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Anecdotally agree with this. I have vitamin D deficiency, was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. Never worked. Went to the beach one week and got b

by juve1996 4y ago

Anecdotally agree with this. I have vitamin D deficiency, was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. Never worked. Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly. Now I make it a point to get outside and sunlight

csdreamer7 4y ago
> was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. It should have gone up significantly. I wonder if your body has a problem with Vit D absorption. I was put on the same dose of vit d for a treatment and I felt it within 20 minutes.
- chrisco255 4y ago
  Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.
  - Jtsummers 4y ago
    It is fat soluble, but it doesn't need to be consumed with fat. It's believed that that will help improve uptake, though. (I don't, I take it in the mornings long before my first meal and that seems to be effective for me based on my test results.)
    - chrisco255 4y ago
      https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3/fulltext https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3... "The mean peak (12-hour) plasma vitamin D-3 level after the dose was 32% (95% CI 11% to 52%) greater in subjects consuming fat-containing compared with fat-free meals (P=0.003)."
  - nanidin 4y ago
    It's common in milk because it helps with calcium absorption.
    - Godel_unicode 4y ago
      This is correct: https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutrition/calcium-and-vitamin-d-important-every-age#:~:text=The%20body%20needs%20vitamin%20D,calcium%20absorption%20from%20the%20diet https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutri....
- danamit 4y ago
  Takes months to rise your vitamin D levels.
  - librarianscott 4y ago
    This. It is amazing how long blood pressure pills, cholesterol pills, and vitamins take to make a budge in your blood tests.
trompetenaccoun 4y ago
A lot of modern "problems" can be solved this way. The term koyaanisqatsi comes to mind, life out of balance.
treeman79 4y ago
Had super low Vit D. Was stuck in bed for a year. A few months of Vit D and a few other diet and supplements changes and I was out kayaking every weekend. My experience anyway
- interactivecode 4y ago
  What dose and diet changes did you do?
  - treeman79 4y ago
    3,000u daily. Switched to AIP diet. Six months earlier had started. Started magnesium, b12, fish oil, Vit E. Now I take a 5000u/k2 combo. Now on LDN in addition That seems to be the final major piece to fully normal life.
    - dredmorbius 4y ago
      AIP diet: autoimmune protocol diet. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-protocol-diet https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-pro...
- donthellbanme 4y ago
  The heaviest man in Mexico was bedridden for years. He was depressed, but besides being humongous, and trapped in a bed; one of his biggest complains was muscle aches. A doctor gave him vitamin D supplements and he said the pain went away. It made a bit of sence to me, but the amount of food this guy consumed daily was staggering. I just wouldn't think a person would be deficient in D with the amount of animal products this man consumed. I just assumed even though he never saw the light of day for 15 years. My point is it just suprised me. Antidotially, I have been depressed (dysthymia--low level) for a good 30 years, and found sunlight didn't help me. I don't eat a lot, but i'm not a vegetarian either. I actually feel better during the winter. I do have allergies though. According to my doctor, all he ever said about depression is "All my patients are different. Oh, my fee will be $----. Your depression is situational.". I know he is partially right. (He doesn't overcharge me compared to the horror stories I have heard here. I just believe most psychotropic drugs should not require more one office visit, especially if you are on a low dose, and not abusing them.)
geoduck14 4y ago
>Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly. Well, I think I just justified my beach vacation. Thanks!
hammock 4y ago
The point was that sunlight does more than raise vitamin D, not that it's better than supplementation at raising vitamin D.
nradov 4y ago
In rare cases, hypovitaminosis D can be a symptom of heavy metal toxicity. If someone is getting adequate vitamin D intake but levels are still low then it can be worth testing for metals levels. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10718447 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10...

csdreamer7 4y ago

> was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. It should have gone up significantly. I wonder if your body has a problem with Vit D absorption. I was put on the same dose of vit d for a treatment and I felt it within 20 minutes.

chrisco255 4y ago
Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.
- Jtsummers 4y ago
  It is fat soluble, but it doesn't need to be consumed with fat. It's believed that that will help improve uptake, though. (I don't, I take it in the mornings long before my first meal and that seems to be effective for me based on my test results.)
  - chrisco255 4y ago
    https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3/fulltext https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3... "The mean peak (12-hour) plasma vitamin D-3 level after the dose was 32% (95% CI 11% to 52%) greater in subjects consuming fat-containing compared with fat-free meals (P=0.003)."
- nanidin 4y ago
  It's common in milk because it helps with calcium absorption.
  - Godel_unicode 4y ago
    This is correct: https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutrition/calcium-and-vitamin-d-important-every-age#:~:text=The%20body%20needs%20vitamin%20D,calcium%20absorption%20from%20the%20diet https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutri....
danamit 4y ago
Takes months to rise your vitamin D levels.
- librarianscott 4y ago
  This. It is amazing how long blood pressure pills, cholesterol pills, and vitamins take to make a budge in your blood tests.

trompetenaccoun 4y ago

A lot of modern "problems" can be solved this way. The term koyaanisqatsi comes to mind, life out of balance.

treeman79 4y ago

Had super low Vit D. Was stuck in bed for a year. A few months of Vit D and a few other diet and supplements changes and I was out kayaking every weekend. My experience anyway

interactivecode 4y ago
What dose and diet changes did you do?
- treeman79 4y ago
  3,000u daily. Switched to AIP diet. Six months earlier had started. Started magnesium, b12, fish oil, Vit E. Now I take a 5000u/k2 combo. Now on LDN in addition That seems to be the final major piece to fully normal life.
  - dredmorbius 4y ago
    AIP diet: autoimmune protocol diet. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-protocol-diet https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-pro...
donthellbanme 4y ago
The heaviest man in Mexico was bedridden for years. He was depressed, but besides being humongous, and trapped in a bed; one of his biggest complains was muscle aches. A doctor gave him vitamin D supplements and he said the pain went away. It made a bit of sence to me, but the amount of food this guy consumed daily was staggering. I just wouldn't think a person would be deficient in D with the amount of animal products this man consumed. I just assumed even though he never saw the light of day for 15 years. My point is it just suprised me. Antidotially, I have been depressed (dysthymia--low level) for a good 30 years, and found sunlight didn't help me. I don't eat a lot, but i'm not a vegetarian either. I actually feel better during the winter. I do have allergies though. According to my doctor, all he ever said about depression is "All my patients are different. Oh, my fee will be $----. Your depression is situational.". I know he is partially right. (He doesn't overcharge me compared to the horror stories I have heard here. I just believe most psychotropic drugs should not require more one office visit, especially if you are on a low dose, and not abusing them.)

geoduck14 4y ago

>Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly. Well, I think I just justified my beach vacation. Thanks!

hammock 4y ago

The point was that sunlight does more than raise vitamin D, not that it's better than supplementation at raising vitamin D.

nradov 4y ago

In rare cases, hypovitaminosis D can be a symptom of heavy metal toxicity. If someone is getting adequate vitamin D intake but levels are still low then it can be worth testing for metals levels. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10718447 https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10...