Hello Ladies,
Anyone ever told to take Vitamin D, my lab work came back that I was defiencent in it, was told to take Vitamin D 1000 daily? I don't know what my level was, but I am looking it up on the internet and see there is D3 and D2? Looks as though the D3 is best? Anyone? Jay, if you are reading this would love to hear from you as you have been giving great advice on supplements.
Thank you. Hope everyone is doing well today <3 Loretta
Hi.i was the same.my bloods come back that my vit d was low and was put on supplements.i now take them daily to prevent them dropping again.i have no idea why after all these years but I had my bloods done recently and it's levelled out so they are doing what they are supposed to do.my pills are just called vit d supplements
Yes I was borderline Vit D was told most people are but are unaware. I have been taking 1000 a day but a surgeon friend has said to take 4000. Apparently you can take up to 10,000 per day.
Thank you Linda, were you feeling fatigued before your levels came up? How much vitamin D are you taking?
Loretta
Thank you Tacky, were you symptomatic while you were deficient, fatigued? Have your levels back up now?
Hi loretta
i was told in early peri to take vit D & Calcium and always have
i take D3 loretta .. Infact i take Natecal which is the two in one ( calcium and vit D3)
its good they found your defiency and that is is being treated .. You may feel alot better now..
hope so..
jay x
Loretta, I was deficient in vitamin D, too, and my doctor prescribed 50,000 units of D2 once a week. At first I freaked! That sounded like an awful lot to me! And I have anxiety over taking pills, especially new pills, so I first cut a capsule in half to see what happened with about a third. When I was saw that I was fine, I took some more the next day until I worked up to a whole 50,000 units.
Then I took 50,000 units a week for a whole year, and I still only barely made it into the normal range by .5. So now I take vitamin D3, which is better than D2, that I just buy myself, but I take about 5,000 units a day. Since I'm just barely into the normal range, I don't want to slip back into a deficiency.
When I first expressed concerned to my doctor about 50,000 units sounding like an overdose, he said not to worry, that you'd have to take several of those pills every day to have too much.
I also take calcium, magnesium, and other vitamins.
Vitamin D is always in international units ( iu)
jay x
Also, always be guided by your doctor as he knows your true results and the level of your deficiency, he will no doubt recheck your levels after a while and re evaluate .. ( take just what he suggests )
jay x
Vitamin D improves Calcium absortion and thats why they are often taken together as one ( ie. Natecal) etc
jay x
Thank you Jay, she said 1000 daily so I will do that!
Thank you fancy, I will get the vitamin d3!
Hi Loretta I was getting tired and felt sluggish thought it was my underactive thyroid but they checked my vit D and that seemed to be the culprit!
Hi Jay a quick question if you don't mind :-) I was told to be careful if I took calcium as it can cause calcium blockages in your arteries thus causing heart disease so sort of put me off taking them? Any advice from you would be very much appreciated. It's an absolute minefield...you hear so many different things and I get so confused :-( I take A-Z multivitamins, Vit D, Vit B complex, Evening primrose oil and Cod Liver oil
Thank you, Tracky...I am hoping it relieves my fatigue!!! I do have much more energy in the summer months!!! Maybe that explains it!
Loretta
Hi Tracky
well i take it as advised to by the doctor as never had HRT..
i always been okay on the Natecal mix of D3 and Calcium..
just had all my bloods done .. I have taken it for 10 years so been okay for me, i dont take alot, just Natecal D3 it has calcium in it ..
I also take many supplements and after ten years of peri and now post meno i found the ones that work best for me..
Natecal ( Calcium and D3 in one )
Rainforest Food Maca 5.1 ( 2500mg)
Vit B6 150mg
vit B1 150mg
Vit B12 ( now injections)
Vit E 400iu
Vit C
Kelp 1000mg
Acidophilus pro biotic
Menapol Plus ( but stopping soon as i dont rate them been on them months)
Chelated Magnesium
i rattle too but wouldnt be with out them 😊
my doctor today put an injection in my butt with B12, B1 and an anti inflammatory to help some back pain ( pulled muscle ) tonight ..
Back xray next as i have a back problem too 😞
i dont take a multi vit myself as i seem to get all i lack from the above ..
Take care hun
jay x
Hi loretta
when you get the D3 inside you and built up you should feel alot better
be no stopping you 😊
Good luck and well done for seeing the doctor and getting it diagnosed.
jay x
Info of possible symptoms of Vit D defiency..
Good to get checked if have any of the below ..
What are the symptoms of vit D deficiency?
There is no clear pattern of symptoms.
In fact many people remain asymptomatic despite low levels.
But here are the more common symptoms
Fatigue
General muscle pain and weakness
Muscle cramps
Joint pain
Chronic pain
Weight gain
High blood pressure
Restless sleep
Poor concentration
Headaches
Bladder problems
Constipation or diarrhea
Thank you Jay,
I seem to have a few of those complaints, here's to better health!
Loretta
Jay....thank you for posting these symptoms. I have every one of them and I MUST start taking my Vit. D. It's so common to have a deficiency, especially as we age and in northern climates where we don't get enough sunshine. Even then, most of us don't easily convert sunlight versions into Vit. D.
My family doc says everyone should be taking AT LEAST 1000 IUs of Vit. D per day and up to 4,000 IUs in the Fall and Winter months where we're not exposed to sunlight on a daily basis.
I am in Canada but, I am going to look to see if we also have the Natecal that you've mentioned or a similar preparation. I think it's important to get calcium at our ages and stages of life.
Thank you. 