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Posted by: irish ® 10/30/2010, 13:13:58 |
I just received an email from a friend with dystonia of head, neck and arm and she is taking 10,000-15,000 iu of vitamin D and she says it helps her spasms. I was wondering if vitamin D has been used to curb spasms of SD? This is what I have found out about vitamin D for older people. Just read an article on vitamin D. What I deduced was that the high end of vitamin D dosage for our age is 1700 iu which is 20-32 ng. 30 ng could be toxic, but then they go on to say that the body stores vit. D up to 2 weeks so if you take large doses intermittently it is safer. Another fact is that the lab values are not accurate and fixed at this stage of the game so they can't adequately measure it either. Another variable is that it depends on how well your intestines absorb nutrients, which lessens as you age. If you have a metabolism issue, which I seem to have that even further complicates things. So basically it's a crap shoot. Vitamin is wonderful for fighting off cancer and also diabetes.
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Posted by: Renee ® 10/30/2010, 17:04:32 |
This is very interesting...Wouldn't it be great if something as simple as increasing Vitamin D would reduce the spasms? Vitamin D is, basically, just good for you generally...
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Posted by: irish ® 10/31/2010, 14:56:48 |
If someone tries it, I'd be interested. I've SLAD-R surgery and have no spasms so I can't do it, although I take vitamin D for bones and as a cancer preventative.
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Posted by: irish ® 11/02/2010, 13:48:18 |
I just heard from my doctor and he said that vitamin D is fat soluble so it MAY potential harmful if taken in large doses. |
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Posted by: ColleenNebr ® 11/08/2010, 15:35:41 |
I think it does help.I noticed and others have noticed too that my voice has improved quite a bit. I take a larger amt of Vitamin D in the fall and winter months because I suffer with S.A.D. and this vitamin helps me tremendously in the winter.
I found a liquid vitamin D that I really like and they have this at Whole Foods 2000 or 5000. I am so happy someone else noticed too that it helps.. Colleen |
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Posted by: irish ® 11/09/2010, 12:15:16 |
These are precautions I found on line about toxicity and dosage: How Much is Too Much? Vitamin D overdose typically happens over a period of time rather than from a single large dose. This is because, unlike most other essential nutrients we consume, the body does not excrete excess vitamin D. Instead, it is stored in the body's fat cells where it can accumulate to toxic levels over time. According to the National Institutes of Health, the Upper Intake Levels (ULs) for the vitamin D are as follows: * Birth to 12 months of age: 25 micrograms (1,000 IU)
Studies have also shown that, taken over long periods of time, consumption of vitamin D in amounts above the UL will result in toxicity. For children under the age of 12 months, a sustained intake of 1,000 micrograms (40,000 IU) a day will produce toxicity in just one to four months. For adults, 2,500 micrograms (100,000 IU) a day may result in toxicity in a few months.
Some of the health risks of excessive intake of vitamin D include: * Elevated levels of calcium in the blood, resulting from an increase in the absorption of calcium in the intestinal tract
* Other symptoms include:
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