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I have to much iron my doctor told me to take. Vitamin D3 5000 a day it is making me really tired what should I do
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sheryl37154 kathy49626
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I have not heard of Vit D3 doing that. Try getting a practitioners' brand of Vit D3 forte drops - they could work better for you as they do me.
miller.jones kathy49626
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Low Vit D and high Iron will cause fatigue
To be told to take that much you must be anemic in which case I expect your calcium to also be low if this is the case.
sheryl37154 miller.jones
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I did not read that Kathy's dr expected it to counter high iron levels. However, a deficiency of Vit D does cause some of the same symptoms as haemochromatosis does, eg. aches, pains, fatigue, depression, weakness, etc. there is a huge list. Her dr would have recommended Vit D to help relieve her symptoms.
A blood test found me to be deficient in Vit D even though I have great access to sunshine and took double dose Vit D tablets to try to increase my Vit D levels. Some people just don't absorb Vit D, same for Vit B12. My dr put me onto good brand Vit D3 forte drops (6 drops per day = 6000 iu). My blood levels were elevated at the next blood test. I continue to take them because I have come to know how important a good level of Vit D is.