Vitamin D3

SA8PG

Hi

I was looking into taking Vitamin D3 and found there are a lot of choices. How do I know what to look for?

Any help is appreciated. 😊

Thank you

G

ShetlandPony

I just figured the fewer inactive ingredients, the better. I found one with just D3 and olive oil, in a capsule made of gelatin, glycerin, and water. Olive oil is supposed to be good for us.

Italychick

I take this one. Got my vitamins d level from 57 to 98 in about five weeks.just about five drops under the tongue, seems to absorb well.

SA8PG

Thank you ladies. I'm seeing choices for raw vitamin D3 & others from mushrooms as well. Anyone heard of these? One is from Garden of Life organics.

SpecialK

I use a drop product similar to Italy's - the brand name is Carlson. It is suspended in an oil which is necessary for absorption. If you take a gummy or pill make sure you eat something with fat of some kind to help it be effective.

SA8PG

Thank you Special. 😊 Let me know to how your next steps for recon are doing.

Hugs

G

mysunshine48

How do you know how much (drops) to take? My MO says she would not test my vitamin D level or calcium level. She said "not necessary." She said if I wanted that to ask my regular doctor. And what levels are we supposed to have? I take tablets, but have no idea how many Inshould take. I take 2. I started Arimidex 1 1/2 months ago.

MinusTwo

Mysunshine - I usually look at the Mayo Clinic site for any medical questions since they're a trustworthy institution. Here's a link to a question about Vitamin D dose.

http://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements/vitami...

Below is the an NIH chart that may be useful for calcium & Vit D. Note - it's 2011

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/magazine/issue...

WebMD is another place you can check.

mysunshine48

Thanks, I will look at those!

Italychick

mysunshine then have your general doctor test your levels. I don't understand that. It was one of the first things my MO tested, and when mine was 86 she said that was great.

I do the drops. Started out with 10 drops which is equivalent to 10,000 iu and got my level to 98 during chemo, then backed down to 6 drops. And I have been tested by my MO four times in 7 months.

mysunshine48

Italy, Thank you.