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Lets see if I understand. For 5 weeks you have been taking 20,000iu twice a week for a total of 40,000iu per week. Was that 4000iu “a day” so add another 28,000iu OR 4000iu on the other 5 days for a total of 20,000? So a grand total per week of 68,000iu or 60,000iu with averages per day of 9700iu or 8500iu?.
I am not going to count the D you took back in November because at this point it does not count. Sorry! I believe you when you say the level is still low but it would really help to know the level at this point so when you find out what it is come back and let me know. Also at this point I can only count 5 weeks and not 14.
Your level is in the Osteomalacia range(Adult Rickets). That “Numbness and Pins and Needles” is because at levels below 30ng/ml(75nmol/l) calcium cannot absorb properly from the intestines. It does NOT matter if your calcium level is in the normal range, you can still be deficient.
The level you now have is important for me to know but would be better after 8 weeks of treatment. Having said this, do you take the Vitamin D with a snack or food that has some fat in it. Vitamin D needs “fat” to absorb correctly. Are you taking any magnesium and/or calcium supplements or a multi vitamin? Bones need magnesium, vitamin K, zinc, boron and silicon. Vitamin D is based on weight but I get the feeling you are of average weight of 150lbs? People weighing a lot more than that have to take more Vitamin D. Your bones are probably trying to correct themselves and this may be taking longer for you then most people but it has only been 5 weeks and not 8. I usually tell people they have to take 8000-10,000iu of D3 per day for 8 weeks, they should get retested at that time and if they do not feel better at the end of 8 weeks, then they should come back and tell me and let me know their new level.
The reason I cannot count the 14 weeks is because you were not treated with enough Vitamin D for a long enough period of time. The 800iu will not keep a human healthy. Here at the VDC we believe in maintaining a “healthy” level of 50ng/ml(125nmol/l). At levels at and below 40ng/ml(100nmol/l), your risk for cancer and autoimmune diseases rises “dramatically”!
You need to read http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/vitamin-d-and-other-vitamins-and-minerals/.
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