Ibuprofen and Arthritis

[justauntb2]

I was taking Ibuprofen for years and the pain in my knees was intollerable and I was confined to a wheel chair. About a year ago I started taking 1400 IU of Vitamin D and stopped the ibuprofen totally, my arthritis was doing MUCH better, even started taking short walks, however, recently, I had an injury and started taking Ibuprofen.....now my knees hurt all the time.
Can Ibuprofen deplete vitamin D?

[justauntb2]

Thanks for the info :o)

[ChitChatNine]

Hi, Dr. Vinod comprehensively responded that there is not a connection .. really good answer . .he's great!

[justauntb2]

I read your letter.....I too am anxious to see what they say about this.
I did up my Vitamin D by another 1000 this morning. now taking 2800 IUs
We shall see...I don't have a doctor, mine just disapeared....lol....now can't get into a new one until February.

[ChitChatNine]

I posted on the Rheumatoid Arthritis Expert Forum:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Rheumatoid-Arthritis/Can-NSAID-like-Ibuprofen-or-Mobic-deplete-Vit-D-over-a-period-of-time/show/1025889

Cannot wait to see what the Dr. there thinks!

C~

[ChitChatNine]

Hi,

I am on 50,000 iu's a week ... was on 100,000 iu's the first 6 weeks of Vit D being monitored.  They repeated $1,600 worth of bloodwork 2X to be certain it had nothing to do with my thyroid because of small thyroid cancer found and removed in '07 and I had a clean bill of health in that they think mine was from lack of sun since a Melanoma was removed, also, in '07 and a change of lifestyle styaying out of the sun and higher SPF sunscreen since then.  It's a double edged sword.

So a really good ? indeed .............. Can Anti-inflammatories deplete Vit. D ?

C~

[justauntb2]

What dose of Vit D are you taking? I am at 1400 IUs

[ChitChatNine]

Hi,  good ? that I wonder about too ... I am on Mobic 15mgs daily for ankle/arthritis tendon problem and my Vit D was recently DX'd at severe with 9 on a scale of 32-100 being normal.

I am now on high dose Vit D and level was 32 when ck'd last.

C~