Tpoppa Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 The treatment is a really high dose of VItamin D. 50,000 IU per week for 12 weeks. The normal recommended daily amount is 600 IU per day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 You sure are taking a lot of D.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba Posted November 7, 2018 Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 Wowzers! You sure you heard your Doc correctly? That level of Vit D is considered pretty toxic. 4000 IU (6x RDA) is the max upper limit per day, so 28,000 per week. I'd do a touch-back with your MD or pharmacist to make sure. https://healthfully.com/298565-how-much-vitamin-d3-is-safe-to-take-to-prevent-toxicity.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted November 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 7, 2018 29 minutes ago, Bubba said: Wowzers! You sure you heard your Doc correctly? That level of Vit D is considered pretty toxic. 4000 IU (6x RDA) is the max upper limit per day, so 28,000 per week. I'd do a touch-back with your MD or pharmacist to make sure. https://healthfully.com/298565-how-much-vitamin-d3-is-safe-to-take-to-prevent-toxicity.html 50,000 iu is actually just 1 pill. It's pretty standard to treat severe deficiency. It wouldn't be healthy for someone with normal levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pauly Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Well, Tony is far from normal... so script checks out. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted November 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, Pauly said: Well, Tony is far from normal... so script checks out. I'd argue if I could Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Howabusa Posted November 10, 2018 Report Share Posted November 10, 2018 Sounds like your younger girlfriend is wearing you out. Lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiro Posted November 12, 2018 Report Share Posted November 12, 2018 On 11/6/2018 at 8:32 AM, Tpoppa said: So it turns out there may be a medical explanation for this. I just had blood work done after I couldn't shake a cold and it turns out I have a pretty serious Vitamin D deficiency, that's been slowly getting worse for years. It comes with a bunch of seemingly unrelated symptoms like: headache, extreme fatigue, temperature sensitivity, chronic pain, difficulty sleeping, getting sick often, etc...all things that make it hard to enjoy things as much as I used to. It's been pretty awful, but it makes sense. Good news is that once diagnosed, it's pretty easy to treat. I should bounce back after a few months of supplements. We'll see. Very cool. There are at least two different ways to measure vitamin D levels, so I'm curious about that. And what caused the deficiency? Is it just lack of sun exposure, really dark skin, or lack of dietary intake? Extremely low-fat diet? Or maybe your body doesn't absorb vitamin D well? Magnesium is another nutrient that tends to be deficient, but not as easy to supplement without digestive issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted November 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 17 hours ago, hiro said: Very cool. There are at least two different ways to measure vitamin D levels, so I'm curious about that. And what caused the deficiency? Is it just lack of sun exposure, really dark skin, or lack of dietary intake? Extremely low-fat diet? Or maybe your body doesn't absorb vitamin D well? Magnesium is another nutrient that tends to be deficient, but not as easy to supplement without digestive issues. The Dr didn't really mention a cause other than saying it's pretty common in Ohio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Qman Posted November 13, 2018 Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 3 hours ago, Tpoppa said: The Dr didn't really mention a cause other than saying it's pretty common in Ohio. Welcome to the PermaCloud! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpoppa Posted November 13, 2018 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2018 On 11/10/2018 at 2:53 PM, Howabusa said: Sounds like your younger girlfriend is wearing you out. Lol Sometimes 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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