Throughout Covid, I'm taking 5000 iu of vitamin d a day. I also live in a winter tundra right now. My stomach really can't handle magnesium, even the stuff that says it's gentle on the stomach. I have a magnesium spray which is supposed to be good, but it's hard to know!
I have a consistent deficiency due to my transplant meds - I cannot spend much time in the Sun. My doctor tried to give me the 50,000 IU/month but it caused a ton of digestive issues. It’s a prescription regimen of 1-50,000/week for 2-3 months followed by maintenance of 1 dose/month, and it was rough.
She told me that there really is “no such thing” as too much Vitamin D, but that the consensus is that you should not exceed a daily amount of 5,000 IU. I take a multivitamin, Calcium+D, & Vitamin D every day. Adding the values up equals 5,000/day and I don’t have any of those tummy issues.
I do recommend building up to it OR taking it in the morning with breakfast, because it does make you restless/unable to sleep initially.
Magnesium is a different animal. I’m supposed to take it, but I really struggled until I found a gummy version. Gummy versions are easier on your stomach, because the “fillers” seem to act as a cushion. (That’s my opinion. Not scientific fact.)
Almost daily, I take a multi too and take another 5000 IU of D3 & 500 mg of Magnesium. I also take another several main vitamins another another several 2-3 times a week.
I have to agree with Miss ESL....be judicious in how you take it. I started with the recommended dosage and after three days had intestinal issues and weird dreams. Now I only take it every three days.
Personally, I think I get most of my vitamins from eating relatively balanced meals....for the most part.
Be really careful with magnesium. It did a real number on my digestive system and it took me a long time to get back to normal. Magnesium is a hard NO for me.
I walk in the sun daily (sunscreen, visor, mask, sunglasses) and am conscientious about preventing skin cancer. I take 1000 IU of Vitamin D every day. No side effects.
I don’t take a multivitamin. I also take Vitamin B.
My doctor-recommended calcium supplement has 600 IU of vitamind d. I take it twice a day so 1200 IU of vitamin d per day. I spend time outside whenever I reasonably can.
I would not start a magnesium supplement before talking to your PA. They're tough on your digestion and there are are other potential risks as well. Personally, I'm not worried about my magnesium levels. I eat a lot of magnesium rich foods: beans, nuts, quinoa, spinach/chard, salmon....
I would definitely consult your PA. She can probably order a blood test to see if you're deficient or not which would affect how much you take.When my Vitamin D was low, my PA had me take a larger dose, and once it came up to normal I took a smaller maintenance dose.
I do not take magnesium.
I do take D3, 5000mg every day. I just had bloodwork this week and specifically asked that D3 be checked. I’m exactly in the middle of the allowable range for D3. I do live in the north where winters are pretty cloudy, but I take it in the summer too. It is the right dosage for some, but I agree that a blood work check would confirm that.
I take 7000 iu vitamin D daily. At one time my level of Vit D was only 15%, now it's 50%. My neuro told me that vit d is good for so many ailments and helps people with MS too.
I never took Mag.
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02-06-2021, 06:27 AM
My stomach really can't handle magnesium, even the stuff that says it's gentle on the stomach. I have a magnesium spray which is supposed to be good, but it's hard to know!
