Johnny,
It's good to hear that your response to the Calcitriol seems to be evening out some. I'm kind of the same way as you usually are about discontinuing supplements after experiencing a negative reaction, but I think it's good that you're sticking it out with this trial. I think that in addition to having trust in your doctor, knowing that your vitamin D level is low and that it's not likely to go up unless you increase your intake of the vitamin somehow can be motivating as far as sticking things out is concerned. When you know that your body needs more of a certain supplement and that your condition is likely to improve in the long run if you keep taking it, there's probably a tendency to feel less put off by negative effects that might only be temporary than if you're just guessing about whether a supplement will help you.
I think it's interesting what you wrote about Calcitriol being the preferred method of boosting vitamin D levels quickly among some of your doctor's peers. It does seem that getting a good response from vitamin D3 can take some time, at least judging from the studies and anecdotal reports that I've read, and it seems to make sense that taking Calcitriol can offer the advantage of a quicker response time over other forms of vitamin D. I hope that it won't be much longer before you notice positive effects from the Calcitriol.
So again, good luck with the Calcitriol, and feel free to post updates on how you're doing as time passes.
T.
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