When my orthopedic person was testing me for lyme, he noticed I had the lowest vitamin D level he's ever seen. After reading through here, I guess that could be a problem. He told me to take 1000 Vitamin D a day, so I went to walmart and all of them said D3. I wonder if that is the right thing? Thank you, Karen

I happen to have my test and it says

Vitamin D, 25 Hydroxy 16.2 L ng/mL 30.0 - 100.0

Then he wrote 1000Y/Dm Vit D... ok, maybe that's a D3, so perhaps I did get the right thing.

1000 IU of D3 is very little...and not to expect much response.

The average, rule is 1000 IU daily. for every 10 points to raise.

Your target is 50... if you really low, you are not going to get
far on 1000 a day.

So then, 5000 per day? Can you take too much?

Not really. The whole attitude of D3 has changed dramatically
in the past 5 yrs. I don't think most doctors even understand it all yet.

Here is the Vit D thread:
with videos:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread92116.html

Alot is explained on that thread.

Thanks for your response and the LINK!!

Hi Karen...I don't know what types of symptoms you are having, but I also have low D my test was 8. I started the D3 as recommended here and it has helped me a lot! I take 5000 for about a month and half. It hasn't cleared everything up but I have more energy and less pain. Good luck to you!

Hi Keeping the Faith.. you just made me feel a WHOLE lot better...!! I'm not sure I have peripheral neuropathy, more like just neuropathy cause I woke up to it in my hips and very tops of legs today, before, feet and calves, pretty much only. Plus I get all over itching- sometimes combined with pricking.

But Faith Keeper, I would occassionally take two 1000 D's and feel guilty about it... but felt like one was certainly not enough. So I was at work yesterday but will read Mrs. D's link today and will go get myself more supplies.

When I asked the orthopedic guy why mine was so low, he wasn't much in the business of that I suppose and just said, maybe hereditary.

THANK you for your encouraging reply!!

Karen, I think you could start at 4000IU of D3 daily, and
get retested in 3 months. See where it took you.

Some people need more than 1000 IU / 10 points. Heavily people with more fat on their bodies, may need a slightly higher dose.

Itching all over, may be a sign of gall bladder or liver disease. Some people with lymphoma have itching also.

Sorry to hear you are going through so much - my test for D was really low also. I'll have to dig it out to see the number to compare. I started taking D perscription pills a couple of weeks ago - twice a week. I had been getting a D shot once a month, but it didn't bring my number up very much.

I didn't realize that it contributed to PN? What have you found out about that?

The crazy thing I have lived in Phoenix for 18 years and to be low of something the sun brings is really strange, don't you think? But I understand it is something a lot of people struggle with. I also have D's in my fish oil too.
Tina