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Anyone else take 5000 IU (125 μg) to 10000 IU (250 μg) of Vitamin D3 average per day? With 5000 IU, my most recent Vit D 25 OH labs came back at 38 ng/mL ("nor
by failwhaleshark 6y ago
Anyone else take 5000 IU (125 μg) to 10000 IU (250 μg) of Vitamin D3 average per day?
With 5000 IU, my most recent Vit D 25 OH labs came back at 38 ng/mL ("normal": 30-100). I'm thinking about upping to between 50000/week (7142/day) and 10000/day. Does that sound reasonable? Edit2: I weigh 240 lbs, so that would seem to be 60% more mass than the average person. The new recommendation is roughly 8200 IU/day, so for me that might be around 11000 IU/day.
Edit: see also, the Big Vitamin D Mistake
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15867918 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15867918
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28768407/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28768407/
- xxxyyj5 6y agoI took 5k IU for a while, now just 2k IU, but need to get labs done - I never have.
- perennus 6y ago10k per day for 7 months here. Six three, 220 pounds. I also take Vitamin K2. I have not been sick since, and it has helped my ADHD!
- failwhaleshark 6y agoWoah, nice results! I have ADHD-PI, depression, and crazy-level anxiety (possibly Cushing's syndrome from numerous symptoms). My ADHD might be from from head trauma during teenage years, cyanotic birth, and sleep apnea (sleep deprivation - otolaryngological geometry origin). Atomoxetine and stimulants had too many side-effects. Doc and I are looking at Intuiv as an option.
- perennus 6y agoVitamin D really helps a lot. And the effects are permanent so it's great. My full supplement stack is: 10k vitamin d, 1x vitamin k2, 1 tablespoon omega-3 oil, 2x zinc magnesium capsules. Did you look at your testosterone levels? It's better being angry than depressed when you have problems, in my opinion :-)
- volker48 6y agoI also take 5000 a day and recently had labs that came back normal.