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Found out I was overdosing Vitamin D. Aches and pains everywhere and constantly urinating, because too much calcium in the blood. "Overdosing D is virtually im

Found out I was overdosing Vitamin D. Aches and pains everywhere and constantly urinating, because too much calcium in the blood. "Overdosing D is virtually impossible", they say and sell 100 µg capsules in supermarkets. Recommendation is however 10 µg and even that is seasonal.

burnt-resistor 1y ago
Vitamin D is fat soluble, so overdosing is very possible. 4000 IU (100 µg) is the average tolerable upper limit (UL). I'd get checked for kidney stones too, which are possible with Vitamin D, calcium, and Vitamin C overdoses. At unmitigated baseline, I'd be chronically Vitamin A, iron, and B-12 deprived. I have to take more than the UL of each, but the amounts are periodically recalibrated by blood tests. I have ginormous kidney stones that will eventually need to be removed.
- timonoko 1y ago
  I havent even seen a doctor about this. I was complaining to ChatGPT about occasional dizzy spells. It found out some half a dozen other symptoms and the fact I was doing 100µg D made the diagnosis obvious. -- It worked like a charm, in few days all symptoms were gone.
  - burnt-resistor 1y ago
    Uh? You shouldn't be taking medical advice from a bot that hallucinates without an ability to fact check its own answers. Get a blood test if you are concerned.
    - whatevaa 1y ago
      It gave them an idea with a simple way to try it out, the person did that, and the problem went away. Nothing wrong with that. A random article on the internet would have been no different in this case.
    - timonoko 1y ago
      I am not concerned. Unlike America we can't get blood tests without doctors orders. Last time I did it it was like €200 and basically useless, because it was just iron deficiency, which old-time doctors diagnosed from color of membrane around the eyes.
anthony100 1y ago
When taking "a lot" of Vitamin D, one should also take an adequate amount of Vitamin K2 and Magnesium. They work synergistically and will prevent leaching of calcium into the bloodstream.
- timonoko 1y ago
  Done that. I got my vitamin cocktail recipe from youtube-doctor Joe Rogan. Restored only magnesium part because it really seems to make sleeping better. Other shit comes from food from now on.

burnt-resistor 1y ago

Vitamin D is fat soluble, so overdosing is very possible. 4000 IU (100 µg) is the average tolerable upper limit (UL). I'd get checked for kidney stones too, which are possible with Vitamin D, calcium, and Vitamin C overdoses. At unmitigated baseline, I'd be chronically Vitamin A, iron, and B-12 deprived. I have to take more than the UL of each, but the amounts are periodically recalibrated by blood tests. I have ginormous kidney stones that will eventually need to be removed.

timonoko 1y ago
I havent even seen a doctor about this. I was complaining to ChatGPT about occasional dizzy spells. It found out some half a dozen other symptoms and the fact I was doing 100µg D made the diagnosis obvious. -- It worked like a charm, in few days all symptoms were gone.
- burnt-resistor 1y ago
  Uh? You shouldn't be taking medical advice from a bot that hallucinates without an ability to fact check its own answers. Get a blood test if you are concerned.
  - whatevaa 1y ago
    It gave them an idea with a simple way to try it out, the person did that, and the problem went away. Nothing wrong with that. A random article on the internet would have been no different in this case.
  - timonoko 1y ago
    I am not concerned. Unlike America we can't get blood tests without doctors orders. Last time I did it it was like €200 and basically useless, because it was just iron deficiency, which old-time doctors diagnosed from color of membrane around the eyes.

anthony100 1y ago

When taking "a lot" of Vitamin D, one should also take an adequate amount of Vitamin K2 and Magnesium. They work synergistically and will prevent leaching of calcium into the bloodstream.

timonoko 1y ago
Done that. I got my vitamin cocktail recipe from youtube-doctor Joe Rogan. Restored only magnesium part because it really seems to make sleeping better. Other shit comes from food from now on.