Nancy,
Thank you for sharing your insight. I have to lower my dose in the summer also, because I get a lot more sun exposure then. If I take about 3,000 IU all summer, my level will be in the high 90s when I check it about October.
Tex
Are we overdoing Vitamin D?
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Tex, Our lab acceptable range is listed as 30-100 for Vitamin D... My last test (in November) was 69.57 ng/ml, so the doc said I was fine....I take 5000 iu d3 & 100 mcg k2 daily....I wonder of it's too much or is it different type test?
Wanted to add this to the topic....
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... ancer-risk
Wanted to add this to the topic....
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/artic ... ancer-risk
Linda :)
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
Hi Linda,
Yes, I believe that's the standard range used by most labs these days. Results above 100 ng/mL are considered to be high, and results above 150 ng/mL are considered to be in the possible toxic risk range. Your result looks good.
My test result on 04/12/16 was 83 ng/mL, and on 10/14/16 it was 81 ng/mL The previous year the respective readings were 95 ng/mL and 55 ng/mL.
Thanks for the link. Yes, if you subscribe to the Vitamin D council newsletter you will see that there is a continuous flow of new research publications verifying the benefits of vitamin D for preventing infections and cancer, and many other health issues.
Tex
Yes, I believe that's the standard range used by most labs these days. Results above 100 ng/mL are considered to be high, and results above 150 ng/mL are considered to be in the possible toxic risk range. Your result looks good.
My test result on 04/12/16 was 83 ng/mL, and on 10/14/16 it was 81 ng/mL The previous year the respective readings were 95 ng/mL and 55 ng/mL.
Thanks for the link. Yes, if you subscribe to the Vitamin D council newsletter you will see that there is a continuous flow of new research publications verifying the benefits of vitamin D for preventing infections and cancer, and many other health issues.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex,
Thanks for the prompt reply. I must have misread and was thinking that my levels were too high, but it looks like I'm in the ballpark.
I believe the single most important part of my recovery was getting my vitamin D level up & the magnesium, of course.
Hope all is well with you.
Happy Spring!
Thanks for the prompt reply. I must have misread and was thinking that my levels were too high, but it looks like I'm in the ballpark.
I believe the single most important part of my recovery was getting my vitamin D level up & the magnesium, of course.
Hope all is well with you.
Happy Spring!
Linda :)
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
Well, my MC is doing OK, but I've picked up another problem. On Sunday I noticed that my heart rate was continuing to decline. It had been going down and this made the third day out of 5 with a heart rate in the 50s. It was 55, and this was after breakfast. The heart rate normally goes up after eating, so there's no telling what it was before breakfast. Because a heart rate in the 50s is defined as bradycardia, I decided to try to figure out the cause of the low readings. When I checked my oxygenation rate with a fingertip oximeter, my oxygenation rate was fine, but it indicated that my heart was missing a lot of beats in a random pattern. At first I thought that the oximeter might be displaying bad data because it was a cheap device, but later in the day my symptoms seemed worse (I was having some breathing difficulty (similar to severe magnesium deficiency), so I decided to go to the ER to check it out.
Their monitors showed the same arrhythmia problems as mine. My serum magnesium level was actually high (despite the fact that I had lowered my dose that day to 350 mg (I normally had been taking 600 mg), so that told me that my kidneys were having a problem regulating blood magnesium levels, so now I'm afraid to take as much magnesium in case the elevated blood levels contributed to the arrhythmia. And sure enough, some followup blood tests yesterday now shows an elevated creatinine level which knocks the snot out of my EGFR level (kidney function). And I only took 200 mg of magnesium on Monday, so the Tuesday morning blood test showed that my serum magnesium level had dropped to 2.3 mg/dL (normal range 1.8–2.4 mg/dL. I had those same kidney test problems back when I went to the ER because of the magnesium deficiency symptoms, in 2014.
But without enough magnesium supplement, breathing is more difficult. Last night I went to bed before midnight, but I was unable to go to sleep because I was constantly aware of every breath, and breathing was sort of labored, and I was unable to take a deep breath. And magnesium deficiency causes anxiety, preventing sleep.
I finally got up at 4 am and took 100 mg of magnesium glycinate. In less than an hour I had relaxed enough and my breathing had improved enough that I was able to fall asleep. But that probably kicked my serum level above normal again, because I had taken 300 mg of magnesium during the day. I slept about 3 hours and got up. Breathing is still a problem.
As they say, "It's always something". I'm wearing a monitor that I call a "Black Box", because all it does is record heart data. It doesn't provide me (or anyone else) with any information or any warnings. I'll wear it for a week and then send it in and a cardiologist at the manufacturer will interpret the recordings. My doc thought that calling it a Black Box was pretty funny, but he had to agree that's pretty much what it is.
Otherwise I can't complain, thank you. And as you say, at least the weather is nice. And I hope you're enjoying spring weather in PA.
Tex
Their monitors showed the same arrhythmia problems as mine. My serum magnesium level was actually high (despite the fact that I had lowered my dose that day to 350 mg (I normally had been taking 600 mg), so that told me that my kidneys were having a problem regulating blood magnesium levels, so now I'm afraid to take as much magnesium in case the elevated blood levels contributed to the arrhythmia. And sure enough, some followup blood tests yesterday now shows an elevated creatinine level which knocks the snot out of my EGFR level (kidney function). And I only took 200 mg of magnesium on Monday, so the Tuesday morning blood test showed that my serum magnesium level had dropped to 2.3 mg/dL (normal range 1.8–2.4 mg/dL. I had those same kidney test problems back when I went to the ER because of the magnesium deficiency symptoms, in 2014.
But without enough magnesium supplement, breathing is more difficult. Last night I went to bed before midnight, but I was unable to go to sleep because I was constantly aware of every breath, and breathing was sort of labored, and I was unable to take a deep breath. And magnesium deficiency causes anxiety, preventing sleep.
I finally got up at 4 am and took 100 mg of magnesium glycinate. In less than an hour I had relaxed enough and my breathing had improved enough that I was able to fall asleep. But that probably kicked my serum level above normal again, because I had taken 300 mg of magnesium during the day. I slept about 3 hours and got up. Breathing is still a problem.
As they say, "It's always something". I'm wearing a monitor that I call a "Black Box", because all it does is record heart data. It doesn't provide me (or anyone else) with any information or any warnings. I'll wear it for a week and then send it in and a cardiologist at the manufacturer will interpret the recordings. My doc thought that calling it a Black Box was pretty funny, but he had to agree that's pretty much what it is.
Otherwise I can't complain, thank you. And as you say, at least the weather is nice. And I hope you're enjoying spring weather in PA.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Please let me know how you're doing in the next few days. 
And, you're so right, it's always something!
No matter what I do, I have arthritis in my hands & one ankle. It's painful, but certainly not as serious as what you're experiencing. I hope you get a good nights sleep tonight.
Our early spring in PA has been an up & down cold/warm spells. It's in the 60's for a few days, then single digits....and lots of windy windy days (up to 50 mph gusts!) Needless to say everyone has been sick! I have kept my vitamin D level up, and take some colloidal silver, and so far so good! Knock on wood!
And, you're so right, it's always something!
No matter what I do, I have arthritis in my hands & one ankle. It's painful, but certainly not as serious as what you're experiencing. I hope you get a good nights sleep tonight.
Our early spring in PA has been an up & down cold/warm spells. It's in the 60's for a few days, then single digits....and lots of windy windy days (up to 50 mph gusts!) Needless to say everyone has been sick! I have kept my vitamin D level up, and take some colloidal silver, and so far so good! Knock on wood!
Linda :)
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
LC Oct. 2012
MTHFR gene mutation and many more....
Linda,
Listening to the local weather and news reports, I thought you were having warm weather up there. That doesn't sound very warm to me, to say the least.
Gabes,
Yep, it's plenty aggravating. And I certainly didn't expect to be dealing with something like this.
But it could be a lot worse, so I'm thankful that it isn't.
Tex
Listening to the local weather and news reports, I thought you were having warm weather up there. That doesn't sound very warm to me, to say the least.
Gabes,
Yep, it's plenty aggravating. And I certainly didn't expect to be dealing with something like this.
But it could be a lot worse, so I'm thankful that it isn't.
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
Tex-
So sorry to hear about your latest problem and hope you get it figured out quickly. I had to wear that monitor for a month and my skin is finally healing up from the stupid electrodes (in spite of changing the placement every other day!!). Hard to sleep with basically a pager wired to you..
Laine
So sorry to hear about your latest problem and hope you get it figured out quickly. I had to wear that monitor for a month and my skin is finally healing up from the stupid electrodes (in spite of changing the placement every other day!!). Hard to sleep with basically a pager wired to you..
Laine
"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are"-Teddy Roosevelt
Hi everyone,
Here's a progress report:
Despite evidence of kidney issues and my doctor's suggestion to keep my magnesium intake at about 300 mg, I still had a lot of trouble breathing most of the time yesterday so I upped my total magnesium dosage to 500 mg, spaced out in 100 mg doses throughout the day. Last night I was amazed at the improvement in my breathing, and I had no trouble falling asleep and staying asleep when I went to bed.
Today my breathing is much better than it was yesterday. So I'm trying to drink more water (for the kidney issues) and I reckon I'll continue with 500 mg of magnesium until I see a reason to change.
Laine, I suspect that you must have worn a different type of monitor, because the device I'm wearing is only useable for about 14 days. So far, it seems reasonably unobtrusive and outside of requiring a little protection during showering, it hasn't been a bother. Fortunately it uses a gel adhesive because I'm allergic to the adhesive used on virtually all tapes these days except for the so-called surgical tape that hospitals use. Here's what I'm wearing:
Wearable Tech/Services Startup Wants To Disrupt Arrhythmia Diagnosis
Tex
Here's a progress report:
Despite evidence of kidney issues and my doctor's suggestion to keep my magnesium intake at about 300 mg, I still had a lot of trouble breathing most of the time yesterday so I upped my total magnesium dosage to 500 mg, spaced out in 100 mg doses throughout the day. Last night I was amazed at the improvement in my breathing, and I had no trouble falling asleep and staying asleep when I went to bed.
Today my breathing is much better than it was yesterday. So I'm trying to drink more water (for the kidney issues) and I reckon I'll continue with 500 mg of magnesium until I see a reason to change.
Laine, I suspect that you must have worn a different type of monitor, because the device I'm wearing is only useable for about 14 days. So far, it seems reasonably unobtrusive and outside of requiring a little protection during showering, it hasn't been a bother. Fortunately it uses a gel adhesive because I'm allergic to the adhesive used on virtually all tapes these days except for the so-called surgical tape that hospitals use. Here's what I'm wearing:
Wearable Tech/Services Startup Wants To Disrupt Arrhythmia Diagnosis
Tex
It is suspected that some of the hardest material known to science can be found in the skulls of GI specialists who insist that diet has nothing to do with the treatment of microscopic colitis.
