Posted by Tomatheus on August 9, 2014, at 23:00:41
In reply to Do you know your Vitamin D levels?, posted by Twinleaf on August 9, 2014, at 13:42:52
My vitamin D level was 21.9 ng/mL before I started supplementing. I currently take 2,800 IU of vitamin D3 and have been taking it for more than six months now, but I haven't had my vitamin D level tested since my initial test at an orthomolecular treatment center. Taking the vitamin (or hormone, which is what it really is) seemed to help boost my energy and concentration at first, but I don't think that the D3 is helping in those areas anymore.
I think that you're right, Twinleaf, in saying that low vitamin D levels have been implicated in depression. As I understand it, there seem to be some studies that support the idea that vitamin D levels are disproportionately low in patients with depressive disorders, and there seems to be mixed evidence that vitamin D3 supplementation may help with depression. As far as I can tell, cause and effect in the relationship between vitamin D levels and depression has yet to be established. So, maybe having a vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency can cause depression, but it might also be the case that individuals with depressive disorders spend a disproportionate amount of time indoors and consequently get less sunlight and less vitamin D.
But regardless as to what causes what, it does seem that optimizing our vitamin D levels would be a good thing to do health wise.
Tomatheus
Has a psychotic disorder with strong chronic fatigue symptoms
Taking Abilify, glycine, tocotrienols, & vitamins B3 & D3
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