Vitamin D Levels Advice Please

[thyreoidea]

I recently had 25Hydroxy (Vitamin D) blood test along with others. It came back as;

Serum total 25-hydroxy vitamin D level (Xabo0) 38 nmol/L

Vitamin D <30nmol/L indicates Vitamin D deficiency

Vitamin D >50nmol/L indicates adequate Vitamin D levels

By text my GP informed me he had prescribed and sent to my pharmacy a 6 weeks loading dose of 50,000 IU’s which by my calculation is 1,250 mcg once a week for 6 weeks.

I usually take 400 IU’s 10mcg between September and June but have not started again this year as yet so thought whilst having other blood tests requested Vit D to see where I was at .

Last time I was at 44 nmol/L. I was advised by a GP to take over the counter 25mcg 10,000 IU’s daily.

I think this dosing level of 50,000 1,250 is bit too much and a 1,000 25mcg would be more appropriate, what do you kind people think?

[SlowDragon Administrator]

You could buy your own vitamin D

Vitamin D mouth spray by Better You is very effective as it avoids poor gut function.

There’s a version made that also contains vitamin K2 Mk7.

One spray = 1000iu

amazon.co.uk/BetterYou-Dlux...

It’s trial and error what dose we need, with thyroid issues we frequently need higher dose than average

Suggest you try 3 sprays per day = 3000iu daily

Retest in 8 weeks

Test twice yearly when supplementing

Can test via NHS private testing service

vitamindtest.org.uk

NHS Guidelines on dose vitamin D required

panmerseyapc.nhs.uk/media/2...

GP will often only prescribe to bring vitamin D levels to 50nmol.

Some areas will prescribe to bring levels to 75nmol or even 80nmol

leedsformulary.nhs.uk/docs/...

GP should advise on self supplementing if over 50nmol, but under 75nmol (but they rarely do)

mm.wirral.nhs.uk/document_u...

But improving to around 80nmol or 100nmol by self supplementing may be better

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/218...

vitamindsociety.org/pdf/Vit...

Once you Improve level, very likely you will need on going maintenance dose all year to keep it there.

Not just in winter

Web links about taking important cofactors - magnesium and Vit K2-MK7

Magnesium best taken in the afternoon or evening, but must be four hours away from levothyroxine

betterbones.com/bone-nutrit...

medicalnewstoday.com/articl...

livescience.com/61866-magne...

sciencedaily.com/releases/2...

Recipe ideas

bbc.co.uk/food/articles/mag...

Interesting article by Dr Malcolm Kendrick on magnesium

drmalcolmkendrick.org/categ...

Vitamin K2 mk7

betterbones.com/bone-nutrit...

healthline.com/nutrition/vi...