Vitamin D....How much are you taking?

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Meadow
Meadow Member Posts: 2,007
edited January 2015 in Clinical Trials, Research News, Podcasts, and Study Results

Hello, I am wondering how much daily Vitamin D you are taking...seems to be a wide range out there.

Me...

400 IU, thinking about jumping up higher

Thanks for your input!

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  • labelle
    labelle Member Posts: 721
    edited January 2015

    5000 IU per day at this time. A year and a half ago my levels were non-existent. Gyno prescribed 50000 IU per week for 12 weeks, which got levels normal. I continue to take 5000 IU per day as a maintenance dose and have levels checked every 6 months or so. Before supplementing, I'd have my levels checked. If normal or where you want them (with a BC diagnosis I want mine 70-100 mg) there is not point in supplementing more. The test is an easy blood draw any doctor can order. No reason to shoot in the dark with this-find out what your level is and then decide if you need to supplement and how much.

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  • Meadow
    Meadow Member Posts: 2,007
    edited January 2015

    Thanks for your reply! I just had my levels drawn and ordered today, so I will know soon. In 2012 they were 40, that was before breast cancer in 2013, I am a year out from end of chemo. My PA said below 30 is considered low...yes?

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  • Nancy2581
    Nancy2581 Member Posts: 1,234
    edited January 2015

    I am taking 2000IU daily per my onc. My levels were in the normal range, but at the low end ( in the 30s) I think. She's checking again in a week

    Nancy

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  • Hopeful82014
    Hopeful82014 Member Posts: 3,480
    edited January 2015
    Different labs use differing ranges but I'd be concerned about anything under 30 and more comfortable above 50.

    I took remediation levels (like Labelle) a few years ago when lab described levels as "critical" (need to find out just what that meant) and got them up to about 30 but they've dropped again, so I'm taking 4500 daily.

    I've read that most people studying D levels tend to take about 5000 daily.
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  • AmyQ
    AmyQ Member Posts: 2,182
    edited January 2015

    I upped my dose after having miserable reading for the past year and finally got to a normal range. I take 2000 IU per day.

    Amy

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  • Manu14
    Manu14 Member Posts: 153
    edited January 2015

    Mine was 38 at DX which was in normal range but not very ideal. Increasing from 1000 IU daily to 2000 IU daily got me to a score of 53 after a year

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