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Posted 1/18/2015 3:36 PM (GMT 0)
Out of curiosity I looked up headache and vit deficiency. Vit D is the most common deficency in US and ESP common in IBD. It causes headaches.

I may have found a contibuter to my headaches.

Hope this helps.
Posted 1/18/2015 3:58 PM (GMT 0)
I believe deficiency is the precursor to a plethora of diseases and cancers. There is quite a bit of literature on the current impact of deficiency - you will find it implicating everything from poor dental health to the surging autoimmunity rates in the US.

In terms of the financial impact of deficiency, I found this fact on examine.com very interesting:

In general, supplementation of 1,000 IU vitamin D3 daily (seen as a lower dose estimate) has been estimated to reduce the medical costs of cancer treatment by about $16-$25 billion by exerting a general protective and preventative effect.[78]

Also, the cholesterol hormone is a precursor to vitamin D, so the current low-fat (and low cholesterol) dietary recommendations are only contributing to the problem.

Best.
Posted 1/18/2015 6:06 PM (GMT 0)
I rarely get headaches.
Posted 1/18/2015 8:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yes...my doc just called this week having a fit at my Vitamin D levels...and my energy and headaches were worse than usual.

Can I take 2000iu of D3 forever? It seems to be the only way to keep it up...otherwise I tank.
Posted 1/18/2015 8:55 PM (GMT 0)
2000 IU should be fine for a very long time. Many people take 5000 or even 50,000IU. Just make sure you get it checked every few months to make sure your levels dont get too high (though they really shouldnt)
Posted 1/18/2015 11:17 PM (GMT 0)
I just take 1000 as it's the min requirement. But don't listen to me, I don't take most dosages in vits. Can't help but feel it's a money maker for them to have you take more buy more and you just pee out most of it. Kind of like they tell you to shampoo twice so you go thru the bottle faster.

I do take all 4 apriso ;-). I'm a semi good patient
Posted 1/18/2015 11:28 PM (GMT 0)
BTW, there are so many kinds of vit D on the market, which one do u think is the best? i was considering taking vit D but some time ago my tests showed i had no deficiency. Maybe it has changed since that time, i often have headaches.
Posted 1/18/2015 11:40 PM (GMT 0)
DMC2011 & ewafromwarsaw,

Get your blood levels of vitamin D checked. Optimum levels are 40-60 ng/dl. Over 100 ng/dl is approaching overdose which is not good. DMC will probably find that much more than 1000 IU is needed to get to the optimum levels. I need 5,000 IU per day.

Just make sure it is vitamin D3 as opposed to vitamin D2. And if you can try to get a brand that is mostly pure without additives like maldodextrin or other crap. Capsules are usually cleaner than tablets which require binders and fillers.
Posted 1/19/2015 12:16 AM (GMT 0)
thanks IamCurious :)
Posted 1/19/2015 3:24 PM (GMT 0)
I' taking 4500IU per day since 6 months, my blood rates are ok now but I still take vit.D because it's very recommended for colitis and Crohn sufferers (fortify the immune system) and it protects from many cancers according to several recent studies. This vitamin also increase absorption of calcium, magnesium, etc. So everyone should take it on a regular basis all year long, until you live in south africa :)
Posted 1/19/2015 4:13 PM (GMT 0)

DMC2011 said...
I just take 1000 as it's the min requirement. But don't listen to me, I don't take most dosages in vits. Can't help but feel it's a money maker for them to have you take more buy more and you just pee out most of it. Kind of like they tell you to shampoo twice so you go thru the bottle faster.

I do take all 4 apriso ;-). I'm a semi good patient

A one year supply of vitamin D3 (5000 IU which is considered the daily limit) is around $25 dollars for me. A one year supply of medication with insurance is 10-12 times as much as that. Without insurance it is a a hundred or two hundred fold higher. I believe pharmaceutical companies sell billions of dollars worth of medications and make record setting profits every year. If the latter can be avoided with simple nutritional interventions like vitamin D (and sunlight) intake, then it is worth it IMO. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Posted 1/19/2015 4:51 PM (GMT 0)
Agreed! I will up my D-3! Thank you all!
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