This is a very interesting article:

http://psychcentral.com/news/2009/03...in-d/4903.html

Hmmm!!
Nothing was done to see if correcting the vitD levels decreased pain, tho.
I wonder if also some (or all) of the narcotics deplete vitD and make supplements necessary, or if it just is a fact that those with higher levels of pain showed a vitD deficiency?

Here is a link with a video from Australia...and what they are
doing about Vit D there...it is really interesting..so please watch it!

http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/2514231.htm

Thanks to Lara for posting this on the Vitamin forum!

Here's an overview that I found
http://www.the-vitamin-and-supplemen...ysymptoms.html

Ok, how about "In A Nutshell" for us nuts? What should I be ordering for a Vitamin D suppliment? lol...I'm shopping now online at the link you provided (I Herb)...So far I have the B taken care of....Thank you for your help

If you have not had testing... I'd start at 2000IU daily.
I use the NOW brand that are liquidgel caps. I think they are better absorbed.

Where you are---you have to factor in sun exposure. I seem to recall from your gardening posts that you are south of me.
So you must get more sun than I do.

This winter I upped to 4000IU because last winter the 2000IU seemed okay, but not terrific. I still had to use my light visor for SAD. This year I only used the light visor in the fall, and not at all after January! I will stop the D when I start to tan up.
I don't take any D in the summers. I am outside for many hours.

My pain levels have been much better this winter, and my SAD almost non-existant.
I have not been tested, I confess.
I based my doses on my feelings in the summer, vs the winter.
Since I have become older, I really can feel this difference now.

I am having Jim tested in April. His doc wants me to back up my information so this seems like a good start. Mayo seems to be a pretty good start even though he's a New England Journal guy! lol