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Correct Dosage of Vitamin D
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I have been diagnosed with low vit-D (15ng/ml) and doc gave me Vit-B12 and Calcium + Folic Acid + Vit-D3 (100 IU). I know that Vit-D3 tablet of 100IU per day is very low dose considering i'm severely deficient and even checked with doc but he said to continue. After three months of taking the pills and under the sun in the morning hours (7-9am, i live in India where adequate sunshine is present mostly throughout the season), but my symptoms (sleep disturbance, insomnia and back pain) did not go away, but could see some improvements.
Out of curiosity, I took 25-hydroxy test again two days before and found the value is increased only to 18ng/ml i.e. only 3 ng/ml increase after three months. Incidentally I was having ear pain and went to ENT specialist. I told him my vitamin D level and he prescribed me Vit-D sachet of 60,000 IU to be taken once every week for 6 weeks.
I took the vit-D sachet yesterday. After that onwards, I started getting severe back pain which is on and off. The pain is worse than it is used to be before I took the vit-D sachet. I would like to know
a. the dose of 60,000 IU is turning out to be too much for me, can the back pain due to strain on kidneys due to high dose of vit-D. I am really scared on this
b. what is the ideal dose of vit-D for me to build up. Can i take dose of 1000IU or 2000IU per day as tablet. Because I do not want to take the dose too low (100IU/day) or too high (60,000 IUU/week).
thanks
Arun
I have been diagnosed with low vit-D (15ng/ml) and doc gave me Vit-B12 and Calcium + Folic Acid + Vit-D3 (100 IU). I know that Vit-D3 tablet of 100IU per day is very low dose considering i'm severely deficient and even checked with doc but he said to continue. After three months of taking the pills and under the sun in the morning hours (7-9am, i live in India where adequate sunshine is present mostly throughout the season), but my symptoms (sleep disturbance, insomnia and back pain) did not go away, but could see some improvements.
Out of curiosity, I took 25-hydroxy test again two days before and found the value is increased only to 18ng/ml i.e. only 3 ng/ml increase after three months. Incidentally I was having ear pain and went to ENT specialist. I told him my vitamin D level and he prescribed me Vit-D sachet of 60,000 IU to be taken once every week for 6 weeks.
I took the vit-D sachet yesterday. After that onwards, I started getting severe back pain which is on and off. The pain is worse than it is used to be before I took the vit-D sachet. I would like to know
a. the dose of 60,000 IU is turning out to be too much for me, can the back pain due to strain on kidneys due to high dose of vit-D. I am really scared on this
b. what is the ideal dose of vit-D for me to build up. Can i take dose of 1000IU or 2000IU per day as tablet. Because I do not want to take the dose too low (100IU/day) or too high (60,000 IUU/week).
thanks
Arun
you could be fine just taking 5000mg of vit d3 daily MAKE SURE IT IS D3..that is what I did for several months testing and never had any problems...60000 at one time seems risky. that is what my dr put me on until I got up to 80 and then she cut me back down to vit d 5000 twice a week. it took me almost a year to get mine up but it was easy on my body......and helped alot
They generally prescribe 50,000 mg of vitamin D3 once a week for severe deficiency, or 1000-2000 mg a day. Normal level should be 30, but some physicians believe that 40 or 50 should be the norm.
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50 to 60 ng/ml would be acceptable, but 80 would be even better - per Vitamin D council.
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That Vitamin D3 dose of 100 IU is quite literally NOTHING.
I would suggest you get Vitamin D3 supplements in sufficient doses where you can take 20 000 IU daily for the first 3 months, and then you could reduce it to 10 000 IU daily until you get your levels back into acceptable range.