Vitamin D changed my life. I was diagnosed at 20ng/ml, a deficiency which had lasted years. Brain fog, low T, skinny-fat, the works-it wasn’t fun.
Started with 5000iu-eventually upped it to 10000. For a few months this was spectacular. Exceptional body composition increases, cognition, you name it.
But problems are arising now and I can’t seem to troubleshoot them. First, issues with sleep-I assume this is a melatonin suppression effect? Second, severe skin dryness and itch. Third, weird gym issues-while I’ve lost a ton of fat, I can’t seem to put on muscle or make strength gains.
You’d think it was as easy as reducing vitamin D and I’ve tried-but even dropping to just 5000iu in the morning has near immediate cognition effects-I just get foggy. In fairness I haven’t tried this for more than a few days-so maybe it’s a dopamine adjustment? The “rush” I get from megadoses is great-but the side effects are brutal and I really need to find a compromise that works. Any ideas?
I’ve tried LEFs vitamin K and it cures some of the itch, but also takes the cognition edge off D, so that isn’t great. Perhaps it’s a matter of adjusting ratios though.
Really would appreciate any help-I do know some here are battling the same issues. There’s also the question of whether vitamin D actually increases body fat at high doses-there was a mouse study to this effect:
http://gregnuckols.c...ar-supplements/