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PennyCat
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Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
How much is too much? 
I am taking a supplement with 5k of vitamin d in it (my dr's rec) .. but I'm also on an iron supplement that contains vitamin d in it too (1k) .. and my prenatal has about 500.. so all in all, that's A LOT of vitamin d, right? considering it's a fat soluble vitamin so you don't just flush out what you don't need..
Message edited 11/10/2011 6:58:49 PM.
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
hmm..I read 2000 mg is the max daily dosage.
You could call up your local pharmacist to find out, I'm sure.
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PennyCat
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Posted by LadyBugN2Buggies
hmm..I read 2000 mg is the max daily dosage.
You could call up your local pharmacist to find out, I'm sure.
That can't be... I'm on 5k a day as per my dr's request!! 
I'm gonna speak to my dr this weekend!
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Posted by PennyCat
Posted by LadyBugN2Buggies
hmm..I read 2000 mg is the max daily dosage.
You could call up your local pharmacist to find out, I'm sure.
That can't be... I'm on 5k a day as per my dr's request!!
I'm gonna speak to my dr this weekend!
Increased vit. D can help promote & boost fertility. Maybe that's why they have you on such a high dose? I believe there are ramifications to having increased Vit D, also. Although I am not sure.
I find all the vitamin stuff so confusing! I'm supposed to start taking Vit D because my doc said my levels were too low (but this is sooo common I hear and they check for it now routinely) so I've been doing some research on it.
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PennyCat
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Yes me too!! I am actually on it because I'm deficient in it.. so though it may help with fertility, that's not the direct reason I was put on it. My level was 28. I thought that sounded low.. but then I heard my dh's number. I believe it was either a 7 or 8   Needless to say, we are both taking supplements!
ETA: My dr said 90% of Americans are deficient in vitamin d!!
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SummerMom
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
You get vitamin d from sunlight. If you're not outside with bare skin often enough (like Sept - June, lol) you'll be deficient.
When I was pg, my doc prescribed me 4000 units a day. A recent finding is that women on 4000 a day (10 times the recommended daily allowance!) have healthier pregnancies. Couldn't hurt to start early. As for whether you're taking too much... I assume it's like most other vitamins and whatever you don't use you'll just pee out.
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mishmosh
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Here's some good info on dosages, etc.
Vitamin D Fact sheet
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PennyCat
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Thank you so much!! This was very helpful!!
Also Dava- vitamin d is actually fat soluble (vitamins D,E,K, and A are all fat soluble actually) which means you don't pee it out. That's just some random knowledge I remember from my nutrition class in college
Thank you ladies!!!!
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Re: Any vitamin gurus? Question about vitamin d
Posted by PennyCat
Yes me too!! I am actually on it because I'm deficient in it.. so though it may help with fertility, that's not the direct reason I was put on it. My level was 28. I thought that sounded low.. but then I heard my dh's number. I believe it was either a 7 or 8 Needless to say, we are both taking supplements!
ETA: My dr said 90% of Americans are deficient in vitamin d!!
I found out over the summer I was deficient in Vitamin D too, and when reading up about it found yes it can impact fertility too (great).
My Doctor said anywhere between 30-100 is normal and I was 18.4. Well after taking 2,000 units a day for 4 months my level is now 33, so in the normal range, but on the lower end.
So Dr says to just keep taking my supplements. What I found out about Vit D is that it isn't actually a vitamin, but a hormone. The foods it naturally comes in I don't eat, certain fish and mushrooms, shrimp and a whole egg. It seems this is a pretty common problem.
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