The only time I've heard of 50000 mg vit D is with chronic kidney disease. And then, it's only prescribed for something like a 6 week period. If you don't have that disease, I'd suggest you ask your doctor to do a blood test to determine if you really need that much vita D. Too much D can cause serious problems, one being that your body absorbs TOO MUCH calcium. Of course, your doctor obviously knows things that I don't, but considering that they seldom have too much nutrition training, I'd sure question such a high dose of D.
Sally > this is why i asked my Md why i was taking 50000 ui of vit D per week when > type 2 vit D usually is not absorbed into the body as well as lesser > amounts of over the counter vit D. > his reply as well as second openion reply,,,scientific studies drive me > crazy,,new one every day,,,take the pills, > > all is a game i reckon. > > if it feels good do it,,if it makes you feel bad stop,,,if it kills you > ,,,then,,,,never mind. > > --- On Mon, 12/20/10, kale...@sfcn.org <kale...@sfcn.org> wrote: > >> From: kale...@sfcn.org <kale...@sfcn.org> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] RE:too much calcium >> To: "rn11...@yahoo.com" <rn11...@yahoo.com> >> Cc: "Patricia Cooley" <patticoole...@gmail.com>, tmic-list@eskimo.com >> Date: Monday, December 20, 2010, 12:53 AM >> You're right, Cheryl. Thank you >> for mentioning that. That's why I >> consider how much calcium-containing food I eat. I >> also balance it with >> magnesium, which should be about 1/2 as much as calcium >> (taking extra >> magnesium is also particularly good for people prone to >> kidney stones or >> constipation). But too much of anything is not >> good. Going to extremes >> with supplements - even those considered 'harmless' - can >> throw things out >> of balance. >> >> Sally >> >> >> >> >> > Hi, >> > Too much calcium can cause constipation,kidney >> stones,gas,plaque in >> > arteries,risk of prostate cancer,dry >> mouth,confusion,dizziness,and even >> > seizures.Too much calcium in the blood can result in >> calcium toxicity,and >> > can develop into abnormal deposits of calcium in the >> body's tissues. >> > No vitamin or mineral is without complications if >> over used. >> > Cheryl in Easthampton,MA >> > >> > --- On Sun, 12/19/10, Patricia Cooley <patticoole...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > >> > From: Patricia Cooley <patticoole...@gmail.com> >> > Subject: RE: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> > To: "'Janice Nichols'" <jan...@centurytel.net>, >> kale...@sfcn.org, >> "'john >> > snodgrass'" <jcs...@yahoo.com> >> > Cc: "'Dalton Garis'" <malugss...@gmail.com>, >> "'transverse myelitis'" >> > <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >> > Date: Sunday, December 19, 2010, 3:25 PM >> > >> > I never heard that you get into trouble with too much >> calcium. I take >> > over >> > 1200 mg a day, but I don't take them all at once. I >> take one at lunch and >> > one at dinner, plus my multi which has calcium in the >> a.m. I also take >> > one >> > magnesium tablet in the a.m. It helps to absorb the >> calcium, but you >> > don't >> > take it at the same time as your calcium. I was >> under the impression if >> > you >> > take more than you need, you just pee it out which is >> a waste since they >> > aren't cheap. Plus I drink milk and have milk on my >> cereal in the a.m. >> > >> > Patti - Wisconsin >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Janice Nichols [mailto:jan...@centurytel.net] >> > Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 12:32 PM >> > To: kale...@sfcn.org; >> john snodgrass >> > Cc: Dalton Garis; transverse myelitis >> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> > >> > Sally, what would be too much calcium? I know >> that if you take too >> > much >> > you get into trouble for other things. >> > Janice >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: kale...@sfcn.org >> > Sent: Saturday, December 18, 2010 10:09 AM >> > To: john snodgrass >> > Cc: Dalton Garis ; transverse myelitis >> > Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> > >> > John, >> > >> > I'm not sure what your spasms are like - maybe yours >> are much worse than >> > mine, but I've found that if I take sufficient calcium >> supplements, I >> > don't have them. (What I refer to as 'spasms', for >> me, is when nerves in >> > my legs actually cause my legs to jerk around when I'm >> still. It makes it >> > hard to go to sleep.) >> > >> > I take maybe 800 mg to 1200 mg/day, depending on how >> much calcium foods >> > I've eaten. If my legs start to spasm, I know I >> didn't take enough and >> > get up and take some. (Calcium is more effective if >> taken in smaller >> > doses - i.e. 400mg - throughout the day, rather than >> all at once.) My >> > calcium levels were good before I was given the 5000 >> mg methyl-prednisone >> > to zap the myelitis, but that zapped the calcium, >> too. So this is likely >> > to be true for all of us who were given steroids to >> treat the TM. It >> > might be worth it to give it a try. >> > >> > Sally >> > >> > >> > >> >> realy bad spasms. >> >> it helps some. >> >> i thought this stuff made you sleepy. >> >> i reckon i am immune. >> >> >> >> --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> From: Dalton Garis <malugss...@gmail.com> >> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> >> To: "john snodgrass" <jcs...@yahoo.com> >> >> Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 9:33 AM >> >> >> >> >> >> That is 4x what I am taking! >> >> >> >> John, do you have paralysis and spasms? And is >> that why the neuro has >> >> you >> >> on such a high dose? >> >> >> >> Because I would love to be more medicated if I >> could. >> >> >> >> Dalton >> >> >> >> Office: +971-02-607-5070/5297 >> >> Mobile: +971-50-668-5760-- >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> From: john snodgrass <jcs...@yahoo.com> >> >> Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:11:48 -0800 (PST) >> >> To: Kevin Wolfthal <wolft...@optonline.net> >> >> Cc: transverse myelitis <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >> >> Subject: Re: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> >> Resent-From: <tmic-list@eskimo.com> >> >> Resent-Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2010 06:11:49 -0800 >> >> >> >> i am taking 2400 mg a day. it helps but it doesn't >> heal me >> >> >> >> --- On Sat, 12/18/10, Kevin Wolfthal <wolft...@optonline.net> >> wrote: >> >> >> >>> From: Kevin Wolfthal <wolft...@optonline.net> >> >>> Subject: [TMIC] Gabapentin >> >>> To: tmic-list@eskimo.com >> >>> Date: Saturday, December 18, 2010, 6:12 AM >> >>> >> >>> My new doctor visited me today. I asked him >> again about >> >>> Gabapentin and he >> >>> is going to start me on 100mg 3 times a day. >> For those who >> >>> take this, I would >> >>> like to hear how you did on it. I realize it's >> a low >> >>> dosage. >> >>> >> >>> Thanks, >> >>> Kevin >> >>> >> >>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> >> >> > > > > >
