Vitamin D deficiency

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Anyone had any experience ?

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mcelliott said:

By all intents and purposes I haven't, but I am taking medication (for the last 4 months) that could potentially reduce my levels of vitamin D, so just to safeguard this I take Vitamin D tablets from Osteocare.

Are you on chemo ? I know radiation therapy reduces vitamin D levels.

I'm coming from a different angle.I've been diagnosed with very low levels of vitamin D and have been put on a high dosage for 7 weeks.

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Pvapour said:

i supplement in the winter, winters are far more bearable with it, have been doing so for many years...

What symptons have you had ?

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mcelliott said:

No thank goodness, do you know the cause?

Well given the 2 major sources are oily fish and sunlight..... I don't eat oily fish and haven't been abroad for 4 years.... that's more than likely why.
I thought taking omega 3 was covering that but clearly not.
If you Google the symptoms I've got most of them.

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Jonny TVR said:

In my health check it said I was deficient last year so I took supplements ... now I'm not in the latest test. I just take one tablet a day of supermarket own label

You had a blood test I presume ?

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anonymous said:

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I don't think so, I'm very regular

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Funk said:

I went to the doc a few years ago feeling like I was getting shingles - lethargic, ached in my bones. I was exhausted. Turns out it was a significant vitamin D deficiency and I was put straight on a massive booster dose for a couple of months. I now continue to take 150?g daily and haven't had any issues since.

Surprising just how rotten vit.D deficiency can make you feel.

That's pretty much my experience.
Did you have any breathing issues ?
Mine started with an ache in my left lung area but has moved to the chest now.
Feel slightly better but only been on the pills for 10 days

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sparkyhx said:

What gets me, is Vit D is known to be a 'problem' for winter in the N hemisphere, and indoors working. I've seen first hand how debilitating it can be. How the F did we manage in the 19th and early 20th centuries with people in factories and mines, no cars etc.

People walked,kids played in the street...but the kids still got rickets and adults died a lot younger so they probably didn't manage all that well

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Just back from seeing my GP for the 1st time since I was told about the deficiency.
He reckons my levels were dangerously low and if I'd been a child l'd be in danger of rickets.
Says it will take 2 to 3 months for my levels to get up to a normal level and I'll still feel like st for a while yet

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xyz123 said:

Can you take a higher dose for shirt term boost? Long time ago, my wife had a similar situation with seriously low vitamin D. She was prescribed an injection. It happened to be at a time where there was a shortage of such Injections and had to go to about 25 pharmacies before one had it in stock.

No idea if they still do those vitamin D injections...

Yes,an injection lasts for 6 months.
I'm on a high dosage tablet,20 times stronger than your average daily supplement would be but I only take 2 per week

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Zero7 said:

I still think the dose GP's say you should take is a bit low, especially the maintenance dose. I take 5k per day. I found the once or twice a week high (30k) dose shat straight out. I can tolerate smaller doses, 500iu or the 1k spray was not enough for me.

Too high a dosage can be bad for you

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From what I've read 20 minutes a day with your face or arm exposed is all you need,even in the UK,but obviously on sunny days.
Since I started this thread I haven't had any further issues.
I make a habit of having half an hour in the garden every day it's sunny when I come home after work and at weekends.The body can store vitamin D for months.....and during the dark months I take a supplement but not every day.

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TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

This is very bad advice and not true. Firstly, we can't make any vitamin D here in the UK between April and September ish. .

The NHS disagrees with you
https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-body/how-to-g...

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According to my medical records if you're in the 50 - 150 range that's deemed ok.
I was 24.8

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TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

Yes that's pretty st ideally want it 100+

Not surprising that I was pretty ill at the time,in fact I think I had every sympton going

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shirt said:

For those on supplements, how long did it take for the effects to kick in and just how noticeable was it?

Had a blood test last week as part of a routine checkup. Doc says all fine other than vit D which is about 1/2 of what the minimum level should be. Took my first supplement today.

Lethargy and brain fog is something I’ve been fighting for years. Weirdly I just came back from 3mths in africa (hot and sunny every day) and live in the Middle East, so not sure really how I’m vit D deficient to begin with…

Took a couple of months for me, I was on a high dosage for 7 weeks

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The D supps I take are sold as 1 a day and 250% of MRV.
Each tablet is 12.5 micrograms which equals 500 IU.....nowhere near what you are suggesting is an adequate dose T Lex.

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Anyone heard of Mobu ?
https://www.mobu.co.uk/products/vitamin-d3-5000iu-...
I'm reluctant to buy medical products/supplements off the likes of Amazon or ebay, can't be sure you're getting the genuine product......haha turns out they sell on both of the above platforms too

Edited by V8covin on Friday 7th January 18:29

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TyrannosauRoss Lex said:

The one I posted above is from a reputed brand, it's not the cheapest but I know 100% it works well. You can get it online yourself, or if you want PM me, I should be able to send you a link to give you 25% off (I think), but it's only free postage above £25.....so unless you want other stuff it may not be much/if any cheaper.

Cheers, I checked out Mobu on trustpilot and they seem legit.Ordered a years supply for £13.60 with a discount code

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DaveGrohl said:

Well quite, but then you sound like a person who actually has some brain cells. This is the story of the last few decades and is precisely why there are so many sick or potentially sick people around these days. The number of doctors who are starting to realise medicine isn’t the answer to food related issues is increasing thankfully, but it’s an extremely low base. Gonna take decades to alter, whilst all the while the food companies are desperately trying to get us to eat even more than the current 50% processed crap we’ve just achieved.

Maybe processed foods should be fortified with vitamins