http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2009/11/09/researchers-to-launch-definitive-study-on-the-benefits-of-vitamin-d-and-fish-oil/ Understanding and managing the mid-life transition Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:23:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2009/11/09/researchers-to-launch-definitive-study-on-the-benefits-of-vitamin-d-and-fish-oil/comment-page-1/#comment-1634 karen Tue, 26 Jan 2010 02:14:37 +0000 http://www.menopausetheblog.com/2009/11/09/researchers-to-launch-definitive-study-on-the-benefits-of-vitamin-d-and-fish-oil/#comment-1634 Taking Vitamin D needs to be monitored by both patient and dr. It is a fat soluble vitamin that stays in the body for approximately 21 days. It can cause death if too much is prescribed. I know it almost killed me. I ended up in the ER taking 50K IU's prescribed by my Endo, then after 6 mos. down to 10K IUs, then eventually down to 2K . My thyroid was low and it was a way to kick start it, unbeknownst to me too much Vitamin D is toxic. It can cause frequent urination, tingling in extremeties, dizziness, sleepiness after sleeping soundly from a nights rest, difficulty breathing and other symptoms. It's not to be taken lightly. Toxicity is rare, but it does happen, don't be fooled. Taking Vitamin D needs to be monitored by both patient and dr. It is a fat soluble vitamin that stays in the body for approximately 21 days. It can cause death if too much is prescribed. I know it almost killed me. I ended up in the ER taking 50K IU’s prescribed by my Endo, then after 6 mos. down to 10K IUs, then eventually down to 2K . My thyroid was low and it was a way to kick start it, unbeknownst to me too much Vitamin D is toxic. It can cause frequent urination, tingling in extremeties, dizziness, sleepiness after sleeping soundly from a nights rest, difficulty breathing and other symptoms. It’s not to be taken lightly. Toxicity is rare, but it does happen, don’t be fooled.

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