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Vit d dosage

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dee50031
dee50031

Vit d defiency of 30nmol or 12 converted to us, my dr prescribed 800 iu d3 tabs one a day for 3 months does this sound right to anyone please

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  • dambudzo
    dambudzo dee50031

    Posted

    sounds perfect.

    i was at similar serum level and was put on identical daily dose.

    research suggests it takes 3 months for vitamin D supplementation to take effect. i certainly found that the pains started to diminish withing a month or so. i was also topping up with exposure to the sun.

    have confidence and trust your doctor.

    after 3 months you'll have to get back in touch with the doctor to find out what the next plan is: ie do you continue with supplement or not. 

    • dee50031
      dee50031 dambudzo

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply can I ask what your pain or symptoms of v d was please
    • dambudzo
      dambudzo dee50031

      Posted

      i had pains in my hips and legs. i could not work out if it was in the bones or the muscles or the tendons. i just knew that there was continuous pain. and sometimes i felt jabbing pain. it was difficult and painful to walk, i had to give up my aerobics and other exercise classes becasue i could no longer physically manage them.
  • ptolemy
    ptolemy dee50031

    Posted

    That's what I take. I also bought a rather nice gravity chair to lie out in the sun with, plus a cup of tea and a book. I can look at the garden and think I really should be weeding not reading! 
    • dee50031
      dee50031 ptolemy

      Posted

      Thank you I can't wait to sit in the sun x
  • frankiefoo
    frankiefoo dee50031

    Posted

    No. You need a much higher dose. especially at this time of year when the sunshine (natural Vit D) is lacking and with levels so low (deficiency). Normal vitamin D levels according to doctors are 75nmol/litre. Optimum levels are above 100nmol/litre. 
    • dee50031
      dee50031 frankiefoo

      Posted

      Thank you, would you say 30nmol is low then, that was my result, have had some bone pain and muscle aches.
    • ptolemy
      ptolemy dee50031

      Posted

      Mine was 26 which is seems to be counted as insufficient not defficient! I think 25 and below is counted as defficient. Also a lot of places will not give you a prescription if you are more than 25. As I said I take the same as you 800iu a day prescribed by my GP. 
    • frankiefoo
      frankiefoo dee50031

      Posted

      30 nmol/litre and below is deficiency. Severe deficiency is anything below 15 nmol/litre and classed as Osteomalacia because it takes the body many years and much pain to get that way. 
  • respecthealth
    respecthealth dee50031

    Posted

    Hi there. I was given 2200IU/day of D3 four years ago when mine was low. Going outdoors, even when cloudy, is important because UV can get through clouds I was told.
  • mjaxx
    mjaxx dee50031

    Posted

    Your vitamin D is very low. Normally, a severe deficiency is treated with 50000 IU of vitamin D per week for 8 weeks, and then the levels are retested to gauge effect and treatment is adjusted from there.

    An 800 IU dosage is unlikely to help alleviate deficiency unless you are getting plenty of sun exposure, and even then it will take a long time. This kind of dosage is the recommended dosage for maintaining levels in the optimal range as determined by the FDA for people with normal sun exposure and normal vitamin D levels already, rather than to correct deficiency.

    If you have had a vitamin D deficiency for a long time and are suffering symptoms of osteomalacia like muscle weakness, bone and joint pain, and fatigue, vitamin D supplementation alone will also not be beneficial. Osteomalacia results from calcium being leached from bone, and calcium supplementation is required to reverse it. Magnesium, vitamin K2, and other nutrients are also important for normalising bone health and vitamin D function when treating osteomalacia. If your deficiency has not progressed this far, you don't have to worry about supplementation unless you're not getting enough calcium and magnesium in your diet.

  • mDoctors.UK
    mDoctors.UK dee50031

    Posted

    Adult needs about 800-1000 iu for daily maintance (without deficiency)

    In deficiency need higher dosages.

    current recommendation is about 40,000iu weekly for 7 weeks 

    (can get 20,000iu capsules)

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