vitamin/supplement suggestions?

Did your dr suggest 1,000 d 3 ? Just asking cause that seems rather low....my d crashed too low while i was taking 3,000 d3 a day...

Do you spend much time in the sun, 20 minutes most sunny days helped me raise my number, along with 5,000 d 3. It took a few months but i felt a lot better once it was up.

Our cold winters make it likely you are too low by spring..

When i felt like my anti inflammatory was not working as well, rather than raise it, my dr. Had me try 3 to 4,000 fish oil...but choose wisely cause a lot of them are not good quality.

Supplements are trial and error like most things... What helps one of us may not always help another.

If you want to take a high amount of anything , run it past your dr, in case it can interact with meds.

Thanks for the replies :)

Personally I thought the 1000iu of D3 was a really low amount as well, considering my vitamind D levels dropped down to 13, and my doctor wants them in at least the 30's. The 1000iu was what she suggested to start with but I may start taking 5000iu just to see if I feel better with it, already have it in the medicine cabinet anyways...

I live in colorado and we have had a pretty cold winter so I definitely could see that having some impact. I was bedridden all throughout the fall pre-surgery and missed that sun, and I haven't been able to be outside much this winter/spring due to the cold. It's finally getting warm and I was able to relax on the patio and catch some sun the other day, it was GLORIUS haha. I immediately felt my muscles and my mood relax a bit, so it's something I'm making a point to do as it's warmer out.

I do actually have some fish oil as well, I think it's nature's best or something like that, I'll have to Google around and look at the added benefits of taking this, as well as of course it's purity like you mentioned. I definitely feel almost like my joints on my hands and feet are bruised at times though no inflammation is present according to my dr.

Thanks Sherrine!!! I know you've posted the type of magnesium previously but I just couldn't put my finger on it while I was looking around at vitamins online. I'll definitely go back and read more about it in the thread.

Can I ask of there's research you've seen concluding krill oil having more benefits then fish oil? I was doing a little googling around and seeing positive aspects of both, so I'm just curious if there was something you came across recommending one over the other? Or maybe both could have different benefits that make both worth taking?

Anything that could help fibro fog is worth looking into so I'll definitely add folic acid to my research list.

I appreciate all of your insight very much!