Vitamin D and Depression (2020)

Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by juve1996 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @02:45PM (#31306872)

Anecdotally agree with this. I have vitamin D deficiency, was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up. Never worked.

Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly. Now I make it a point to get outside and sunlight

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by trompetenaccoun on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:09PM (#31307155)

A lot of modern "problems" can be solved this way. The term koyaanisqatsi comes to mind, life out of balance.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by csdreamer7 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:29PM (#31307348)

> was given 50,000 IU a week vitamin D to get it up.

It should have gone up significantly. I wonder if your body has a problem with Vit D absorption. I was put on the same dose of vit d for a treatment and I felt it within 20 minutes.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by chrisco255 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:46PM (#31307503)

Is vitamin D fat soluble? If so, pretty sure it needs to be consumed with fat. That's partly why it's common in milk.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by Jtsummers on Sunday May 08, 2022 @04:06PM (#31307654)

It is fat soluble, but it doesn't need to be consumed with fat. It's believed that that will help improve uptake, though. (I don't, I take it in the mornings long before my first meal and that seems to be effective for me based on my test results.)

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by chrisco255 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @04:18PM (#31307766)

https://www.jandonline.org/article/S2212-2672%2814%2901468-3...

"The mean peak (12-hour) plasma vitamin D-3 level after the dose was 32% (95% CI 11% to 52%) greater in subjects consuming fat-containing compared with fat-free meals (P=0.003)."

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by nanidin on Sunday May 08, 2022 @04:09PM (#31307685)

It's common in milk because it helps with calcium absorption.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by Godel_unicode on Sunday May 08, 2022 @10:03PM (#31309728)

This is correct:

https://www.bones.nih.gov/health-info/bone/bone-health/nutri....

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by danamit on Sunday May 08, 2022 @07:04PM (#31308853)

Takes months to rise your vitamin D levels.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by librarianscott on Sunday May 08, 2022 @07:46PM (#31309092)

This. It is amazing how long blood pressure pills, cholesterol pills, and vitamins take to make a budge in your blood tests.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by treeman79 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @03:23PM (#31307293)

Had super low Vit D. Was stuck in bed for a year. A few months of Vit D and a few other diet and supplements changes and I was out kayaking every weekend.

My experience anyway

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by interactivecode on Sunday May 08, 2022 @05:54PM (#31308473)

What dose and diet changes did you do?

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by treeman79 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:52PM (#31308790)

3,000u daily. Switched to AIP diet.

Six months earlier had started. Started magnesium, b12, fish oil, Vit E.

Now I take a 5000u/k2 combo.

Now on LDN in addition That seems to be the final major piece to fully normal life.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by dredmorbius on Monday May 09, 2022 @12:31AM (#31310655)

AIP diet: autoimmune protocol diet.

https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/aip-diet-autoimmune-pro...

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by donthellbanme on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:09PM (#31308545)

The heaviest man in Mexico was bedridden for years. He was depressed, but besides being humongous, and trapped in a bed; one of his biggest complains was muscle aches.

A doctor gave him vitamin D supplements and he said the pain went away.

It made a bit of sence to me, but the amount of food this guy consumed daily was staggering. I just wouldn't think a person would be deficient in D with the amount of animal products this man consumed. I just assumed even though he never saw the light of day for 15 years.

My point is it just suprised me.

Antidotially, I have been depressed (dysthymia--low level) for a good 30 years, and found sunlight didn't help me. I don't eat a lot, but i'm not a vegetarian either.

I actually feel better during the winter. I do have allergies though.

According to my doctor, all he ever said about depression is "All my patients are different. Oh, my fee will be $----. Your depression is situational.". I know he is partially right. (He doesn't overcharge me compared to the horror stories I have heard here. I just believe most psychotropic drugs should not require more one office visit, especially if you are on a low dose, and not abusing them.)

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by nradov on Sunday May 08, 2022 @08:54PM (#31309404)

In rare cases, hypovitaminosis D can be a symptom of heavy metal toxicity. If someone is getting adequate vitamin D intake but levels are still low then it can be worth testing for metals levels.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/07315724.1994.10...

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by hammock on Sunday May 08, 2022 @05:52PM (#31308450)

The point was that sunlight does more than raise vitamin D, not that it's better than supplementation at raising vitamin D.

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Re:Vitamin D and Depression (2020) by geoduck14 on Sunday May 08, 2022 @05:50PM (#31308436)

>Went to the beach one week and got blood tested again and my vitamin D levels climbed significantly.

Well, I think I just justified my beach vacation. Thanks!

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