Comments on: Vitamin D Overdose

By: Crystal

Crystal — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:51:31 +0000

I have to agree with Roseie. I have been taking 2000IU of vitamin D a day for about 4 months now due to having fibromyalgia. I have just discovered that I have been feeling terrible for the last 3 months. My bones hurt more, my muscles ache, chills, fever, nausea, pelvic pain. I am almost positive that this is a classic case of kidney stones, which I just realized vitamin D can cause. I am in so much pain it is awful. I can barely movve. I started taking this much vitamin D because my grandma told me that she heard that people with fibromyalgia should take at least 1000IU a day, so I thought 2000IU should make me feel a whole lot better, but I think it is making me feel worse. Guess the only way to find out is to stop taking it and see what happens, but it also says that if you stop taking vitamin D abruptly and not gradually that it can cause bigger complications. Well I guess it is time to call the doctor!

By: JohnLinz

JohnLinz — Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:02:24 +0000

Ten to 20 minutes on an indoor tanning machine can produce up to 20,000 IUs of Vitamin D. It’s nearly impossible to overdose on Vitamin D from UV exposure.

By: John H

John H — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 06:57:19 +0000

I would like to emphasize that pregnant women need MUCH higher dosages of Vitamin D for the health of their child. While you can overdose with supplements it is practically impossible to do so with UV.

By: Susie

Susie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:09:43 +0000

I have symptoms of numbness in my hands and feet, which occured after starting on Vitamin D. When I went off the D, the symptoms subsided, then came back again when I restarted the D again. 1000 iu once a day, is the daily dosage I am taking, and I also spend and hour or so walking every day.
Is the numbness a symptom of too much Vitamin D?
Thank you

By: Roseie

Roseie — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:47:40 +0000

After reading reports that is was good to take vitamin D I started taking a D3 supplement of 1000 iu per day. within one month I started experiencing pains in my bones around my knees. I did not immediately associate these pains with the supplement. Within three months I was nearly crippled. The muscles in my legs were so weak I could barely walk and to go up or down stairs was excruciating. I could not sleep because the pains in my legs were so bad. Because I was starting to get so concerned I tried to go through what I had changed in my diet and my daily life and the only odd thing out was the D3. I stopped taking it and within one week I knew it was the D3 because the difference was dramatic. It took 7 months for the pains to go completely. So YES taking Vitamin D can have serious medical complications. I think I was lucky to discover this

By: SUSAN

SUSAN — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 05:50:45 +0000

I take 50,000 a week due to weak muscles. My 25-hydroxy vit d test showed 19 and the normal was above 30. I have been on it for 4 months now and show no side affects.

By: Doug Couch

Doug Couch — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:27:09 +0000

For shedding some light on Vitamin D, visit Bob’s web site:
http://barefootscureamerica.com/barefoot-on-vitamin-d.htm
&
http://barefootscureamerica.com/needhelp.htm

I find it interesting when people talk it up about the detrimental effects of various vitamins, etc., even if no one has died…and what the FDA recommended dosages are. While that same FDA approves and reapproves drugs that are marked up in $$ amounting to a 78,000% markup…and drugs that kill people over and over. The statements on the second page above are not FDA approved…and yet after a lengthy suit by the FTC, these statements remain on the site. Why? Because the site also includes hundreds of documentation quotes and references, from noteworthy sources, including such organizations as the American Medical Association and the New England Journal of Medicine.

Is there such a thing as problematic vitamin-D overdose? Of course. Someone suggested statistics. Good idea…both statistics of people suffering and dying from vitamin-D overdose…and statistics of people suffering and dying from maladies arising from insufficient vitamin-D. Getting more sun is a great advisable way to get the vitamin-D without much overdosing danger…people tend to sunburn prior to overdose. Yes?

Speaking of the FDA…check out:
http://barefootscureamerica.com/drug-industry-owns-congress.htm

Doug Couch
Note: This is not an advertisement, but my own suggestion for reading. There is much documentation on the site.

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 02:36:16 +0000

I would just like to point out that Bonnie’s reply is errored. The article states that the recommended daily dosage of Vitamin D for INFANTS and CHILDREN UNDER 18 is 400IU a day. Not for adults.

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:40:24 +0000

check your spelling next time

By: Dr. C.

Dr. C. — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:25:30 +0000

Really?
Can you give a statistic of how many people died or had serious complications from a D overdose?