Vitamin D supplement ?

lumeer said:
Thank you. That seems quite expensive.
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I guess so, it was the only one I could find that is 5000iu and it has a good reputation (I researched it a bit before buying)
 
C4Cat said:
I guess so, it was the only one I could find that is 5000iu and it has a good reputation (I researched it a bit before buying)
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Have you noticed any improvement in your health from taking it?
 
lumeer said:
Have you noticed any improvement in your health from taking it?
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I don't know if it's placebo or not but I feel a definite and noticeable change in my mood for the better. If I forget to take it for a few days, I wake up feeling really grumpy and out of sorts, really pessimistic about life and anxious about the future. I've learned to recognise that it's related to my vitamin d level. After taking one, the next day I feel so much better, more content and positive about life and as long as I keep taking them that mood prevails (with the normal ups and downs). As I say, it could be placebo, I've no idea but it works for me. Physically, I don't notice anything - I only started taking it based on my annual blood tests which showed me to be deficient, and on a prescription from my doctor (not that you need a prescription, of course)
 
C4Cat said:
I don't know if it's placebo or not but I feel a definite and noticeable change in my mood for the better. If I forget to take it for a few days, I wake up feeling really grumpy and out of sorts, really pessimistic about life and anxious about the future. I've learned to recognise that it's related to my vitamin d level. After taking one, the next day I feel so much better, more content and positive about life and as long as I keep taking them that mood prevails (with the normal ups and downs). As I say, it could be placebo, I've no idea but it works for me. Physically, I don't notice anything - I only started taking it based on my annual blood tests which showed me to be deficient, and on a prescription from my doctor (not that you need a prescription, of course)
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Thank you for your response, I find it very useful.
 
The Voice said:
Question: why would anyone who lives in Africa need a Vit D supplement? Standing outside is free.
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Agreed, but there are exceptions. My wife has MS and needed to up her Vitamin D levels for a short period. Now she tests for Vitamin D annually.

Taking Vitamin D without testing is also not good as it can be toxic.
 
The_MAC said:
Agreed, but there are exceptions. My wife has MS and needed to up her Vitamin D levels for a short period. Now she tests for Vitamin D annually.

Taking Vitamin D without testing is also not good as it can be toxic.
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You'd need to take well over 20,000 IU for weeks or months to get into the toxic range.
 
The Voice said:
Question: why would anyone who lives in Africa need a Vit D supplement? Standing outside is free.
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Not so simple. Even in South Africa the conditions aren't that good as we are relatively far south. Australia is even worse. As a general rule the body can only make Vitamin D effectively when your shadow is shorter than you. In the summer that's only a few hours around midday while in winter for most days we can't make any.
 
Swa said:
You'd need to take well over 20,000 IU for weeks or months to get into the toxic range.
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Sure, you get tablets in that high range, coupled with enough vitamin D from the sun and you could have problems
 
Swa said:
Not so simple. Even in South Africa the conditions aren't that good as we are relatively far south. Australia is even worse. As a general rule the body can only make Vitamin D effectively when your shadow is shorter than you. In the summer that's only a few hours around midday while in winter for most days we can't make any.
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This is from Vitamin D Council (no idea who they are but they have an informative website)
What about the Southern Hemisphere?
In Buenos Aires, you can’t produce vitamin D in June. In Cape Town, you can’t produce much vitamin D between mid-May and August. If you live as far south as the bottom tip of Chile and Argentina, you can’t produce vitamin D April through October! If your skin is darker, these windows are even longer by a month or two.

Live in Johannesburg? You can produce vitamin D all year round.
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https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/how-do-i-get-the-vitamin-d-my-body-needs
 
C4Cat said:
This is from Vitamin D Council (no idea who they are but they have an informative website)

https://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/how-do-i-get-the-vitamin-d-my-body-needs
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Sure but to make enough it would need to be in the hour around midday. Even well out of winter it would be only between around 10 and 2. You can measure this yourself by sticking a pole in the ground. Ironically these are the hours the medical profession has told us to stay out of the sun and use sunscreen.

Johannesburg is also not that far from Cape Town in latitude
 
This is the best. Need a script though
50000iu per tablet.

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Does not state what type. Prescription is usually ergocalciferol which isn't as effective and more easily toxic.
 
C4Cat said:
How often would you take that?
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Initially twice weekly when my Vit D was very low.
Now once weekly maintenance.

My vit D is now kept within range on this regimen.
 
Swa said:
Does not state what type. Prescription is usually ergocalciferol which isn't as effective and more easily toxic.
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It clearly states it’s calciferol.
How is it more toxic unless you don’t monitor your levels?
 
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