Covid19 and Vitamin D

[Mitz]

I take these as was suggested by doctor.
Cyclical and suffer sad syndrome in winter.

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Nope 4000iu or 100ug
Totally safe to take that dose to get your blood serum levels up. Some people take 10000iu.
I'm taking 4000iu a day and will be until spring. Then I'll stop as i spend a lot of time outdoors and am in reasonably good health. If that is the end of this pandemic I may supplement in the winter but at a lower dose.

Taking 4000iu seems incredibly excessive to me but I'm not a doctor and you should always take what a doctor says over some guy on an Internet forum. But if adults only need 400iu a day then taking a supplement of 400iu should be ample as you will still be getting some vitamin D from other sources, sun and food - even in winter months. Even if you eat nothing and live in a dark basement 24/7 taking a 400iu supplement should give you enough vitamin D. Taking 10x that dose on a daily basis, to me at least, seems unnecessary. IMHO, taking any supplement in excess is never a good thing. I would be very weary about taking 10x the daily recommended dose of anything but that's me and each to their own. If that dose works for you guys - cool. That's all that matters at the end of the day.

 

["Misfit"]

The ones that i get prescribed are 800iu
4,000 does seem a bit high ?

 

[Simon G]

I take 25ug, that's what I was recommended by my doctor, I'm not sure what that means... but it's less than 4,000.

 

[Mitz]

I take 25ug, that's what I was recommended by my doctor, I'm not sure what that means... but it's less than 4,000.

25ug is 1000iu. They're taking quadruple that daily.

 

[Simon G]

25ug is 1000iu. They're taking quadruple that daily.

Seems a lot to me then too, I was only advised to take this over winter too. Because I was showing quite a high deficiency in my blood test. Over the summer I don't usually take it at all. I really should get myself tested again as this was years ago too.

 

["Misfit"]

 

["Misfit"]

 

[Simon G]

As it says there don't consume for than 4,000 IU, so if you are supplementing 4,000, then how can you eat anything?

 

[Mitz]

Seems a lot to me then too, I was only advised to take this over winter too. Because I was showing quite a high deficiency in my blood test. Over the summer I don't usually take it at all. I really should get myself tested again as this was years ago too.

Sounds like a lot to me for sure but everyone should always follow the advice of their doctor first and foremost. But without a doctors advice I would always advise people to follow official guidelines which in the UK is given by the NHS and PHE which both recommend 10 micrograms or 400iu daily.

 

[Mr Ripple]

As it says there don't consume for than 4,000 IU, so if you are supplementing 4,000, then how can you eat anything?

Think thats part of the problem.
Although there is vitamin D in some foods like eggs and oily fish you dont get enough from food alone.
Most vitamin D comes from sunlight and the bodys ability to absorb or get it differs from person to person. Not really sure how it works but the sun is key.
I must be poor at extracting it.