does anyone else get super tired after taking vitamin d? I started taking some and it made me so tired i had to stop.
[quote]eatliftsleep wrote:
does anyone else get super tired after taking vitamin d? I started taking some and it made me so tired i had to stop. [/quote]
That’s a symptom of taking too much vit D… maybe you’re in the small % of people who absorb vit D really well well naturally from sunlight and food…
[quote]HUNTER13 wrote:
From what I have read, it is better to break the dosing up over the day as Vit D can’t be stored. I might try breaking the doses up into four. Breakfast, lunch, supper, and before bed.[/quote]
This is actually backwards.
Fat-soluble vitamins get stored, and water-soluble ones get pissed out.
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]HUNTER13 wrote:
From what I have read, it is better to break the dosing up over the day as Vit D can’t be stored. I might try breaking the doses up into four. Breakfast, lunch, supper, and before bed.[/quote]
This is actually backwards.
Fat-soluble vitamins get stored, and water-soluble ones get pissed out.
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What is 5he best way to dose then? Started taking 10,000 iu’s a day a few days back all at once in the morning. Is there a more optimal way? Google didn’t produce anything other than it’s best to take in the morning as it might interfere with sleep if taken close to bed.
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
What is 5he best way to dose then? Started taking 10,000 iu’s a day a few days back all at once in the morning. Is there a more optimal way? Google didn’t produce anything other than it’s best to take in the morning as it might interfere with sleep if taken close to bed.[/quote]
As far as optimal timing/strategy, I have no idea. What’s MOST IMPORTANT regardless is getting the ‘25-hydroxy test’ added to your latest bloodwork.
Granted it’s not the sexiest answer, but it is the only one that accounts for individual physiology, etc
(Personally, I take in 8-12k iu’s, about 5x/week, which keeps me in the 55-70 range – NIH’s ‘healthy’ reference range is 30-74 – and I happen to live in a very sunny state. But again, I wouldn’t generalize based on this)
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
What is 5he best way to dose then? Started taking 10,000 iu’s a day a few days back all at once in the morning. Is there a more optimal way? Google didn’t produce anything other than it’s best to take in the morning as it might interfere with sleep if taken close to bed.[/quote]
As far as optimal timing/strategy, I have no idea. What’s MOST IMPORTANT regardless is getting the ‘25-hydroxy test’ added to your latest bloodwork.
Granted it’s not the sexiest answer, but it is the only one that accounts for individual physiology, etc
(Personally, I take in 8-12k iu’s, about 5x/week, which keeps me in the 55-70 range – NIH’s ‘healthy’ reference range is 30-74 – and I happen to live in a very sunny state. But again, I wouldn’t generalize based on this)
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WF - To actually answer your question, I’d recommend doing what you’re doing for 8-12 weeks, then bloodwork, then adjust accordingly.
edit - maybe even 16-20 weeks, to allow the body to establish its new normal
FWIW - I took mine at night, but earlier in the evening. My rationale was I get sun during the day, so I might as well “stretch it out.” I didn’t have trouble sleeping, but I was only taking 4000-5000.
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]chillain wrote:
[quote]WhiteFlash wrote:
What is 5he best way to dose then? Started taking 10,000 iu’s a day a few days back all at once in the morning. Is there a more optimal way? Google didn’t produce anything other than it’s best to take in the morning as it might interfere with sleep if taken close to bed.[/quote]
As far as optimal timing/strategy, I have no idea. What’s MOST IMPORTANT regardless is getting the ‘25-hydroxy test’ added to your latest bloodwork.
Granted it’s not the sexiest answer, but it is the only one that accounts for individual physiology, etc
(Personally, I take in 8-12k iu’s, all at once, about 5x/week, which keeps me in the 55-70 range – NIH’s ‘healthy’ reference range is 30-74 – and I happen to live in a very sunny state. But again, I wouldn’t generalize based on this)
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WF - To actually answer your question, I’d recommend doing what you’re doing for 8-12 weeks, then bloodwork, then adjust accordingly.
edit - maybe even 16-20 weeks, to allow the body to establish its new normal
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Thanks bud. Hope all is well.
I agree about the Vitamin D. I had never realised how important it was or how little sun I actually got until recently. I have been taking 8000iu’s per day plus 2000 or 3000mg Vitamin C and also feel much better for it.
I’m not getting more tired at night, but am sleeping right through the night, for the first time in many years
How exactly is it making any of you feel better? Better mood, stronger in the gym,better recovery, etc.
Yeah, have to agree. One of the supplements where I noticed an improvement almost immediately. Been taking 1000ius daily for about 8 years, and have only been sick once in that time (when I was forced to work with a REALLY sick colleague for a few days).
I’ve had my blood work done and that puts me sort of in the middle of the recommended range, but I live in the tropics.
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
How exactly is it making any of you feel better? Better mood, stronger in the gym,better recovery, etc.[/quote]
better mood, better sleep, more energy, just happier in fact.
also makes my appetite increase, more food, better results in the gym.
but mainly, it just makes me happier
Ive experimented with vit.D supplementation in the past, but no longer for than a 2 weeks.
Just ordered myself a value pack. Thinking of taking it at midday with my eggs, as I work in a office situation with minimal sun exposure during the day. My thinking is that sun exposure should be at a maximum at about midday, and hence I will supplement at midday. Makes sense?
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Great posts. I’m glad it has been helping a lot of you. About a month since I posted/started taking this supplement and I will always take it. I have dropped it down to 5000IU / day though. Going to have my levels tested next time I see the doc.
What do you all think about magnesium? I have started taking that since most multi vits don’t have it and it’s not the easiest mineral to get in the diet. It got rid of my dry, cracked hands completely and my skin/hair feels softer. Also read somewhere it gets ‘used up’ by vitamin D.
[quote]bluebrasil wrote:
[quote]Ripsaw3689 wrote:
How exactly is it making any of you feel better? Better mood, stronger in the gym,better recovery, etc.[/quote]
better mood, better sleep, more energy, just happier in fact.
also makes my appetite increase, more food, better results in the gym.
but mainly, it just makes me happier[/quote]
My sleep has always sucked. Realistically average 4-6 hours a night, and that’s ALWAYS interrupted by having to piss a couple/few times. Been like that as far as I can remember. The Vitamin D hasn’t helped that, but my mood and overall sense of well being are off the charts. I feel like my old self again, and the only thing I’m doing differently is taking the vitamin D. It’s worth the cost for that alone.
I second Captin721.
I never really thought about the vitamin until I read an article a few years back in T-Nation, “D” is for Doping, By Chris Shugart. It changed how I looked at vitamin D and now I take 5,000 IU a day in one gel cap. I buy it on line at a really cheep price, so now I have no excuse for not taking it. And yes, I feel it makes a difference in how I feel. Sleep better and over all mood is good.
[quote]AccipiterQ wrote:
[quote]1 Man Island wrote:
came here to post this. That article is why I started supplementing with it. One of 5 supplements ever that I’ve noticed an actual discernible difference with. [/quote]
I know this is an old post, but I’m interested to know what the other 4 are?
I’m guessing zinc and creatine are in there?