How much Vitamin D daily?

[thedude]

For those who take Vitamin D due to a deficiency, how much do you take daily?

[cinnamoncox]

Ds was recently discovered to have low vitamin d and the doctor recommended 1000 it per day supplement.

I haven't been informed that I'm deficient but I take 800 iu anyway just to be sure.

[Deleted]

10k OTC daily.

[thedude]

Jul 29, 2014 10:18:41 GMT -5 squirrelymom said:

I did the prescription strength once a week until I got back up into range and then was told to take 1,000 iu a day.

Do you recall dosage on prescription strength?

[rageragerage]

6K OTC daily.

[thedude]

Jul 29, 2014 10:19:44 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

10k OTC daily.

Is this long term, or just until you get into normal range?

[Deleted]

Jul 29, 2014 10:23:02 GMT -5 thedude said:

Jul 29, 2014 10:19:44 GMT -5 @bigtowlittletoe said:

10k OTC daily.

Is this long term, or just until you get into normal range?

Long term.  If I reduce, my level plummets.

::polishes up special snowflake crown::

[tripleshot]

I take 5,000 iu of D3 five days a week. I was taking 50,000 iu every 10 days but couldn't ever remember to take it.

[lilafowler]

I (when I remember) take 5,000 to 10,000 IUs of D3 per day. My D level is still consistently low :-(

[eb777888]

I was told 5K daily by my doctor.

[wowhead]

I take 2,000 in the summer and 5,000 in the winter.

[hbear]

Do you know what your level is? That would determine how much you need to take.

If you have no idea, I'd recommend 1000-5000 a day. You can't go wrong with that.

[Alex]

My H has a severe deficiency. His level was undetectable at the time of diagnosis. He is now on 50K IUs once a week. He will be on it for life apparently. His Endocrinologist recommends 1000-2000 daily for everyone.

[Deleted]

Jul 29, 2014 11:24:45 GMT -5 Alex said:

My H has a severe deficiency. His level was undetectable at the time of diagnosis. He is now on 50K IUs once a week. He will be on it for life apparently. His Endocrinologist recommends 1000-2000 daily for everyone.

Oh wow, did he have any symptoms? Did he notice a change once he started taking the supplements?

[Alex]

Jul 29, 2014 12:37:30 GMT -5 @porcupine said:

Jul 29, 2014 11:24:45 GMT -5 Alex said:

My H has a severe deficiency. His level was undetectable at the time of diagnosis. He is now on 50K IUs once a week. He will be on it for life apparently. His Endocrinologist recommends 1000-2000 daily for everyone.

Oh wow, did he have any symptoms? Did he notice a change once he started taking the supplements?

He originally went to the doctor because his eye had been twitching non-stop for at least a few weeks. His doctor figured it out on the first bloodwork try. Looking back though, he did have pretty bad dark circles around his eyes and he was so tired all the time. He could take a 4 hour nap in the afternoon and still sleep all night. His Endo tried to reduce him down to 10K twice a week because the 50K can sometimes upset his stomach, but within a few weeks his eye would be twitching again and the dark circles around his eyes came back.

It is a bit of a running joke in our house. He is from California and moved to Canada for me. He hates it here. Even though it is amazing, he just hates that it's not the US. So now he jokes (pointedly) that Canada is trying to kill him from lack of sunlight.

[berbles]

I had bloodwork done in May and my vitamin D was 16 (30-100 is normal). Doc told me to take 50k once a week. I was just tested again 2 weeks ago and I'm at 64, so I'd say it's working perfectly.

[littlepeanut]

It took me 4 months of 8000 IUs a day to get my level from 16-33.

[thedude]

Jul 29, 2014 11:21:46 GMT -5 hbear said:

Do you know what your level is? That would determine how much you need to take.

If you have no idea, I'd recommend 1000-5000 a day. You can't go wrong with that.

I've been super deficient the last couple times I've had bloodworm done, but have been horrible about consistently taking vitamin D. Just curious how much others take.

[adhdfashion]

10k a day

[fuckyourcouch]

10k per day

[juliagoulia]

I was on 50k once/week until my levels reached normal, now I'm at 2,000/day. They've been holding steady through the summer but I will likely have to increase in the winter. ::grumbles:: stupid Pennsylvania ::grumbles::

[MixedBerryJam]

I just finished up 10 weeks of 50k 1x/week, and next week I start an otc dose daily -- I think it's supposed to be 3k/day but I need to call and confirm this. I just don't remember what she told me to do.