Vit d. Again

Ljm2014

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Posted 8/27/2016 2:39 AM (GMT 0)

Ok last summer i got my d to 48 felt better,

Went on 6,000 a day over the winter to try to maintain

Just found out i slipped back even in summer to 30.

30 is the low end of normal, but i do not feel well at 30 .

My sisters dr.. Tries to keep her at 60...

So here i go again..i will tritate up again...just have not found my sweet spot yet..

I repost this most years just as a reminder..because when my numbers drop..my fibro symptoms all get worse..

Lj

cilly

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Posted 8/27/2016 6:07 AM (GMT 0)

My vit was checked 3-4 yrs back,how can it be checked at home?

I can't be in sun because of lupus,I get flares .

It was 15 always,it never moves up,
I do not know how to increase..?

Maybe that why my Fibro is so bad!

Sherrine

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Posted 8/27/2016 11:53 AM (GMT 0)

I take 5,500 IU daily and have for years. This includes my vitamin D3 supplement and the D in my calcium and multiple vitamin. This keeps my levels between 50-60 and I feel good. I never backed down because there was no need to be backed down.

Cilly, I'm surprised your doctor hasn't suggested you be put on Vitamin D with your numbers being so low! This can cause more pain and fatigue! I live in Florida and am in the sun quite a bit but I wear sunscreen so my levels were low like yours. This vitamin made a difference for me and I'll be taking it forever.

Sherrine

Ljm2014

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Posted 8/27/2016 7:37 PM (GMT 0)

Cilly whoa thats low , get your dr. To help you get that up..i felt so tired and foggy, and my pain was so much more when i was at 19.
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You need to be retested until your number is at least closer to 50.

I felt much better at 48

couchtater

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Posted 8/28/2016 1:07 AM (GMT 0)

Mine got down to 8 a few years ago. I was put on prescription D for a year. My rheumatologist makes me take 5,000 units a day now.

Ljm2014

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Posted 8/28/2016 3:30 AM (GMT 0)

Joy, do you know what number they try to keep you at now?

Wow knowing what 19 felt like, i cannot imagine 8

Lj

couchtater

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Posted 8/28/2016 4:27 AM (GMT 0)

I believe 35 is the minimum level.

Mine was in the danger zone at 8. I felt like I had been beaten with a sledgehammer all over my body.

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