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As per Wikipedia the overdose threshold for adults can be up to 50k/day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Excess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#

by alien_ 6y ago

As per Wikipedia the overdose threshold for adults can be up to 50k/day https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Excess https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D#Excess As an anecdote, about half a year ago my sister-in-law's 4 year old found some vitamin D pills and ingested what was left in the pack, in total around 60k IU, hours before anyone noticed. The doctor said to just avoid giving him any other Vitamin D for the next few months and it should have no consequences. Luckily it was just Vitamin D, pretty much any other pills she had would have probably been deadly at such a high dose.

LinuxBender 6y ago
I am currently at 52k per day. It took me a few years to get up to that level.
- gojomo 6y ago
  Are you saying you've ramped up to taking 52000IU of Vitamin D per day over several years? That seems excessive; what motivated that choice, and are you monitoring (including with blood testing) for negative side-effects?
  - LinuxBender 6y ago
    I replied to a similar thread [1] about the details. I get labwork done as often as insurance covers it, but they don't actually test enough of the right things in my opinion. Eventually I will have my own lab equipment so I can do more extensive tests than what labs can do. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24734774 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24734774
    - joecool1029 6y ago
      With such an amount taken daily, do you show extremely high 25-hydroxy serum levels or do they remain in the normal range? I read your earlier comments and opinion on testing it, just curious.
    - gojomo 6y ago
      I read your other comment; I'm still unclear on your motivations. Why would you need, over the course of years, to "de-calcify my vascular system and gut"? Is this related to some recognized malady which requires lifelong megadoses of Vitamin-D as a treatment? Does your bloodwork show what is considered healthy levels of Vitamin D, calcium, and related biomarkers after these years of megadoses? Do doctors approve of your regimen & bloodwork results, or recommend against them?

by alien_ 6y ago

LinuxBender 6y ago

I am currently at 52k per day. It took me a few years to get up to that level.

gojomo 6y ago
Are you saying you've ramped up to taking 52000IU of Vitamin D per day over several years? That seems excessive; what motivated that choice, and are you monitoring (including with blood testing) for negative side-effects?
- LinuxBender 6y ago
  I replied to a similar thread [1] about the details. I get labwork done as often as insurance covers it, but they don't actually test enough of the right things in my opinion. Eventually I will have my own lab equipment so I can do more extensive tests than what labs can do. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24734774 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24734774
  - joecool1029 6y ago
    With such an amount taken daily, do you show extremely high 25-hydroxy serum levels or do they remain in the normal range? I read your earlier comments and opinion on testing it, just curious.
  - gojomo 6y ago
    I read your other comment; I'm still unclear on your motivations. Why would you need, over the course of years, to "de-calcify my vascular system and gut"? Is this related to some recognized malady which requires lifelong megadoses of Vitamin-D as a treatment? Does your bloodwork show what is considered healthy levels of Vitamin D, calcium, and related biomarkers after these years of megadoses? Do doctors approve of your regimen & bloodwork results, or recommend against them?