Vitamin D Question

I know this has been discussed before, but I just had labs done and my Vitamin D was 35. I currently take 4000 units every day of D3. Would anyone mind telling me what they take that keeps their Vit D at a good level? Thanks in advance!

I take 50,000 IU D3 three times a week.

I've talked to lots of post ops about their labs.  I've known two that could maintain a level of 80 (what it should be) on 5,000 IU a day.  Everyone else I've ever talked to has needed at least 10,000 IU a day, and many like me need more.

Thanks Kelly!  My Vitamin D has been low for a very long time, even way before surgery. My bariatric team has never said a word about it, but my pcp is the one who told me to start taking the Vitamin D3. She said to take 2000 a day, I didn't think it would be enough, so I doubled it. Obviously that wasn't working either. I will definitely be upping my dosage right away!

Docs often freak out if you tell them you are taking big doses.  But like I said, I don't know anyone post op that can maintain a good level on less than 5,000 a day.

Kelly, one question and one comment.  What happens if you take too much D3?  Comment is about dumping.  It has gotten better over the last 10 weeks, but still dump always on sugar alcohols.  If I have had too much sugar, I can seemingly interrupt  a severe episode with Zofran.  Thank you. allison

If you take too much D3, you can develop vitamin D toxicity.

Symptoms include nausea and vomiting, weakness, confusion, and heart arrhythmias.

According to the vitamin D Council, ALL published cases of vitamin D toxicity have involved taking more than 40,000 IU D3 daily (and I'm assuming these were people that had not had WLS, so there was no malabsorption, but I don't know that for sure).  The Vitamin D Council also says that symptoms of toxicity do not appear until vitamin D levels reach 200 or above - sometimes significantly above.

I believe I take 4,000 too and mine was at 75 last time. I need to add more.

I live in a locale that gets little sunshine for many months - even if it's clear, in the winter it's likely to be dark!  Most Alaskans need extra Vit D to get close to 75-80.  I started taking 50,000 twice a week and I can FEEL the difference it makes!  I am not sure what happens if you get too much but I'd be hard-pressed to get too much at my current dose.  It's one of the things I'll be watching after surgery.

 

I was taking 50,000 units 3x per week, but my Vit D level was too high (134), so I recently decreased it to twice per week.

Lora

I was prescribed one every week. It's over 10k mg and is a liquid capsule.... I have been Vit D deficient for awhile now and I haven't even gotten my RnY yet.... 3 wks to go......