Supplements...a patch

WhirledPeas · Post by **WhirledPeas** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 8:36 pm

Have you had a significant flare and diarrhea since you tested normal in December and when you tested again and it was in the 20s?

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 9:47 pm

ongoing study regarding efficacy of the patch md

https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02686905

study is over June 2017, we should watch for results.

WhirledPeas · Post by **WhirledPeas** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:24 pm

Brandy,

Great research! Thank you! I made a reminder in my phone to check this website on Monday July 3.

Wen

brandy · Post by **brandy** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:26 pm

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3976443/

An interesting study on transdermal vitamin D3 absorption.

WhirledPeas · Post by **WhirledPeas** » Sat Jun 03, 2017 10:50 pm

Another good link Brandy! Well I'm strong enough to get my blood drawn, I'm going to ask the doctor to add vitamin D to the list since I'm curious if it's changed since March.

I wonder if this vitamin D aloe lotion is by prescription or can be purchased online. Just to make a mental note in case I need it in the future. Wen

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 10:25 am

Actually i did have a flare Wen at the end of March when the tree pollen came in. Thank you brandy, going to check that out. From September to December last year, I used only topical vitamin d and it was 47. At least I know the lotion works

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WhirledPeas · Post by **WhirledPeas** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:00 am

Can you share the name of the topical vitamin D so I can make a note of it for the future? Thank you!

W

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 11:24 am

https://www.amazon.com/AnuMed-Vitamin-C ... B00454A1HE

That is what I use, they have it without magnesium too.

WhirledPeas · Post by **WhirledPeas** » Sun Jun 04, 2017 12:00 pm

Thank you Martha! Is the one without magnesium the same brand? W

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:38 pm

Yes it is W, sorry I just read this....

Just curious if you guys have noticed if the patch trials were available yet? I don't see it.

I just got back my vitamin d results and my results have increased by 10....I'm a little bummed that it wasn't more. Now it is 34 as opposed to 24 in May. I have been using 10,000 units of lotion daily, 10,000 units from patches, and sun exposure about 20 minutes or longer 3 or 4 times per week.

Guess I'll double it and check again.

Erica P-G · Post by **Erica P-G** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 4:51 pm

Martha,

How much Magnesium are you taking daily?

I think you are on the right track and your levels will climb back up there....I didn't check my levels for 8 months, I just supplemented and forged ahead. At that time after taking 10,000 VitD3 and 800 magnesium in many different forms, I jumped my level from 45 to 83.....so I have backed off to 4000-5000 a day now and 600 magnesium....

Your VitD situation is kind of an experiment really....for those of us with MC our healing takes LOTS of VitD and Magnesium to get healing to continue and to allow our levels to maintain so other things function properly in our bodies. This just proves how important it really is

Your levels are climbing...that is a good thing!

crervin · Post by **crervin** » Thu Jul 27, 2017 6:00 pm

Thank you Erica for your encouragement. It was 47 in december, I was only using the lotion then I believe. Crazy that it went down, and summer to boot. Glad it is going back up though!

I had to lower my magnesium. I stopped all caffeine products and started having symptoms from taking too much. Lately I've only been using about 150 mg in the mornings, but try to get in an Epsom foot soak at night. Not every night though. Its a balancing act.