Vitamin D

[foundunicorn]

Dose any one know's why

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[lisaquestions]

I take 50,000 IU capsules once a week and I don't get sleepy from it.

Weird.

[alien_infinity]

Interesting...I seem to recall that my psychiatrist told me to take my Vitamin D in the MORNING because it could make sleep MORE difficult.

[foundunicorn]

P.S. The sleepiness is like I've ben laying in the sun all day.
I'm also a night-owl.

[sra33]

Umm.... as far as I was aware, it's relatively hard to OD on Vitamin D... In fact, I know people who are on daily regimens of very high doses of vitamin D. It's known to help keep down inflammation and helps bone structures, all sorts of things.

I hope you got to sleep! haha

[shesfearless]

The issue with taking too much vitamin D is that it's a hormone regulator, so if you take too much it can throw off your hormonal equilibrium. That's why having blood work done to establish a proper dosage is recommended.

[sra33]

Oh wow, I never knew that before... That's really interesting...

[shesfearless]

Yeah. That's why lacking vitamin D can be so terrible for you (it can cause death in extreme deficiency cases).

[shesfearless]

Are there any other ingredients in the supplement? Is it a D3 supplement or a D2 supplement? I would get a blood test to actually check your D levels.

[foundunicorn]

D3 cholecalciferol
I'm now using "nature's bounty" brand
"Other ingredients: Dicalcium phosphate, vegetable cellulose, vegetable stearic acid, silica, vegetable magnesium stearate"

[shesfearless]

It's possible that you could be sensitive to one of the other ingredients, but not very likely.

Some people with very low D levels experience sleepiness after beginning to up their D levels through supplementation. Vitamin D can also lower blood pressure. Sleepiness is an unusual side effect so I would go to a doctor to discuss this if possible.

[foundunicorn]

I plan to have my yearly check-up in july, will have to ask then.