A Vitamin D Overdose?

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ABOUT THIS VIDEO: We had a patient's labs come in with a Vit D level of 175. Although unusual, Vit D toxicity is happening more. It's been making the news a lot that Vit D helps in a lot of areas, raning from mental health to energy level to bone health, arterial health, & even prevention of diabetes.

This level was due to repeated Vit D injections by a healthcare provider. Unfortunately, many care providers see this as an opportunity to diagnose a problem & give an injection, thereby underlining their value to the patient. In fact, I haven't seen any Vit D toxicity reports or examples outside of those created by provider or patient supplementation. Please be careful 5,000 and even 10,000 IU per day have been shown to be safe in multiple studies. But injections of 25,000 & even 50.000 can create risk, especially when given multiple times. Unless targeted using blood levels, I do not recommend taking over 5,000 on a regular basis.

We can debate whether safe levels are under 150, 125, or 100. A viewer on this channel commented recently that 125 is a safe target level. I don't agree. To get so close to 150 without clear and proven advantage is taking risks without benefit.

THE VIT D COUNCIL -

A Mayo Journal review showing "50 is now probably safe"

Dr. Brewer started as an Emergency Doctor. After seeing too many preventable heart attacks, he went to Johns Hopkins to learn Preventive Medicine. While there, he went on the run the post-graduate training program (residency) in Preventive Medicine. From there, he made a career of practicing and managing preventive medicine and primary care clinics. His later role in this area was Chief Medical Officer for Premise, which has close to 1,000 primary care/prevention clinics. He was also the Chief Medical Officer for MDLIVE, the second largest telemedicine company. More recently, he founded PrevMed, a heart attack, and stroke prevention clinic.

At PrevMed, we focus on heart attack, stroke, and cognitive decline. We serve patients who have already experienced an event as well as those who have not developed a diagnosis or event. Dr. Brewer provides services via telemedicine or in person if you're in the Lexington, KY area. We find a lot of undiagnosed Pre-Diabetes or Insulin Resistance. Treating unrecognized risk factors like Pre-Diabetes allows reduction of risk and prevention of disease.

[JonGustafsson]

I posted a questino about research showing what are dangerous blood levels of vitamin D but I can't see the comment here. Can you point to any published papers?

[laudiculbertson]

When I started having symptoms, I asked my doctor for a Vitamin D blood test. I was at 117, so have discontined my supplementation. Was taking 10, 000 IU D3 with 100 mcg K2 included. Had heart flutters and heart pounding, as well as serious constipation. Symptoms are mostly gone after just a couple days without it. So glad I found the toxicity quickly.

[williamgoff]

I just got back from the ER and realized I was taking too much I had a blood level of 100.9ng/ml ....severe gas pains ...dizzy ... Weak ....I was taking 10k iu a day

[Skinnyheels]

The biggest issue is people normally find out only after they were overdose. I became so sick after 50000 iu for only once. I’m worried about hardening that I can’t explain and cramps. After searching for answers apparently k2 might help. I just started low dose of k2 & I did not resume to 25000 iu as suggested by the doctor. He said there is no such overdose issue. I hope more doctors know about all this. I haven’t been taking vitamin d and I just get it from the sun.

[testinginstruments]

Very interesting video. My vitamin D level is 122.5 ng/mL. I spend 30-45min in the UVB Sun rays everyday. Also taking 15000 IU for nearly a month. I will reduce the dose to 5000 from tomorrow

[edwardcdg]

I went looking for this video from your today's live stream. The live stream and this earlier video were VERY helpful. Many thanks. I will test again later this year.

[frankenz]

I stay around 41ng/dl and that is taking 4000-6000 I.U. D-3 daily for at least 3 years now. Started at 25. My family has some issues with overly fast metabolism of things like vitamin D, and some have nearly been killed by too quickly metabolizing some medications like levaquin.

[akanecortich]

I also note that Vitamin D3 deficiency was almost always found in people with lung cancer and various other cancers. Which is cart and horse it wasn't said.

[sokhain]

I am taking D3 30k iu with K2 120mcg and magnesium, it is working for me, my feeling negative all the time went away, my mood is very good now, my hair loss has lessen, my aching bone has lessen, my vertigo has stop. so it all depends on the individual and what are her D3 symptoms. You cannot say that all people should take this much D3. Again, it all depends on your symptoms of D3 deficiency get a blood D3 test and have a doctor prescribe a dosage where they can monitor you. Again but to say because of this one individual taking D3 and be intoxicated doesn't mean that we all should follow your advice. The question I would ask is to the person whom you mentioned being intoxicated by D3, what are her D3 symptoms? If you are normal, you are not deficient in D3, why would you take or inject yourself with 25k to 50k iu? 25k and above are for people who show signs of D3 symptoms deficiency not for normal people.

[clarkengelbert]

I got my levels up to 95ng/dL after taking 20-30k iu per day for some months and started having awful gi distress (vomiting, diarrhea, alternating constipation), extreme fatigue and brain fog, insomnia and heat palpitations. The case report you reference of toxicity showing up in someone with a level of 103ng/dL isn't even the lowest reported number. Someone with a level of 88ng/dL reported having vitamin d toxicity so I do think there is a range where toxicity can begin for each individual, probably with the low range being around 90 going up to 120.

[pohkeee]

Thanks! I am guessing I was the commenter that questioned the safe high limits of D. I have done follow up research and want to let you know I have been letting my D levels drop to below 100 now. Some of my confusion was in getting the differing methods of measuring straight. It reminds me of when NASA crashed their vehicle into the surface because of screw ups with metric vs. American measurements... Anyway, I am now going to shoot for 80. I do follow research coming in from around the world and different scales of measure can be frustrating and potentially dangerous. I am glad for venues like yours to help navigate and discuss these things! On a further note, my genetic tests show I do have a glitch in D processing, so my serum reading may not exactly line up with absorption and utilization, so I will continue to use symptoms and general feeling of well being as adjunct information and adjust, until more guidelines become clear. But my parameters for “optimal “ have been lowered for now.

[TheLmori]

Thanks doc. Wild ride indeed. That Tesla may have saved his life 🙄

[monicahockersmith]

Thanks. I live in a sunshine State. Tested low last year at 28. I checked my 23andme genetics and found genes that impact poor metabolism of D. Can you comment?

[unnecessaryrisk]

Did you see Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Joe Rogan talking about the corona virus - and how something like 96% of patients in the ICU with bad symptoms were *also* vitamin D deficient?

Correlation doesn’t always equal causation - but... sometimes...

What do you think?

[kinpatu]

Good info. Thanks. I’ve been targeting (and hitting) 50 for a few years. I might increase slightly to 60 or so.

[brynnshorts]

So sick eight now. Im at 221ng as of 12 days ago. I stopped all vitamin d 12 days ago. Do you recommend anything to flush the excess of vit D? Im so sick and i was deficient and now this feels differnt. Im going on 4 months of being so sick

[rantube.]

Irrelevant question..can you just tell me what editing software or app you are using to shoot the video, so that you appear, and behind you the computer?

[livincincy]

How high can the various complexions of humans get their vitamin D up to with sun light only ?

[vityazsix]

if a person takes 50k iu.. how much will their serum level go up from 1 dose?

[robrae]

I stopped taking Vitamin D. Mine got high as well. I get lots of sun instead.