in normal times I'd suggest to supplement except in summer. But in Covid times, I'd go with light supplementation during summer (<1000 UI daily) and higher dosage staring autumn (~2000 UI).

graeme 6y ago
Note that not that much sun exposure is required. The dminder app is a good way to estimate update based on sunniness and percent skin exposed.
- Larrikin 6y ago
  The replies from the developer to reviews makes me not want to support this dev. Any other good options?

AnonHP 6y ago

I’d suggest reading this series of blog posts on Vitamin D by Dr. Deva Boone (they were also shared here before): https://www.devaboone.com/ https://www.devaboone.com/ If you’re deficient or not getting enough exposure to the sun around midday, then supplementing could be useful. As a preventative measure for COVID-19 or as a measure to make COVID-19 less severe (or for reducing the risk of any other ailment), the blog posts cited above conclude that there is no evidence. There are correlations, but we know that correlation does not necessarily mean causation. Please read the blog posts and arrive at your own conclusion.

stjohnswarts 6y ago

Before starting supplementation you should check with your doctor and he would have known from your last annual exam if your vitamin D was low. If you get plenty of sunlight then you most likely don't. If you're a vampire like me then you absolutely need supplementation (my doctor prescribed it about 5 years ago when I showed very low blood levels of vite D).