Well I think we are talking about the same measurement, as the 30-100 reference range is something I recall seeing on the lab results. As to why my doctor felt that it should be at least 50, he did not go into further detail.
As far as how I'm feeling...I think its too early to tell how it will impact my treatment. I do think that since it is so low, and I have tolerated the 4000IU without problems, I'm certainly going to continue with it for the time being. I do feel slightly better than I did 6 weeks ago, but this could be due to multiple factors. I doubled my dose of omega 3 from 2g to 4g the same time I started the vitamin D. I aslo discontinued a medication, Lyrica, which turns out was making my mood worse. It was subtle at first and I didn't realize the negative effect it was having on me.
I am taking Lamictal for depression but I really feel that it has "pooped out" on me. At one time in my life it was one of the best meds I've ever been on, I went a good two years or so without any symptoms. I'm probably going to go back on an antidepressant because the symptoms right now are really affecting my quality of life.
I'd love to be able to fight this with all "natural" treatments but I've come to the conclusion that I think an integrative approach combining alternative and traditional psychiatric treatments is going to give me the best chance at remission. And I'm glad I've finally found a primary care physician who is willing to help me in that area and not just hand me a psych script and send me on my way. It gives me hope.
I agree with bleauberry that vitamin D probably isn't going to make a huge difference on its own, but for me it is part of a plan to get my body in an optimal state so that my brain starts to feel better! I do believe that psych meds have the potential to work better when nutrition and other such factors are optimized.
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