I was diagnosed iron deficient in 2013, folate deficient in 2016, vitamin B12 low in 2016, vitamin D deficient in 2013. My GP prescribed me 800iu but I did not get on with this and vit D level taking ages to rise. Thankyou for any help.
Using Better You vitamin D mouth spray is good as avoids poor gut function. You could use 2 x 3000iu daily or 5000iu daily. Recommended to also take magnesium and vitamin K2 Mk7
You will need on going maintenance dose, trial and error what you need, everyone is different.
Recommend you also supplement B12 sublingual lozenges and a good vitamin B complex too. Choose one with folate in. This will improve low folate too
If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 3-5 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results
VitD isn't rising fast enough because you're not taking enough D3. Double your dose to 6,000iu for 6 weeks and then go back to 3,000iu and retet late April.
Folate is low in range even though you are taking 5mg folic acid.
Ferritin is optimal halfway through range. You can raise ferritin by supplementing iron with 1,000mg vitamin C to aid absorption and minimise constipation. Take iron 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
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