Hi all
At a recent visit to my GI, he informed me that my vitamin D levels are currently low and he thinks this could be related to me feeling generally rubbish lately.
He wrote me out a prescription for supplements and in his rush to move on forgot to tell me what medication it was (he usually explains in detail what the med is, why he's chosen that specific one and the benefits v risks) .
When I picked the medication up from the pharmacy, I noticed it was calichew D3. I understand the vit D but the calcium threw me, since I am usually told that I'm not to take extra calcium in this form under any circumstance... I have not started to take them yet as I want to get advice from here and my GP first.
Does any one know of any good vitamin D supplements that are vit. D only and no or little calcium?
My reason for no calcium is that I have high levels of it in my blood , so if I take supplements with it in, it could rocket above the 3.0 level that's classed as needing emergency treatment.
Are the risks of low vit D worth the risk of the high amount of calcium in these tablets? (I'd be taking 1000mg calcium a day)
At a recent visit to my GI, he informed me that my vitamin D levels are currently low and he thinks this could be related to me feeling generally rubbish lately.
He wrote me out a prescription for supplements and in his rush to move on forgot to tell me what medication it was (he usually explains in detail what the med is, why he's chosen that specific one and the benefits v risks) .
When I picked the medication up from the pharmacy, I noticed it was calichew D3. I understand the vit D but the calcium threw me, since I am usually told that I'm not to take extra calcium in this form under any circumstance... I have not started to take them yet as I want to get advice from here and my GP first.
Does any one know of any good vitamin D supplements that are vit. D only and no or little calcium?
My reason for no calcium is that I have high levels of it in my blood , so if I take supplements with it in, it could rocket above the 3.0 level that's classed as needing emergency treatment.
Are the risks of low vit D worth the risk of the high amount of calcium in these tablets? (I'd be taking 1000mg calcium a day)