Vitamin D

[bednobs]

I keep seeing things saying extra vit D is good to take this time of year. What dose?

[LadyCG]

Providing you are not in the deficient range, 800iu daily should be sufficient to keep your levels nicely topped up.

[Sqad]

4000IU daily

[LadyCG]

Bednobs, I am so sorry to ask and please forgive me if I have got this horribly wrong, but did little Francesca pass away? xx

[Theland]

We . are taking it now. Makes sense does no harm.

[LadyCG]

Au contraire, Vitamin D is highly toxic in a high enough quantity. Technically 21mg is a lethal dose, but seeing as 800iu equates to 20mcg (one thousandth of a mg) it is highly unlikely you'd ever get to ingest a lethal dose.

[198kHz]

"How much vitamin D should you take? Public Health England and the NHS recommend everyone takes a daily 10mcg supplement (this is sometimes labelled on supplements as 400 IU – International Units). But with many retailers selling different variations of ‘high-strength’ vitamin D, from 25mcg to 100mcg, it can be tempting to reach for the highest number. The NHS advises children aged 11 to 17 and adults not to take more than 100mcg of vitamin D a day as it could be harmful. Children between one and 10 should not take more than 50mcg a day. Bear in mind high-dose vitamin D will be more expensive too. Unless you think you’re likely to be severely deficient, there’s no need to go to these upper limits."
Source: https://www.which.co.uk/news/2020/09/vitamin-d-how-much-should-you-take-and-whos-most-at-risk/

[pastafreak]

Unless you live in the sun all summer long, you're likely to be deficient in the UK.
I've always upped my dose in winter...I never get much sun.
Vitamin D may be even more important for us with covid. Not a cure, but as a form of protection according to some research.

[LadyCG]

There is encouraging evidence that those with higher levels of vitamin D are less susceptible to the ravaging effects of Covid (although it won't stop you getting Covid in the first place).

As Pasta says, those of use who lives in the Northern hemisphere have a degree of hypovitaminosis D at this time of the year so a daily supplement is not a bad idea, as long as you don't over-supplement.

[Barsel]

I take one of these a day.If you buy from Tesco 3 for 2 you get about 9 months for £10.

[Barsel]

Sorry, I forgot the link.
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/266458362

[Purist]

I bought a supermarket multivitamin which gives 200ui a day of vit D, it works for me as my previous blood test showed I was deficient and subsequent blood tests since taking the multivitamins for the past few months have shown me now in the normal range. I got covid in march and still have symptoms now, I have "long covid" which could have been made worse by my low levels of vit d at the time.

[gingejbee]

You may find vitamin supplements a bit hard to find in supermarkets at the moment....I noticed yesterday (in Waitrose) lots of empty spaces and "temporarily unavailable" notices on the vitamin shelves.

[Rosie29]

I find Healthspan very good - prompt and free delivery.

[Old_Geezer]

Don't most supplements pass right through you ?

[gingejbee]

No. Best to take them just after a main meal.

[LadyCG]

Vitamin D is fat-soluable, OG, so it's stored in the liver.

Vitamin C is excreted through your urine.

[ummmm]

I get it prescribed. It's 400 iu.

[MartinMillar]

I also get it prescribed as I am deficient

[LadyCG]

This is the one we tend to prescribe, unless we're prescribing Adcal (vit D and calcium)

https://www.treated.com/vitamin-d/fultium-d3

[AuntPollyGrey]

I take Vitamin D 2000 iu ( D3 50ug) to support the normal function of the immune system as suggested by my Consultant.