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Vitamin D Not Responding to Supplementation- Seeking Insights
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Feb 16 10:21pm | Replies (28)Comment receiving replies
Hi @chaiyosef
I always had an issue increasing my vitamin D. Was as low as the 20’s and at best in the mid 30’s. And I’ve taken 5,000 IU daily for years.
A few months back someone in another support group mentioned that if you do not get enough magnesium, the vitamin d does not get absorbed.
So I started taking 400 mg of magnesium citrate, and my last blood test showed a vitamin d of 52 ng/ml
Adding the magnesium was the only thing I changed.
Do some research on this and see if you think it’s right for you.
Good luck.
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That’s right some zinc would also help the best absorbed magnesium is magnesium glycinate and no side effects take these at bedtime.
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Thanks for sharing your experience! That’s really interesting. I haven’t focused much on magnesium, but now I’m curious. My vitamin D has been stuck despite high doses, so maybe this is worth looking into. Did you happen to check your magnesium levels before supplementing, or did you just start taking it?