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Old 05-17-2014, 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by tippyclubb View Post
I had blood work done a few months ago and was low in D3 so the doctor recommended I take 2000 IU daily. After reading this thread I am concerned this is too much. I am 58 and according to your information should be taking 600IU. On top of that I have been feeling odd lately but did not associate it with Vitamin D until now.

I will do research and decide if I should keep taking it or lower the dose. Summer is right around the corner here and would prefer to get this vitamin through sunshine.
I suppose not everyone will suffer the same symptom from a toxic buildup. I have never read anything about the symptom I experienced. What happened was I felt progressively worse each day until, finally, I couldn't stand it. When I stopped taking the D3 tablets, the pressure in my head gradually subsided. A similar thing happened when I tried taking fish oil capsules. I could tolerate one capsule per day but not more than one.

The only way I know to find out for sure is to stop taking it and wait a few days to see what happens. Then you can repeat the whole procedure to double check. If the symptom comes back, then you have a pretty good idea of what's causing it.