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Originally Posted by Perna
Vitamin D of the type taken in the US rises for three days and then falls; that's why you take the prescribed 50,000 once a week; it does not "stay" at that level. The prescription type though are only prescribed for a few months until your blood level gets normal and then you can buy less expensive 1,000 or 2,000 a day pills at the drugstore/grocery store, whatever your doctor tells you to buy. Do not take someone else's prescription or pay attention to what they are doing for their body; I don't care if it is your identical twin! :-)
Vitamin D is not addicting at all but can be dangerous (throws off the other vitamins/mineral levels that it needs to fuction well) and you may/may not feel good as you do this week, etc.; take what your doctor prescribes and learn how to get your levels to the right place safely with few side effects, etc. Work with your doctor, it can be dangerous (not from addiction) otherwise. "More" will not make you feel better. Your doctor should do blood tests periodically to check your levels (as too much can seriously injure you).
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As previously written, I have been on my vitamin D for a few months already. This isn't that beginning burst, it happened because I took my pills too closely together. I've already realized that the 'better' feeling wears of within a few days of taking the pill. the day taking it, and the next two days would be "ok", then things slowly got worse until the next pill, where it would start over again. I'm not taking anyone else's prescription, but we have non-prescription vitamin D at the 10,000iu level in our house in addition to my prescription 50,000iu pills.
I've heard before that vitamin D can raise calcium levels, and my calcium levels are already high (due to parathyroid problems, which is why I went to my endocrinologist in the first place). I used more than I was supposed to just now when I took my pills too close in succession, and I Do feel better now. I don't really see what you mean. My next blood test is 2 weeks from today.