Taking Vitamin D

Old 08-21-2010, 12:04 PM
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What strength of vitamin D do you take and do you take it all year round?
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Old 08-21-2010, 12:10 PM
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My Vitamin D is extremely low. I take a prescribed dosage of 52,000 units weekly. It is one capsule. I cannot take over the counter brand. I have been able to tolerate the prescribed one.
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Old 08-21-2010, 01:17 PM
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When I found out I had Osteo, my doc told me to take V-D twice a day and also calcium with D twice a day. He didn't tell me how much though. I take 3200 iu daily. He's on vacation, if I can remember I'll ask him when he gets home. He's also my SIL so that helps greatly. We don't do naked though. I only go to him with things I can keep my clothes on. YUK, imagine getting naked for your SIL. He has had mothers of friends that come to him, then he has to sit across the dinner table with them. YUK
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Old 08-21-2010, 01:49 PM
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Doesn't 'bare' thinking about!!!
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Old 08-21-2010, 01:53 PM
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We are very lucky in Scotland as once we reach 60 years all our prescriptions come free. One advantage of getting older!!
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Old 08-21-2010, 01:58 PM
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I take 2000 per day and get it very inexpensively at Costco.Huge bottle lots of tiny pills under $20.00 lasts for months for me and DGD.
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Old 08-21-2010, 02:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisanne
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My doc just did blood tests and said I needed Vit D too.He called in a prescription but I can't afford to get it filled so I am just going to take OTC D I have already. Hopefully it will work as well.
Just realize that a prescription may be for 50,000 units and the OTC pill may only be 400 units. That's quite a difference, so don't expect anywhere near the same effect. Maybe you could take a couple of pills a day, at least.

As for not being able to afford it, some supermarket pharmacies are filling generics and such for only a small fee, $10 or less. It can't hurt to go in an ask the pharmacist if there's any way he can help you.
Well I should have said I can't afford it until I get my next check . That is more accurate. The Vit D I have is 2000 IU. each And he only wanted me to take on 50,000 a week. I don't do well on anything in a massive dose like that so I am just going to ration these through the week. I will have to take 4 a day but that is not a problem . I can break them up morning and afternoon. I have other things I take through out the day anyway. I will see if this does anything then if not get the prescription one.

I am one of those people that drugs should be tested on. If there is a weird side effect I can tell with in days of taking it sometimes hours. Very very sensitive.
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Old 08-21-2010, 04:29 PM
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i take it, i take a 50,000 unit pill every Monday nite
at the first of each month I get a B-12 shot. My system, due to pancreatic cancer, 10 yrs ago, does not absorb and keep the two vitamins going, so that is why I will be taking these for life. They do work. YOU will feel better, not immediately on the B-12, but eventually.
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Old 08-21-2010, 04:47 PM
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I live in a city where the clinic does alot of research on different things. I was in one that tested for vitamin D levels mine was low so I had to start taking the vitamin, after several months I had to redo the study and once again my level was way down, the doctor told me to take it for the rest of my life. I'm now on a world wide study on breast cancer the study is coming out of Canada. There is a medication that they are postive it will prevent breast cancer. I'm in the study for 5 years and if I happen to be in the group that is getting the placebo they will give me 5 years of pills (they think that is all you need to take to prevent the cancer). Right now women from Canada who have had breast cancer can take this pill and it will prevent reoccurents of the cancer. The older a person gets the more chance you have of getting breast cancer.
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Old 08-21-2010, 05:22 PM
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Some medications leach vitamin D from our bodies.My GP gives me a booster series of shots and it really helps.(Has something to do with my age, I think...)A better alternative to bone density problems.
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