How funny - I just came in from my 10 minutes of vitamin D time and I read this. LOL. However, I now feel totally ignorant. I have always been under the impression that the best way to absorb enough vitamin D is via sunshine. I know that vitamin D is difficult to supplement as it doesn't absorb well in pill form.

I did not read the articles yet. It's MS nap time for me but I will when I wake up more refreshed.

In the meantime, could someone enlighten me a little. I'm confused.

I still think the best way to get Vit D is through sunlight unless you have any dermatological reason that results in imparied absorption or you live in a dark place.

I'll be honest I have not gotten much sun lately and my vit d showd as low. Also I started on birth control pills to control some hormone problems and I o think this has something to do with it too.

I bought some Vit d and decided to only supplement 1000 a day. 50,000 sounds excessive unless monitored by a doc.

Hello, my fellow MSer! Since you are also not part of the "normal" population, this should be of interest to you to at least investigate. If you insert the two phrases "Multiple Sclerosis" "Vitamin D3" together into your search engine, you'll see a lot of interesting (and relatively recent) info. In short, besides the theory that insufficient D3 puts people at greater risk for developing MS, it is also believed to possibly be beneficial for those who already have it. For those in whom there is a clinical reason to supplement with D3, it's just really not possible to get enough from the sun without bad side effects.

It definitely is! And even then, I'm still not convinced. mrsd's info. was enlightening and at least reason enough for those who do take it to investigate further.

Shelley, hope your levels improve soon!

Take a look at this link:

http://www.healthcentral.com/cholest...-43006-66.html