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What kind of problems, in what kind of circumstances ?
by pbak 6y ago
What kind of problems, in what kind of circumstances ?
- Jtsummers 6y agoNausea, vomiting, weakness, frequent urination, kidney stones. It's really hard to get too much Vitamin D from food (doesn't have enough) and sun exposure (the body usually regulates itself well enough) so it's primarily supplements that cause Vitamin D toxicity unless you have other medical issues going on. It's definitely a supplement that's better taken under guidance of a physician who can order labs to monitor serum levels. EDIT: It's worth noting that it takes a very high and frequent dose (60,000 IU daily, for instance, can cause it which is about 100x the recommended daily allowance of 600 IU).
- pbak 6y agoThanks. Couple friends got diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency after going through Covid, both got 1-2k i.u, a day. But 60K? Good god. That really seems like overdoing it !!!
- Jtsummers 6y agoNP. Yeah, I was recently tested and found very deficient and even my doctor didn't prescribe anything close to that level. I'm at ~14k/day (50k twice a week) for 12 weeks. Talking with my colleagues, it seems most are on a prescribed Vitamin D supplement (or an encouraged supplement), but no one else was even close to my level. One has a 10,000 IU daily dose for 8 weeks, the rest have 1k-2k (like your friends) indefinite daily dose or just for the winter to carry them through.