Not more than 5,000 iu vit D daily for best result

Vit D council newsletter has just put up a study which found that 70,000 iu weekly of D3 reduces D in the body... it starts upping its mechanism for breaking it down. But 35,000 iu weekly is looking good, ie 5,000 daily.

[spongecat]

Thank you Aspmama

Here's the link to the Vitamin D Council webpage:

vitamindcouncil.org/new-stu...

[Clutter]

Aspmama,

I read it that 5,000iu daily was better than 1 x 70,000iu per week, not that 5,000iu is the best dose.

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Clutter,

The Vit D council however, ie j Cannell and his co workers, however, who has undoubtedly looked at the science of D more than any of us, remarks "This study supports our stance that 5000 iu a day (35,000 iu weekly) is the ideal dosage to maintain healthy vit D levels and adequate intracellular supply of activated vitamin D."

Having said that, I have a scientist friend who is a vit D expert and campaigner of many years standing. He takes 5,000 iu throughout the six months of UK winter, but lowers it as summer approaches, having tested his levels in summer. But he is retired and gets out into the sun. Those working in offices all day may well not get enough exposure even in summer.

[Clutter in reply to Hidden]

Aspmama,

I still say that the article was comparing 5,000iu daily as opposed to 70,000iu x weekly in the test group. 5,000iu daily is most certainly not the ideal dose for me. My vitD levels were in the toxic range when I supplemented 5,000iu daily x 9 months and for the last couple of years 5,000iu weekly is sufficient to maintain vitD around 100 nmol/L.

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Clutter,

I still say that I prefer Cannell as an expert.

[Clutter in reply to Hidden]

Aspmama,

I'm not suggesting you shouldn't. I'm suggesting you've misinterpreted what has been said in the article.

[Hidden in reply to Hidden]

Clutter, I completely disagree.

But people may read the study and make up their own minds.

Goodbye, health unlocked.

[SilverAvocado]

Does this suggest that large monthly doses are no longer recommended? That is what a friend has been prescribed by the NHS!

[Hidden in reply to SilverAvocado]

This may be the first study looking at this... If so, it will take many years before nhs practice changes. Their current prescription practice may lack an evidence base.

[SilverAvocado in reply to Hidden]

Yes, I'm sure. I read the article and the comments, which were interesting. Sounds like there's been evidence for years that weekly dosing is not good. So goodness knows where they get the idea of monthly doses!

[Salsybar73]

I have just been told from my new doctor that i have been running low on vitamin d for 6 years thats good of them to tell me

I have had severe depression

Pins and needles

Numbness

Weakness

Pressure down backs of legs

Carnt twist my neck bottom half

I ache in every point of my joints/bones

2015 found out that i was riddled with osteoarthritis full spine (14 discs)

Hands

Feet

Knees

Shoulders

Diagnosed underactive thyroid at 42 year old

Been through hellfeel 80 and now awaiting blood tests and follow up mri results

They have done in all 30 blood tests still no vitamin d capsules

Ca125 test and parathyroid

Full blood count

Plasma vicostity

Crp

T3

T4

Tsh

Pth

Allsorts im running on 19.9 vitamin d im lucky to still be alive

Arranging a dexa scan too

Good info

[SilverAvocado in reply to Salsybar73]

Salsybar, there may be no point waiting for NHS treatment, if my friend's experience is anything to go on. The treatment I hear recommended here is Thornes vit D, with K2, as liquid drops. The K2 helps the extra calcium you'll get to go into the bones rather than hang around in the blood.

I'm not sure on the best dose to increase your levels, but you will find suggestions of you search around the site. At least 3,000international units daily , probably a good deal more for the first few weeks or months.