I'm struggling with taking vitamin D. When I take it it makes the whirring noise in my left ear really loud that it keeps me awake at night. I've only suffered with this since being on levothyroxine. As a result my vitamin D levels have dropped because I haven't been taking it because the noise drives me insane but am now feeling the effects of lacking in vitamin D. Has anyone else had this problem? Is there any others ways of getting vitamin d? I've tried cod liver oil and it does the same and there are only so many eggs and mushrooms a person can eat and I'm not great with fish.
Do the lamps work? Are they worth investing in?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
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My B12 is 49.7 so still not overly great. For some reason they didn't do the folate this time (used medichecks) they did last time back in May and it was 5.85. Trouble is I had to stop taking the high strength b12 because the ingredients didn't agree with me and made me feel really ill so only taking a low dose at the moment. I just seem really sensitive to fillers. I am taking magnesium and having epsom baths as I read that having low magnesium could cause the problem with the vitamin D. My thyroid levels have dropped slightly also so going to up them. I was going to post them but can't figure out how to post them in the comments!
Igennus Super B is good quality and cheap vitamin B complex. Contains folate. Full dose is two tablets per day. Many/most people may only need one tablet per day. Certainly only start on one per day (or even half tablet per day for first couple of weeks)
Or Thorne Basic B or jarrow B-right are other options that contain folate, but both are large capsules
If you are taking vitamin B complex, or any supplements containing biotin, remember to stop these 7 days before any blood tests, as biotin can falsely affect test results
With such low B12 result taking a B12 supplement as well as a B Complex (to balance all the B vitamins) initially for first 2-4 months, then once your serum B12 is over 500 (or Active B12 level has reached 70), stop the B12 and just carry on with the B Complex.
I currently take 125/150 alternate days. I'm going to up to 150. I take the same brand all the time as can't tolerate other brands so I'm very careful on that.
I stopped taking it and it eased off but my levels have gone down to 39 so definitely not too much in my system. Really feeling the effects of being too low.
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