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Biotech Vitamin D3-50 (50,000 IU – 100 Caps) Medical Exceptions to Dosage Recommendations – P. Madeo – GA
An exception to warning against frequent ingestion of mega dosages of Vitamin D: Those who are hypoparathyroid either from illness & or medical intervention (in my case unintended consequence of prolonged hemorrhage following thyroid surgery). Immediately following surgery the dosage I required (26 yo) was 100,000 IU DAILY. With age that dosage requirement has been reduced gradually to 50,000 IU three times weekly. I continue to require blood tests every six weeks or 2 months to monitor my calcium levels. The frequency of those tests over 40+ years (no I won’t reveal my age LOL) eventually required an indwelling port to obtain blood samples (you can’t go around doing IV stuff to your veins that frequently over that many year without acquiring veins similar to a drug addict’s) from.

Please do not self diagnose and exceed more than 1,000 IU daily,without close medical supervision. Not only can overdosing on Vitamin D lead to kidney or bladder stones, you can actually calcify your liver which, without transplant, could, in worst cases lead to death.

I have had to resort to OTC Vitamin D because after 40+ years of Rx our insurance company has decided NOT to cover the Rx even though, without it I would die. Since a bottle of the Rx Vitamin D is priced at more 0 for 100 pills and I have to pay @ for 12 pills at my pharmacy (Don’t you just LOVE insurance companies & Rx Pharma companies??) I am going to try the OTC method and will continue testing but more frequently until my Physician and I are sure the OTC will be a suitable substitute.

My opinions are based not only on my years of experience as a patient, but am also a retired ICU RN.
If you work indoors, odds are that you’re deficient in Vitamin D — even more so in the Winter, if you’re dark-skinned, and the further away from the equator you live.

This supplement is an excellent way to help correct your levels. Dr John Cannell at the Vitamin D Council has researched dose extensively, and found 10,000 IU per day to be safe over the long-term; the skin produces about that much Vit D in response to 20 to 30 minutes of summer sun exposure. However, correcting low blood levels often requires a higher dose, which is where this product comes in. You should only use it daily for one to three months, hopefully with a blood test every month or so to check your progress. Research shows that ideal levels are between roughly 60 ng/mL and 120 ng/mL (150 to 300 nmol/L). After your levels correct, to maintain them you can switch to taking either one 50,000 IU capsule per week, or 5,000 to 10,000 IU per day on days that you don’t get plenty of sun.

Low levels of Vit D have been associated with higher rates of cancer (including breast, ovarian, prostate, colon, kidney, endometrial and lymphoma), heart disease, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and even the flu — as well as lower rates of injury from falls and fractures. There is good evidence to suggest that adequate levels of Vit D can protect you from H1N1 as well or better than immunization. In fact, the Winter decline in Vit D has been implicated as one of the underlying causes of flu season.

Another tidbit about getting Vit D from the sun: while sun exposure does increase the risk of certain skin cancers, those cancers are also the most curable forms. The flip-side is that limiting sun exposure reduces your Vit D level, which puts you at much higher risk for getting the really nasty, incurable cancers. Is the trade-off really worth it? Our Paleolithic ancestors certainly spent plenty of time in the sun. Bio Tech: Vitamin D is essential for normal bone growth and development, and to maintain bone density. It is also necessary for utilization of both calcium and phosphorus. Vitamin D acts as a hormone and increases reabsorption of calcium and phosphorus by the kidneys and increased bone turnover. Vitamin D may also increase the calcium around damaged joints in persons with gout and rheumatoid arthritis. Vitamin D3 has been used to prevent and treat various cancers, including breast and prostate. Scientific evidence supports the concept that vitamin D likely plays an important role in controlling autoimmunity and MS. People with adequate access to sunlight usually do not need dietary vitamin D because ultraviolet light converts 7-dehydrocholesterol (abundant in skin) to vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Chronic vitamin D deficiency exists in populations which live in low sunlight climates. Because the use of steroidal drugs (in MS treatment) depletes vitamin D supplies and inhibits absorption, supplementation is quite beneficial. Anyone suffering from immune or autoimmune disorders can benefit from vitamin D supplementation. Biotech Vitamin D3-50 (50,000 IU – 100 Caps)

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