Low Vitamin D??? ANYONE???

Well I was informed at my 6 month post op that my Vit D was low. They told me that I could take Vit D 1000 IU 10 tablets five times a week or they could call in the 50,000 tablets to my pharmacy. I asked for the prescription strenght so that I would not have to take so many. Well they never called them in and I really forgot about it. Well lately I started having a lot of lightheadedness upon standing. Everything goes black but the center of my eyes then a few seconds later that feeling goes away. I emailed the nurse again. There is a new nurse that called and said that she was very alarmed because of my vit d was so low and it seems to be dropping lower and lower at each appointment. She called in 50,000 instead of taking 1 per week she wants me to take it 3 times a week. HOLY COW ....why so much? Anybody else have similar stories??

i found out i had low vid D from the labs they drew right before surgery.  My surgeon on my 10 day post op visit prescribed some vid D  my level was 30    I read a lot on here and on the main board they were saying that the oil based Vit D  little green oil pills don't really work very well.   They recommended Dry D3 and i got some from vitalady.com  i take 5k twice a day with my calcium,  my levels went up to 50 in a month,  i don't know what my levels are now but im still taking it so im sure its great.   Vit D deficiency can be very bad so stay on top of it and good luck  :o) Jeani

Yup... I have really low vitamin D as well. I was prescribed 50,000IU weekly like you. I picked up the prescription and realized it's 4 pills (month's supply) for a $5 copay. I never refilled it and purchased Biotech Pharmacal Vitamin D3-50 - it's 100 capsules for $20 on Amazon.com... way cheaper than by prescription... and it's dry form vs. the little green pills I was prescribed. Dry form is better.

I've been taking it for ~3 months now... I don't have any more energy like the Dr said I might... I was really hoping for that since I'm tired/lethargic all the time.

Hope you start feeling better!

I was very tired for the first month post op and on my own started taking iron with vit c and was amazed at how quickly i started feeling better  :o) Jeani

My iron levels are normal, so I'm hesitant to start taking supplementation and run the risk of issues developing from high levels... I take a good multi and the D3 and still no relief... but the fatigue has been present for nearly a decade with no assignable cause. :(

 I think it is just because we're in Oregon and never see the sun through all the rain! Hello neighbor!

OP: I've had extremely low vitmain d even before wls so I was prescribed 50,000iu gel caps to take once a week indefinitely. I also have extra vitamin d coming from the various supplements.

You may want to spend a little more time in the sun and drinking your milk too. ;)  We produce vitamin d when exposed to sunlight and also we can get it from store milk.

JB

I havent had surgery yet, My PCP did some blood test when I started my 6 months diet. I found out my Vit D level was low (18)!! she put me on 2000 IU daily.  
Hope you are feeling better soon! 

Got the same feedback from my surgeon's office today when they reviewed my bloodwork... not surprising though, I DO live in Washington state (we only see the sun in the summer). 

I actually got that same info from a previous lab I did for a different doctor and had just picked up Vitamin D drops... they're 4,000 IUs per drop, you do one every other day.  Totally tasteless, super easy.  I wonder why they're prescribing 2,000 IU tablets for WLS patients when you could just do the drops?  I picked mine up at the local Vitamin Shoppe.