[juve1996]

Anecdotally agree with this. I have vitamin D deficiency, was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. Never worked.

Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly. Now I make it a point to get outside and sunlight

[trompetenaccoun]

A lot of modern "problems" can be solved this way. The term koyaanisqatsi comes to mind, life out of balance.

[csdreamer7]

> was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up.

It should have gone up significantly. I wonder if your body has a problem with Vit D absorption. I was put on the same dose of vit d for a treatment and I felt it within 20 minutes.

[chrisco255]

Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.

[Jtsummers]

It is fat soluble, but it doesn't need to be consumed with fat. It's believed that that will help improve uptake, though. (I don't, I take it in the mornings long before my first meal and that seems to be effective for me based on my test results.)

[chrisco255]

https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3...

"The mean peak (12-hour) plasma vitamin D-3 level after the dose was 32% (95% CI 11% to 52%) greater in subjects consuming fat-containing compared with fat-free meals (P=0.003)."

[nanidin]

It's common in milk because it helps with calcium absorption.

[Godel_unicode]

This is correct:

https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutri....

[danamit]

Takes months to rise your vitamin D levels.

[librarianscott]

This. It is amazing how long blood pressure pills, cholesterol pills, and vitamins take to make a budge in your blood tests.

[treeman79]

Had super low Vit D. Was stuck in bed for a year. A few months of Vit D and a few other diet and supplements changes and I was out kayaking every weekend.

My experience anyway

[interactivecode]

What dose and diet changes did you do?

[treeman79]

3,000u daily. Switched to AIP diet.

Six months earlier had started. Started magnesium, b12, fish oil, Vit E.

Now I take a 5000u/k2 combo.

Now on LDN in addition That seems to be the final major piece to fully normal life.

[dredmorbius]

AIP diet: autoimmune protocol diet.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-pro...

[donthellbanme]

The heaviest man in Mexico was bedridden for years. He was depressed, but besides being humongous, and trapped in a bed; one of his biggest complains was muscle aches.

A doctor gave him vitamin D supplements and he said the pain went away.

It made a bit of sence to me, but the amount of food this guy consumed daily was staggering. I just wouldn't think a person would be deficient in D with the amount of animal products this man consumed. I just assumed even though he never saw the light of day for 15 years.

My point is it just suprised me.

Antidotially, I have been depressed (dysthymia--low level) for a good 30 years, and found sunlight didn't help me. I don't eat a lot, but i'm not a vegetarian either.

I actually feel better during the winter. I do have allergies though.

According to my doctor, all he ever said about depression is "All my patients are different. Oh, my fee will be $----. Your depression is situational.". I know he is partially right. (He doesn't overcharge me compared to the horror stories I have heard here. I just believe most psychotropic drugs should not require more one office visit, especially if you are on a low dose, and not abusing them.)

[nradov]

In rare cases, hypovitaminosis D can be a symptom of heavy metal toxicity. If someone is getting adequate vitamin D intake but levels are still low then it can be worth testing for metals levels.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10...

[hammock]

The point was that sunlight does more than raise vitamin D, not that it's better than supplementation at raising vitamin D.

[geoduck14]

>Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly.

Well, I think I just justified my beach vacation. Thanks!