Paleo Diet and Paleolithic Diet Questions & Answers

Question

3

Sure feels like it. Been taking 2000 IU and went up to 4000 today. Whoah. Never actually felt a vitamin before...

Anyone else?

flag	asked Nov 28 2011 at 22:25 wjones3044 10k●19●56

1

What exactly are you feeling? Hyper? Drowsy? Sedated? Happy? – invisible ink Nov 28 2011 at 22:34

It wasn't the vitamin D. – Jay Nov 28 2011 at 22:51

Cancelled the downvote, why the hate people? – sarah-ann Nov 28 2011 at 22:56

1

In my experience people who doubt the placebo effect are most susceptible to it. – conciliator Nov 29 2011 at 0:19

2

I want what he's having.... – Dragonfly Nov 29 2011 at 0:45

show 1 more comment

April S. · Answer 1 · 2011-11-28 22:36:10Z UTC

2

I don't think so... 4000 IU is a pretty normal dosage, not too much at all. Jack Kruse recommends 5000 IU and some people even go as high as 10,000 IU without any effects. Must be something else. Did you do anything different today?

answered Nov 28 2011 at 22:36

April S.♦
11.9k●1●13●47

	Yeah I'm taking anywhere from 4,000-8,000iu a day, depending on the weather. – Futureboy Nov 29 2011 at 0:09
	Maybe I've just been in a good groove lately. Coincidence? – wjones3044 Nov 29 2011 at 14:24
	Wow, I'm only taking 3K/day. Should I add more? – raydawg Nov 29 2011 at 15:13
	Well like I said, Dr. K recommends 5000 IU of good quality D3 taken with fat (for optimal absorption) for almost everyone. I currently only take 2000 IU but definitely planning on increasing. – April S.♦ Nov 29 2011 at 17:19

Erik · Answer 2 · 2011-11-28 22:38:55Z UTC

2

I take 10,000 IU and have take prescription level strength at 50,000 IU for deficiency. Never felt anything from it. are you taking it with something else like niacin?

answered Nov 28 2011 at 22:38

Erik
626●3●8

Nope, it's the only supp I'm taking. – wjones3044 Nov 29 2011 at 14:22

sarah-ann · Answer 3 · 2011-11-28 22:55:17Z UTC

1

I've experienced this before, but not anymore. It was when I switched from 5k to 10k.

It was WOW! I feel great! Like you went into a gear that you didn't know you had. It waned though and I never got it again. :(

answered Nov 28 2011 at 22:55

sarah-ann
4,909●14●31

Nice to know someone else is with me here! – wjones3044 Nov 29 2011 at 14:25

Matt · Answer 4 · 2011-11-28 23:43:00Z UTC

0

My money is on placebo effect. Ride that psychological high!

answered Nov 28 2011 at 23:43

Matt
36.4k●2●10●69

I'll take it any way I can get it. – wjones3044 Dec 1 2011 at 22:21

Josh M · Answer 5 · 2011-11-29 00:11:10Z UTC

1

I seem to get a bit of an energy boost when I take Vit D & Chromium together /shrug.

answered Nov 29 2011 at 0:11

Josh M
10.9k●1●7●27

sage_ · Answer 6 · 2011-11-29 00:21:10Z UTC

6

perhaps a fat cell released an old store of LSD from your freaky years :)

answered Nov 29 2011 at 0:21

sage_
10.3k●1●5●22

Chris Antenucci · Answer 7 · 2011-11-29 01:38:06Z UTC

I've taken up to 40,000 IU per day for a week and didn't feel much of a difference, but if you're severely deficient in vitamin D then maybe it could make you feel that way but I doubt it, but it could be something else you ate or took today. Vitamin D is a hormone so its effects are usually gradual and subtle since it works on the level of gene expression for many genes.

Dorado Galore · Answer 8 · 2011-11-29 03:30:34Z UTC

2

If your fish oil is getting you high, what brand? And what's the dose I need to get the same effects?

answered Nov 29 2011 at 3:30

Dorado Galore
8,267●1●3●23

I cancelled the fish oil a while ago. Now it's just D and the occasional magnesium oxide. – wjones3044 Nov 29 2011 at 14:24

Drew aka CrossFit Junkie · Answer 9 · 2011-11-29 05:01:41Z UTC

I have noticed the same thing whenever I've upped my vitamin D dosage, whether from 5,000 to 10,000 or from 10,000 to 15,000 IU per day. I'm guessing it has something to do with your brain chemistry and a temporary upregulation of some pathway, which has a negative feedback loop and subsequently returns to normal.

James · Answer 10 · 2011-11-29 06:41:09Z UTC

1

My recollection is that Vitamin D can affect neurotransmitters. If you were low on vitamin D, it could be affecting you more with supplementation. Doesn't affect me that way though.

answered Nov 29 2011 at 6:41

James
7,892●4●13

I'm not particularly low. Blood tests show pretty good numbers every time. – wjones3044 Dec 1 2011 at 22:20

Daniel Kirsner · Answer 11 · 2011-11-29 07:20:35Z UTC

0

Are you sure you didn't take Vitamin E? Are these your symptoms??? http://youtu.be/HxwkyKV8PU4

answered Nov 29 2011 at 7:20

Daniel Kirsner
2,745●1●2●8

Yes, vitamin D is what we're talking about. – wjones3044 Dec 1 2011 at 22:19

balor123 · Answer 12 · 2011-11-30 21:38:59Z UTC

My Vitamin D was only 17 so got a prescription for 50k 1/week. After 1 mo it was up to the mid-20s and I concur: energy levels were great! Another 4 doses and it was up to low 30s, at which point I stopped and switched to a lower OTC dose.

Is my Vitamin D getting me high?

12 Answers