[Rrancher]

I just had blood work done by my pdoc. Vitamin d should be at least 31.1, mine was 5. So I'm on mega dose of it. I know that causes depression, so I hope it helps my symptoms. Get checked especially if you live North.

In other news, I had been taking alka-selzer plus cold med and came up positive for PCP. Omg! Not something I have ever done! Hope my pdoc believes it's a false positive (can be per internet :-))

Yes low vitamin D levels can certainly cause depression. Get those levels up and you may be surprised at how good you feel. I am lucky I live in a place with a lot of sunshine so have never had vitamin D issues. I think there are many people over winter who could benefit from vitamin D suppliments in cold dark climates.

[happywoman]

I live in sunny Australia and had low vitamin d levels. Can't remember which season but I also spend some time outside in my job daily. I can't remember the result, I think between 10-20. The doctor prescribed 3000IU daily for a while until levels were back in normal range and now I continue with 1000 IU for maintenance daily.

[hamster-bamster]

My pdoc recommended 10 000 IU, and I am in moderately sunny Northern California.

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[Wham6429]

Mine is still low even after a weekly dose at 50,000UI. But it was weird cuz my T said vitamin d levels don't really have much affect on depression. I'm glad you brought this up, I was beginning to think I was making things up. :-)

Really? This is so interesting to me because I just went to the doctor today and got the results of my blood work- and my vitamin d was super low. I didn't know that could contribute to depression. I got a prescription for 50,0000 UI a week. Right now I'm not depressed at all...but maybe it contributed to it in the past?

[nowIgetit]

I take 4,000 IU daily and have for a while and my levels at my last physical in october were just average. I live in colorado. I've read elsewhere that if you live anywhere north of texas in the US you need to supplement in the winter because there's no way you get enough from the sun during the winter even if you are outside a lot.

[Bvd13]

Got blood work done to, and low on Vitamin D, weekly dose is 50,000ui, had no idea that depression and lack of vitD go hand in hand. Crazy stuff.

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[vjdragonfly]

yep, I was just talking to my daughter earlier about how being outdoors produces vitamin d and how it boosts your moods. I work outdoors and love it XD

[Happy Camper]

Sunlight doesn't even provide Vitamin D in Portland Oregon for nearly half the year. At this latitude, UVB rays (which create vitamin D) can't even penetrate the atmosphere, but UVA rays, which age and darken skin, can.

Edit:

http://www.westonaprice.org/blogs/20...de-hypothesis/

The most useful thing I took away from that is coconut oil can be used as sunscreen.