Too much Vitamin D?

[Shashi]

I'm taking a 10,000 IU gelcap of Vitamin D3 daily. My Vitamin D level was low at one time a year or so ago, and my neurologist put me on the 50,000 IU pill once a week.

My new neurologist suggested increasing my Vitamin D from 2,000 IU to 5,000 to 6,000 IU since there is a link between low Vit. D levels and MS.

I found these 10,000 IU gelcaps and have been taking them for a couple of weeks. I haven't really noticed any side effects, but with all my other wacky symptoms, how would I know?

Am I taking too much on a daily basis? Would it be better to take one every other day? How much is too much?

[Redwings]

There was a thread about this a couple of months ago: [url]http://www.msworld.org/forum/showthread.php?t=114525[/url]

[Sequoia]

Here's what the Mayo Clinic has to say about safe dosages:

[URL="http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d/NS_patient-vitamind/DSECTION=safety"]http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vit...SECTION=safety[/URL]

According to the Institute of Medicine, 10,000 IU is the upper level at which no adverse effects were noted, but they recommend staying at 4,000 IU (for adults). This is for long-term use; much higher dosages are prescribed to correct Vitamin D deficiency.

It might be a good idea to get your level checked again.

[techie]

There is a simple blood test for Vit. D.
Get that and be sure of where you are at.
My husband was a lot less tired after he started D3 four times a week.
techie

[Shashi]

Thanks everyone. I have a physical coming up in a few weeks. I'll ask my doctor if she can check my Vitamin D levels, though I doubt they're low now since I've been taking D3 in varying dosages for over a year.

[Ironsides]

Normal range for vit. D is a score of 30-100 on ones blood test...my score was 33 so my neuro recommended that I take 5000 units. The average score is 50.

He made another interesting comment that it's what your mothers D level was when you were in utero and that low levels are directly related to the child being diagnosed with MS.

He also confirmed studies concluding that babies born in May are most likely to come down with MS versus those in November are least likely. BTW I was born in May.

[ddsan]

Sorry to bust your bubble, but I was born in November and have had MS for 19 years. My sister was born in May and she has Myasina Gavis (sp). Our mother had MS and was born in January -- go figure!

[Sequoia]

Originally Posted by ddsan

Sorry to bust your bubble, but I was born in November and have had MS for 19 years. My sister was born in May and she has Myasina Gavis (sp). Our mother had MS and was born in January -- go figure!

There's no bubble busting involved here.

We're talking about a statistical finding that more people who were born in May get MS than people who were born in November. The fact that [U]some[/U] people don't fit that pattern doesn't alter or invalidate the statistics.

[Ironsides]

Right on, Sequoa! You said it better than I.