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Quote from: Counterpoints on 20/05/2009 05:40:36Hi Guthrie. Good news! Interestingly enough, a very good endocrinologist, after hearing my symptoms, actually suggested I get "25 OH Vitamin D" tested. Is this the specific test you had?PS. Don't overdose on vitamin D! It can be dangerous to take too much.Quote from: B_Jim on 20/05/2009 06:58:02I agree with Cp about Vitamin D overdose. Counterpoints and B_Jim, could you provide some links regarding the dangers of vitamin D? Thanks!
Hi Guthrie. Good news! Interestingly enough, a very good endocrinologist, after hearing my symptoms, actually suggested I get "25 OH Vitamin D" tested. Is this the specific test you had?PS. Don't overdose on vitamin D! It can be dangerous to take too much.
I agree with Cp about Vitamin D overdose.
The exact long-term safe dose of vitamin D is not known. In 1997 the U.S. Dietary Reference Intake Tolerable Upper Intake Level (UL) of vitamin D for children and adults was set at 50 micrograms/day (2,000 IU), but this is viewed as outdated and overly restrictive. A 2007 risk assessment suggested that 250 micrograms/day (10,000 IU) in healthy adults should be adopted as the tolerable upper limit.[38] In adults, sustained intake of 2500 micrograms/day (100,000 IU) can produce toxicity within a few months.[2] For infants (birth to 12 months) the tolerable UL is set at 25 micrograms/day (1000 IU), and vitamin D concentrations of 1000 micrograms/day (40,000 IU) in infants has been shown to produce toxicity within 1 to 4 months. Other sources indicate that the threshold for vitamin D toxicity in humans is 500 to 600 micrograms per kilogram body weight per day."[39] In rats an oral LD50 of 619 mg/kg is noted.[40] All known cases of vitamin D toxicity with hypercalcemia have involved intake of or over 1,000 micrograms/day (40,000 IU)[41].
Although normal food and pill vitamin D concentration levels are far too low to be toxic in adults, people taking multiples of the normal dose of codliver oil may reach toxic levels of vitamin A, not vitamin D, [42] if taken in an attempt to increase the levels of vitamin D.
It sounds like he is taking you seriously, which is good. Contrast might be useful for your pituitary MRI.
To those interested in getting scans, I would recommend MRI over CT. So long as you don't have any metal in your body, and fit various other scanning criteria, MRI is harmless (as far as I know). There's a fair bit of radiation with CT.
Hey everyone, things seem to be going really well here in general, which is good. I'm going to the doctor tomorrow, does anyone have any additional tips or suggestions, any important information or bloodtests that I should have prepared?
Quote from: Counterpoints on 20/05/2009 21:43:54To those interested in getting scans, I would recommend MRI over CT. So long as you don't have any metal in your body, and fit various other scanning criteria, MRI is harmless (as far as I know). There's a fair bit of radiation with CT.CP, how does that differ from fMRI?
An fMRI, for instance, could be used to measure the neurological activity that correlates to orgasm. It could therefore differentiate between the POIS and "normal" neurological response.
I went to the doctor's office today, where I discussed my symptoms with her. I didn't bring anything about orgasm into the discussion. She suggested ADHD , depression, and other things, but ultimately she said that it was either one of two things: 1) I had repressed issues hat were causing my symptoms or 2) the was a chemical imbalance in my brain, which was what I wanted to hear. She order that bloodwork be done, which I am going in for next week. To be fair though, as she said, she referred me and my mother/family to a counselor. I honestly don't think hat this will help, so in the best case scenario, my bloodwork will come back with "something wrong with me", and that won't even be an issue.