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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

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

> 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.

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.

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.)

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)."

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

This is correct:

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

Takes months to rise your vitamin D levels.

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

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

What dose and diet changes did you do?

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.

AIP diet: autoimmune protocol diet.

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

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.)

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...

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

>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!

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