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I’d like to supplement but every time I take one I get muscle cramps. I suppose it’s just pulling all the magnesium out of my body or something? I tried magnes

I’d like to supplement but every time I take one I get muscle cramps. I suppose it’s just pulling all the magnesium out of my body or something? I tried magnesium supplements with it but it didn’t help. Maybe 5000IU is just too much?

lo_zamoyski 4y ago
From what I understand, vitamin D causes calcium to be released into the bloodstream which can cause cramps. Are you taking vitamin D with vitamin K (MK-7)? Taking MK-7 ensures calcium is deposited in your bones, not your arteries.
- bilsbie 4y ago
  I take mk7 with it too. But perhaps it’s a lack of calcium that’s the issue.
Obscurity4340 4y ago
It is important to co-administer Vitamin K-12 with the D due to its effects on calcium.
- Vecr 4y ago
  K-12? Do you mean K2?
spirit557 4y ago
Id suggest you get a couple vitamin d tests in different seasons and also consider your latitude. i was taking about 4000iu + natural sources in the winter and i still tested low and had to increase my intake. If you dont test you're sorta just guessing. take with meal or fats. cramps could also be from low potassium. my natural sources i use are - whole fat yogurt - pastured eggs (way higher in vit. d than grain fed) - kippers/hering fish in can (no oils) oh and like someone else said. i do this too. i take my vit d and k2 mk7 at the same time - with a meal or fatty food always.
- DarknessFalls 4y ago
  How much K2 do you take? 100mg? And do you vary the time of day that you take it?
  - spirit557 4y ago
    ill take 100mcg mk7 + i eat mild kimchi once a day which is also a source. as for timing i just take after my meal. i eat one meal a day or two meals a day (and zero snacks), but my timing of those meals always varies a lot but it's always after ive had my fats and proteins during my meal. i am (was?) someone who gets plaque build up in their teeth quickly if i dont brush morning and night every day. once i started k2 that completely stopped. i was shocked at the difference. of course i stil brush in morning and after my last meal but the feeling in my teeth of plaque building up just vanished with daily k2. i use the now foods brand, its not expensive and I think its made from commercially grown natto. you should not have to pay more than around $10-15 for one month supply. this cardiologist has a nice short lecture on k2 that really opened my eyes to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3njgh2nFRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3njgh2nFRk - he recommmends 200mcg per day
wastewastewaste 4y ago
I do 8k but combine with K2

lo_zamoyski 4y ago

From what I understand, vitamin D causes calcium to be released into the bloodstream which can cause cramps. Are you taking vitamin D with vitamin K (MK-7)? Taking MK-7 ensures calcium is deposited in your bones, not your arteries.

bilsbie 4y ago
I take mk7 with it too. But perhaps it’s a lack of calcium that’s the issue.

Obscurity4340 4y ago

It is important to co-administer Vitamin K-12 with the D due to its effects on calcium.

Vecr 4y ago
K-12? Do you mean K2?

spirit557 4y ago

Id suggest you get a couple vitamin d tests in different seasons and also consider your latitude. i was taking about 4000iu + natural sources in the winter and i still tested low and had to increase my intake. If you dont test you're sorta just guessing. take with meal or fats. cramps could also be from low potassium. my natural sources i use are - whole fat yogurt - pastured eggs (way higher in vit. d than grain fed) - kippers/hering fish in can (no oils) oh and like someone else said. i do this too. i take my vit d and k2 mk7 at the same time - with a meal or fatty food always.

DarknessFalls 4y ago
How much K2 do you take? 100mg? And do you vary the time of day that you take it?
- spirit557 4y ago
  ill take 100mcg mk7 + i eat mild kimchi once a day which is also a source. as for timing i just take after my meal. i eat one meal a day or two meals a day (and zero snacks), but my timing of those meals always varies a lot but it's always after ive had my fats and proteins during my meal. i am (was?) someone who gets plaque build up in their teeth quickly if i dont brush morning and night every day. once i started k2 that completely stopped. i was shocked at the difference. of course i stil brush in morning and after my last meal but the feeling in my teeth of plaque building up just vanished with daily k2. i use the now foods brand, its not expensive and I think its made from commercially grown natto. you should not have to pay more than around $10-15 for one month supply. this cardiologist has a nice short lecture on k2 that really opened my eyes to it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3njgh2nFRk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3njgh2nFRk - he recommmends 200mcg per day

wastewastewaste 4y ago

I do 8k but combine with K2