My vit d3 level 4.97(Low)

[Ram1982]

Hi All,

I got my Vit d3(25 - HYDROXYVITAMIN D) level today and it's 4.97(Low). But report says Deficiency:< 20.0 ,Insufficiency: 20.0 -  100.0.

Please suggest me what I can take to improve my Vitd level?

I have given for IPTH test, I will be getting result in 3 days. Please help. I take lot of dairy products. That's why my Vit D is so less or what might be the problem? Thanks.

[pattacuckoo]

My Total VitD level was diagnosed at 8.4. My doctor (a Professor of Medicine at KIMS, Bangalore) advised me to take 3 shots of Arachitol 6L (0.6 million IU), one shot every week. He said after this, my D vitamin levels would come back to normal (50 to 60 IU) within a span of 2 months. After this he asked me to start taking a couple of any cholecalciferol 60K IU sachets, one sachet every week, after 1 year onwards to maintain D vitamin levels Or to take one shot of Arachitol 6L every 6 months after about 1.5 years.

BTW vitamin D level of 20 - 30 is Insufficiency. 30 to 100 is normal.

[sorte]

I think d3 form in gel caps is better than powder. You may buy pills up to 10000 IU per pill so you may take 6 insted one sachete or even better one pill per day insted weekly

[stef2011]

you can take 10.000iu per day

dont take 60K too because that would be too much

check vitd25oh and intact parathormone after 3-6 months on this

no values around 100ng/ml are not toxic, some labs consider normal until 150ng/ml but the key is not checking vitd25oh because it is a poor test for vit d sufficiency but test together with intact pth.to have toxicity pth must go less than normal range while best range for vit d sufficiency is lowest normal

[Ram1982]

Ok, Please let me know Vit d suppliment I can take on daily basis. How much can I take on daily basis and which brand? I am currently in USA now.

Can I keep continueing taking weekly tablets of 60000 iu as well as 10000 iu of Vit D on daily basis?

Is it toxic if my Vit D goes more than 100?

[stef2011]

vitd25oh goes up with weekly doses but vitd25oh is not the vitamin d that goes into tissues, it is transformed to other vit d substances to enter the tissues and this type has only 24hrs halflife and after 3 days you will have it low despite high vitd25oh

in another words only daily vit D is beneficial, weekly or monthly doses despite making high vitd25oh have no benefit and got even worsening of diseases on trials

[Ram1982]

Yes, my doctor also have given weekly tablets for 12 weeks.

Stef,
Do you mean Vit D level doesnt go up if I take 60,000 iu once in a week?

[stef2011]

it is not good to take vit d weekly, by 24hrs the vit d in tissues goes down (no the vitd25oh) so weekly is useless despite you see a rise in vitd25oh in blood

take 60.000iu once and then take 10.000iu daily

[nihi120]

My Doctor suggest me Lumia60K tab weekly for 8week for Vitamin D, and Evion 400mg for vitamin E and told me to do test for Vit B12 too.
My current VitD is 15.2nmol/l and calcium is 9.3.

[Ram1982]

Hi All,

I started taking Brazil nuts two per day, one in the morning and one in the night and Black seeds during night(One tea spoon with Hot water and honey).

So, my updated list goes as below.


Vit d3 supplements
Vit B12 injections and Vit B tablets
Lemon and honey in the morning
Garlic b4 I go to bed everyday
Ginger anytime in a day
Cloves as mouth freshners.
Brazil nuts for selenium two nuts per day.
Black seeds/Black cumin seeds before I sleep.


I will be updating you on the progress once I am done with my blood test.

Please suggest if you have any inputs. I always believe that HBV is curable if we take all above listed stuffs :)

Enjoy..

[Ram1982]

But I have some muscle pain back pain since many years. It's may be because of this.

[Ram1982]

I am not feeling anything Jason.

[Jason_256]

I felt awful at levels in the 20s. You must feel horrible.

[stef2011]

http://www.vitamindservice.com/node/91

[stef2011]

15.2nmol/l is 6ng/ml,

only for healthy
norml range 30-100ng/ml, this is for calcium kinetics
range for boosting immune system 80-100ng/ml

less than 10ng/ml extremely deficient and serious disease can develop from this deficiency

[nihi120]

http://www.endmemo.com/medical/unitconvert/Vitamin__D.php  looklike littebit confusing. Pls tell me which is correct

38 ng/ml =  15.224359 nmol/l

6.089743589743589ng/ml= 15.2nmol/l

[nihi120]

Thanks for valuable suggestions.

[Ram1982]

HI Nihi,

I have tested Vit d level test in SRL Lab BangAlore.

[stef2011]

using tdf is also necessary to have good vit d levels and supplement, such low vit d level alone makes liver fibrosis, kidneys function 50% lower, osetoporosis/bone loss and immune system malfunction

[stef2011]

http://www.endmemo.com/medical/unitconvert/Vitamin__D.php

you are 6ng/ml, look for an expert doctor on vit d, italian guidelines require 300.000iu-1.000.000iu once and then 2000 to 5000iu daily to keep levels

[stef2011]

you are extremely deficient at level of increased risk of death of any cause when you get a disease, also do not use nmol/l units because outdated, require ng/ml unit at the lab you use, 75nmol/l is also a too low value and little indication, use ng/ml units.for hbvers and diasease prevention/immune boosting values must be at 100ng/ml with a corresponding intact pth lowest of normal

[nihi120]

In which lab you did Vit d25- hydroxy serum test. I also did Vit d25 hydroxy serum test in Dr Lal path lab and value is 15.2 nmold/l ( value should be >75). I am taking TDF since 3.5 years. i am HbeAg positive. My LFT was normal in july 2015( Ast 24 and Alt33). In last month I suffer with Dengue and went for antiviral treatment for 5days, After that my Lft hurt badly, last week test (AST 50 and Alt 73) . I have two concern How I will improve vit D and Lft?

[nihi120]

In which lab you did Vit d25- hydroxy serum test. I also did Vit d25 hydroxy serum test in Dr Lal path lab and value is 15 15.2 nmold/l ( value should be >75). I am taking TDF since 3.5 years. i am HbeAg positive. My LFT was normal in july 2015( Ast 24 and Alt33). In last month I suffer with Dengue and went for antiviral treatment for 5days, After that my Lft hurt badly, last week test (AST 50 and Alt 73) . I have two concern How I will improve vit D and Lft?

[Ram1982]

Latest list of what I am taking:
Vit d3 supplements
Vit B12 injections and Vit B tablets
Lemon and honey in the morning
Garlic b4 I go to bed everyday
Ginger anytime in a day
Cloves as mouth freshners.


Will update when I start
Black seeds
Black cumin seeds
Brazil nuts or selenium supplement.. Waiting for the day.

[Ram1982]

I started taking B12 Injections and tablet as per doctors advice as I was B12 vitamin deficient too.Lets hope for the best. One way I feel good about HBV is that bcz of this one only I am checking all these deficiency levels n taking supplements otherwise I wouldn't have taken anything :)

[Ram1982]

Hi All,

One update from my side. I have checked my HBsAg again after one month in the same lab. It's 4349.18 iu/mL. Its 80 iu/mL lesser. I hope that my immune power is eliminating virus slowly.

I will check my HBsAg after one year and will update all when I will be back to India.