anyone have allergic reaction to Vitamin D?

[TamraW]

Hi! I switched to a new Vitamin D, a liquid 1,000 mg with no soy or gluten. I took it yesterday along with my new B12. My face swelled up. Today I decided not to take the B12, thinking that had caused a reaction.

I took the D today and my face swelled again, so I guess it is the D that is making me sick. I had a terrible reaction when my first endo gave me the 50,000 unit gel caps. I thought it was the soy in the gel, but now I wonder if I'm allergic to D.

Anyone ever heard of that? How do you treat this?

:) Tamra

[sportswidow311]

My vitamin D is really low, too.  11, in fact.  I've had many of the symptoms, of course. I tried many different D3 supplements and felt worse once I took them.... even with a low dose of 100IU. After doing some research, I found out that the D3 I was taking (Cholecalciferol) is lanolin based... and I'm allergic to wool!  So, I am allergic to that particular form of it!  I found a VEGAN version (made by Country Life)... made from lichen... and tada!  I can tolerate it now! I take 5000 IU a day for a month now, and I am starting to feel better. I'll go in for blood work soon to make sure it's getting better/not too high, but I have such a long way to go to get to normal levels. I hope this helps you!  

[spage7777]

Are you still taking the Country Life D3 from lichen?  How are your D levels now?

[Barb135]

sportswidow is no longer active on the forum and is unlikely to respond to your question.

[into_the_mystic]

You are not alone regarding your reactions to vitamin D.  I, and others, have the same problem.  I cannot tolerate any product that contains lanolin.

I am going to try a lichen-sourced vitamin D3 product made by Vitashine to see if I can tolerate that.

[pedrosal]

DId it work?

[into_the_mystic]

Thanks for your interest and help!

I cannot take *any* vitamin D product that contains lanolin.  I react to even the liquid vitamin D drops that contain very few additional ingredients.

I did contact Solgar and was informed (by email) that ALL of their vitamin D products contain lanolin.

If you know of any vitamin D products that are sourced from fish oil (and contain NO added lanolin), would you please post that information here?

I have read that there is one brand that makes vitamin D from mushrooms, but I am allergic to mushrooms, too.

I have an autoimmune condition that prevents me from being able to get my vitamin D from the sun.

Thanks!

[pedrosal]

Have you tried D3 from Lichen (vegetable source)?

[Barb135]

You are responding to very old comments and these members are no longer active on the forum.  It's highly unlikely you will get a response to your question.

[TBird53]

I have been taking supplements containing vitamin D for two years, not realising the chronic depression, runny nose, chronic joint and bone pain was related to this. I have been back and fore the doctors for the last few months , but nothing will get through to them that my symptoms are related to vit D supplements. My face started to change when I began to take the supplements but I couldn't pin point that this was the cause. In two years my skin has aged significantly. I now think I am allergic to Vit D . I am also very concerned that I was pregnant and breastfeeding while taking the supplements . Although they only contained 100 IU of vit D and were recommended for during the second and third trimester and nursing, the baby stopped growing in my womb at around 8 months - It is only now that I am putting all the pieces of the puzzle together.
It is more than frustrating as everyone thinks that I am crazy for thinking vit D could do this to me and I have been treated for ;mental health' issues instead of addressing the fact that I have all the symptoms of Vitamin D allergy/overdose.

[jstce]

P.S. Forgot to mention - the vitamin D's from fish liver oil don't generally use cod liver, but one or a combo of other fish liver oils in which the amount of vit D is more concentrated, e.g. halibut. Essentially it's been concentrated and the vitamin A removed - that process may also lead to something being left behind.

R

[jstce]

Hi into_the_mystic - have you contacted Solgar to ask? I've found them to be good at responding to queries about their products. Bluebonnet also make a 1000iu fish liver oil vitamin D using soy oil instead of safflower.

Have you tried piercing the softgel and mixing the oil into food or something to take it, thereby avoiding the softgel?

Depending on what the reaction is, maybe it's something else altogether (e.g. vitamin D needs other synergists - are these also being supplemented in sufficient amounts if taking high amounts of vit D?).

Another possibility is that the vit D is stimulating an already over-stimulated immune system and any other allergens in the formulation are also causing a reaction (e.g. safflower can be a problem for hayfever, asthma, allergic rhinitis, etc).

Sorry, perhaps not that helpful...

R