Vitamin D

Definitely dry D3, I get mine on Amazon. 50,000 iu. Before surgery my doc put me on prescription D and that stuff wouldn't even begin to help post surgery, just FYI. Most of what you see at your local drug store or walmart is way to low for most of our needs.

You are taking the right product, but the "right" dose varies from person to person. For some people 50,000 units/day is enough, but not for everyone, and apparently not for you. I used to take that much but now take 100,000 units/day and it has made a big difference in my D level and PTH.

Larra

Wow--I thought 50,000 was high. I will definitely try more.

Some people have to take more, some dont have to take the whole 50,000 everyday. I only take it everyother day and my labs have greatly improved. Best of luck

I was at 13 in January, and my Dr put me on 50k but had me taking them only once a week. That brought me up to 20. I guess it is time to step things up a little.

A lot of us have to take mega-doses; I took 50,000 per day and it's not enough. Trying it with vitamin K2 now.

What your doctor prescribes is the OIL based. DS'ers malabsorb fat aka OIL so you are just pooping out most of that D you are taking. Switch to the BioTech D3 50,000 DAILY.

I take Dry D3 50,000 M-F and 100,000 S & S (easiest way for me to remember to take a double dose two days a week).

I found to get my D to go up, I had to take it in the middle of the night away from food.  I also take calcium 6x/day.  My PTH was 22!  D isn't back yet, but it was 102 last lab. I use Vitalady's D3.

I never thought of that--taking it way after I've eaten....also, does the large dose of calcium help absorb the D?  What kind/how much calcium do you take from Vitalady?

Thanks!

I get calcium at Sams and take it 6x/day (3 petites at a time 600mg).  You need enough calcium to get your D3 to go up and your PTH down.  I was taking 3-50k VitD3 3x/day with my other vits and food and my D was going down.  When I switched to the middle of the night, away from food, my D went up.  I was able to scale back from 3/day to 1-50k.  My lab just came through and I've dropped to 92 from 114.  It's still very good and between 80-120, but dropping.  I'll add another 1/week and see with my next labs.  I get the majority of the specialized Vits from Vitalady, others from WalMart and Sams.