Lenna Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Maxine mentioned on an earlier discussion that Vitamin D makes her symptoms worse. Does anyone else experience this? My son hasn't been so great lately. Now that I think about it, he's been taking Vitamin D for the last couple of months. I wonder now if that's contributing to an increase in his symptoms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jump Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Vitamin D makes me feel much better, but I have a chronic insufficiency.I have read that an excess of Vitamin D can give you the same symptoms as too little (sleeplessness, exhaustion, irritability, blood sugar problems); it is possible to overdose on D if you take supplements. Is your son taking supplements because he has low levels? If he doesn't have low D, maybe the supplements are making his D too high?Also, I think the type of supplement can sometimes matter - I take 2000 IUDs a day and have no adverse side effects, but I didn't feel good when I took the once-a-month mega-dose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dsdmom Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 Interesting thread...I've thought there was something odd going on w/ me and vitamin d but since it's supposed to help I didn't think it was possible. But maybe it is! I was taking the 50000/week dose and really felt crappy after I would take it - not immediately but the few days following. I have switched to 2000 of d3 (i have upped it to 6000/day to almost even out the 50000 units I would have had otherwise). I take that daily and don't think it makes me feel as icky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 On another site for CFS patients with OI many report that D makes them feel better. I live in Australia and I get a lot of sun already (possibly too much) so I assume mine are ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gertie Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Vitamin D3 made me worse. I got so lethargic I couldn't function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajw4790 Posted December 4, 2009 Report Share Posted December 4, 2009 Hiya,I wanted to remind again to those that find D3 makes them feel worse, that it is derived from sheep wool (lanolin). So, if you have an allergy to this, this maybe the cause. A lot of people seem to be sensitive to it. Try D2 instead and see if that makes you less symptomatic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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