D3 softgel capsules are good because the olive oil aids absorption. I've used Nature's Best and Doctor's Best from Amazon.
I recommend 10,000iu D3 daily x 8 weeks to raise level and then reduce to 5,000iu daily and retest in March. VitD should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
I've never used K2 but I know SeasideSusie and others recommend it with D3.
Are you taking Levothyroxine?
Thyroid antibodies are negative for autoimmune thyroiditis (Hashimoto's).
Active B12 is high. Are you supplementing methylcobalamin?
Folate is okay.
Ferritin is low. It should be >70 to avoid hairloss. You can raise ferritin by supplementing iron with 1,000mg vitamin C which aids absorption and minimises constipation. Take ferritin 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
I haven't taken Vit D lately & am beginning to get achy (esp. wrists, elbows & knuckles) so am pinching hubby's Nu U 10,000iu softgels - I've tried various tablets, drops, sprays etc over the years & these softgels seem quite good, like little cod liver oil capsules.
According to the Vitamin D council, it used to be c. 1000iu for every 10 points under 100 - so I tested at 40nmol/l so took 6000iu daily (you'd be 6500iu daily) - if that makes sense! & I retested in 3 months, reducing dose accordingly. Now there's D3 with K2 available - so I'll try that, as long term, too much calcium hanging around isn't ideal.
For Hashi's patients an oral spray gives better absorption eg BetterYou.
I agree with Clutter about dosage. You can retest with a fingerprick blood spot test with vitamindtest.org.uk/index.html for £28 if that's all that you need to test.
Many thanks Seaside Susie, of course Ive been supplementing Adenosyl Hydroxy which has elevated my B12, so I'm a bit cautious about taking a B Complex now, I might give it a break for a few months.
I've ordered Doctor's Best 1000 iu, and look forward to seeing the results.
I've ordered Doctor's Best 1000 iu, and look forward to seeing the results
How many do you intend taking daily? 1000iu is barely a maintenance dose for someone with a good level already. My level is optimal and my maintenance dose is 2000iu all year round.
With your level of 35.1, you really should follow Clutter's suggestion of 10,000iu daily for 8 weeks then reduce to 5000iu, retesting after 3 months.
Check out the Vit D Council website table for how much to take vitamindcouncil.org/i-teste... It's in ng/ml so we have to multiply by 2.5 to get nmol/L. Your level of 35.1nmol/L is 14.4ng/ml (35.1 divided by 2.5). So you need to look at
My level is between 10-20 ng/ml
and to achieve 60ng/ml which is 150nmol/L (the top end of Vit D Council's recommended level) you would need to take 7000iu daily. Or to raise it more quickly, follow Clutter's suggestion.
Oops, I've ordered 5,000 ui (phew!), sorry me getting it wrong. So I was going to take 2x per day. Not sure if I should get some Ferrous Fumarate - but there doesn't seem any on UK Amazon. Was going to leave B Complex. Huge thanks to you and others, for getting me on the right road!
Tomps have you taken vit D3 before? If not, I suggest being cautious to start with. A minority of people (I'm one) actually cannpt tolerate vit D supplements at all. I would be in a very sorry state if I took 5,000iu let alone 10,000iu. Hopefully you'll be fine, but just be aware
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