Vitamin D advice please

Doctors seem to have different regimes.  I am prescribed 1,000 Colecalciferol tablets, which are about 25 micrograms. They help your immune system  and I was asked this week if I was taking them as they help reduce the side effects of the biophoshate injections apparently. X

My Consultant recommended me taking Vitamin D, saying it is 'very good' for us, and with the darker winter days we may actually need it more.

I was taking 1,000iu - however, I have recently gone up to 5,000iu - I take them 'most' days, although some days I do forget.   I didn't realise, you can even get them in 20,000iu which I think you take once a week or once every two weeks. Personally, I think taking daily might be better, although I am open to suggestions for taking the larger dose less often.

When I first started taking these, I read that it is recommended that we have 4,000iu per day.

I hope this helps xx

Hi

The Consultant advised me to take VitD3 too and I take them via Prescription like London Mum of two. It might be worth asking your Consultant/Oncologist/GP if you can have then on prescription. 

I got a cheap supply from Costco of D3 which I took to my GP, as the Adcal D3 gave me indigestion, he advised one every other day, they are iu 2,000. Hard to remember every other day so I take one 3 times a week on Monday Wednesday and Friday. 

maybe I should be taking more? 
hugs xxx

Hi again  Ask your Oncologist to prescribe . Mine were prescribed because Im on Bisphosphonate for 3 yr min which can affect bones .

The one I'm on is Adcal -D3 two a day on prescription is colecalciferal 400 unit 1.5 g but my Vit D level was high  At 50 

margaret 

Wow, you're all on big doses...I'm prescribed Adcal-D3 Caplets 750mg/200i.u...one caplet twice a day (equivalent to 600mg calcium and 10mcg colecalciferol daily). Getting my bloods checked next week prior to starting bisphosphonate infusions. According to the leaflet this is half the recommended dose but that's what my oncologist prescribed and the gp pharmacist confirmed it.

Thanks everyone I’ll keep taking these and ask on my next chemo (3rd January) at least I’m taking something 

I’m really so pleased your all here to help thanks xxx

Just to add, I’ve been on Bisphosphanates (Alendronate) for some years before bc due to diagnoses osteopenia then mild osteoporosis, so taking AdcalD3 but couldn’t ever take the evening dose as I felt so awful, have plenty of calcium in my diet, therefore simply D3 was fine. I decided to check it out with GP as I simply didn’t know what the best way forward was! 

Hugs xxx

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