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Brand Names: Milk, Sundown Vitamin D
See also: Calcium Gluconate

What is Vitamin D? Vitamin D is found in numerous dietary sources such as fish, eggs, fortified milk, and cod liver oil. The sun is also a significant contributor to the body's daily production of vitamin D. Two forms are important in humans: ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) and cholecalciferol (vitamin D3).

See more information, including instructions, precautions, side effects, and interactions.


Reasons Taken

674 patients in the community are taking or have taken Vitamin D.

Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
General health 297 44%
Slow my MS progress 115 17%
Other 107 15%
low vitamin d levels or deficient 25 3%
Slow my ALS progress 9 1%
Don't know 9 1%
Fatigue 6 <1%
Emotional lability 4 <1%
Treat my mood condition(s) 3 <1%
Treat Parkinson's 3 <1%
Stiffness/spasticity 3 <1%
Support another treatment 3 <1%
disease-related symptoms 2 <1%
Mobility 2 <1%
Mood swings 1 <1%
Brain fog 1 <1%
Depression 1 <1%
seasonal affective disorder 1 <1%

Dosages

Based on the patients currently taking Vitamin D.

Top 10 (Show all)

All (Show Top 10)

  0 intl units day 0 mg day 0 tab(s) day 0 day 0 intl units none 0 mg none 0 tab(s) week 0 week 0.14286 intl units week 0.14286 tab(s) week 1 intl units day 1 mg day 1 tab(s) day 1 day 1.6665 intl units month 2 mg day 2 tab(s) day 3 other day 4 tab(s) day 5 mg day 7.143 intl units week 7.143 mg week 10 mg day 15 intl units day 28.572 mg week 33.33 g month 50 mg day 50 day 75 mg day 100 intl units day 100 mg day 100 day 150 intl units day 150 mg day 150 day 166.65 mg month 200 intl units day 200 mg day 200 day 250 mg day 250 day 300 intl units day 400 intl units day 400 mg day 400 tab(s) day 400 day 500 intl units day 500 mg day 500 day 600 intl units day 600 mg day 600 tab(s) day 600 day 625 intl units day 700 intl units day 714.3 mg week 800 intl units day 800 mg day 800 tab(s) day 800 day 1000 intl units day 1000 mcg day 1000 mEq/L day 1000 mg day 1000 tab(s) day 1000 tbs. day 1000 day 1200 intl units day 1200 mg day 1200 day 1262 intl units day 1400 intl units day 1400 tab(s) day 1428.6 intl units week 1500 mg day 1500 day 1600 day 1666 intl units day 1666.5 mg month 1800 mg day 2000 intl units day 2000 mg day 2000 day 2100 intl units day 2400 intl units day 2857.2 intl units week 3000 intl units day 3000 mg day 3000 day 3333 intl units month 3571.5 intl units week 4000 intl units day 4000 mg day 4000 day 5000 intl units day 5000 mg day 5000 other day 5000 day 6000 intl units day 6000 mg day 7143 intl units day 7143 intl units week 7143 mg week 7150 mg day 8000 intl units day 8000 mg day 10000 intl units day 10000 day 12000 intl units day 50000 intl units day 50000 mg day 50000 day 71430 mg week
  3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 82 Number of Patients: 82 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 27 Number of Patients: 27 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 2 Number of Patients: 2 6 Number of Patients: 6 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 15 Number of Patients: 15 14 Number of Patients: 14 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 83 Number of Patients: 83 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 71 Number of Patients: 71 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 17 Number of Patients: 17 7 Number of Patients: 7 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 40 Number of Patients: 40 20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 8 Number of Patients: 8 6 Number of Patients: 6 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 15 Number of Patients: 15 5 Number of Patients: 5 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Duration

How long current patients have been taking Vitamin D or how long patients were taking Vitamin D before stopping.

Currently taking Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
37
37
73
104
95
91

Stopped taking Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
1
6
9
4
1
4
Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other 12 46% Other: 46%
Not indicated 4 15% Not indicated: 15%
Did not seem to work 3 12% Did not seem to work: 12%
Personal research 2 8% Personal research: 8%
Course of treatment ended 2 8% Course of treatment ended: 8%
Expense 2 8% Expense: 8%
Doctor's advice 1 4% Doctor's advice: 4%
Side effects too severe 1 4% Side effects too severe: 4%

Patient Reported Evaluations

Results from 24 patient evaluations. See the overall results and all individual evaluations.

Efficacy (Effect based on reason taken)

Major 19% 3
Moderate 6% 1
Slight 19% 3
Can't tell 56% 9

General health

Side-effects (as an overall problem)

Severe 4% 1
Moderate 0% 0
Mild 0% 0
None 96% 23

Top reported side-effects include:

Summary results are based on 24 individual responses. For more information, see overall results for Adherence, Burden and Cost.

Individual Patient Reported Evaluations (2 of 24)

  • capt bubba
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: moderate
    Vision: moderate
    Speech: moderate
    Swallowing: moderate
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: mild
    See profile
  • capt bubba
  • by capt bubba
    Aug 19, 2008
  • EfficacyCan't tell
  • Side-effectsNone
  • Mobility
Advice/Tips
Can't really say the Dr says do it so I do. Trust your Dr.

  • notgivenup
    Sensation: Moderate
    Overall: Mild
    Cognition: mild
    Vision: none
    Speech: none
    Swallowing: none
    Upper limb: mild
    Walking: moderate
    See profile
  • notgivenup
  • by notgivenup
    Aug 20, 2008
  • EfficacyModerate
  • Side-effectsNone
  • General health

See all evaluation results for Vitamin D



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