What is Reddit's opinion of NOW Supplements, Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU, High Potency, Structural Support*, 240 Softgels?

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1 cent per 1000 IU D3: https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Vitamin-D-3-000-Softgels/dp/B0032BH76O/

No cooking involved. No refrigeration required. Not seasonal. Easy to choose a wine pairing. Actives last for years. Portable. Restaurants don't care if you bring your own.

Source: human intellect.

I take this brand, I take 40,000 IU at least once a week. More times a week if I remember. : NOW Foods Supplements, Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU, High Potency, Structural Support*, 240 Softgels https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032BH76O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fab_V3sEFbNC9WR8H

My husband was deficient and uses this one 2-3 days per week. It keeps his levels in range. You want to be rechecked after you’re on it for awhile to be sure you’re not overdoing it. Low vitamin d caused my aunt to feel how she did when she had zero thyroid hormones (ablation).

Chiropractor here: Vit D Deficiency is EXTREMELY common and taking an inexpensive oral supplement usually combined with vit K can help with all sorts of health issues. Personally I was diagnosed with psoriasis at age 19 and was immediately put on steroid creams for about 3 years. I ended up developing stretch marks as a result of the steroids and my psoriasis was no better. After noticing my rashes were improved in the summer time, I started researching auto immune diseases and vit d deficiency. I'm currently 30 yoa, take no RX for my psoriasis and have not had a rash since I was in my early 20's. If you live in a cold weather place (i live in Iowa) it is especially important to get it checked. Also when you do go out in the sun, make sure to wait at least 10-15 minutes before applying sunscreen as to not block any natural vit D you can get for free from the sun.

Edit: Here's the brand I like personally as not all supplements are the same.

here's the 5000 IU pills I take

This is what I've been taking:

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Vitamin-D-3-000-Softgels/dp/B0032BH76O

From the little bit of research I've done, it's a bit of a high dose (which I'm ok with because I know I have a low starting level and we're going in to the time of year we don't make a lot of D from sunlight), but if you haven't had a blood test that checked D3 lately, you may want to talk to your doctor or try a lower dose (e.g. 2000 IU) because it's also possible to have too much of this.

https://www.amazon.com/NOW-Vitamin-D-3-000-Softgels/dp/B0032BH76O/ref=sr_1_7?dchild=1&keywords=d3&qid=1618827852&sr=8-7

notice the "GMP" logo on the back label.

This fixed my Vitamin D deficiency in a few months.

NOW Foods Supplements, Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU, High Potency, Structural Support, 240 Softgels https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032BH76O/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_25PQZBRS5HQRA6GDKG5Q

I've used the NOW brand vitamin D and saw my lab results rise. It's like $10 for 6 months. Just get the liquid filled capsules type, and be sure to take it with a meal or some kind of fat.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032BH76O/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For folic acid/MTHF stuff, I use the Jarrows Vitamin B complex because Peter Attia had tested it in his labs and saw that it did move the numbers. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01IJR5VM2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

For omega 3, I used to use the metagenics EPA stuff but it was sooo expensive. Just started taking the "triple strength" viva naturals fish oil (5 a day). I picked them because labdoor tested them and showed the correct amount of omega 3's, acceptable mercury levels, and acceptable oxidation. Other brands that are probably ok are like nordic naturals, etc.

https://vivanaturals.com/pages/fish-oil-sale-25

Disclaimer: I am not a medical professional in anyway. Honestly i'm not sure i'd trust/bother with the other stuff though. That's a LOT of money. Antioxidants haven't really proven to ever fix much, and in some cases do more harm than good. Same is true for vitamin b6/12 unless maybe if you have a methylation issue.

I mean, you can go as crazy as you want, but none of these are going to make you live to 150.

No wonder yours affect you more! I use these.

Hey, you may already know this, and if so, sorry, but maybe it'll help someone else.

Vitamin D is super important to preventing and minimizing SAD, and it takes your body a really long time to build and use up VitD, so start getting as much in you now as you can. Lots of time in the sun for all the sunny days we have remaining is the best way to do this. Depending on how your body processes VitD, that might be able to get you to early November, maybe even late November.

After that VitD supplements are the way to go. You should start those around Daylight Savings Time. They can be gotten pretty cheap, and if you're only taking them leading up to and during the SAD season, you run less of a risk of VitD toxicity. (Consult your doctor, obviously, before taking any supplement, much less more than the recommended daily allowance.)

All that said, it's a great idea to have a therapist on hand as well. Best of luck in locating one. I wish I had more info for you there.

Source: My wife has SAD, her VitD levels are around 10 nanograms per mililiter in summer months without taking supplements (normal people have 20 nanograms per mililiter or higher), so she takes about 10,000 IUs a day during SAD months (normal people maybe take 600 IU a day).

EDIT: Just thought of https://www.chasebrexton.org/ They might be worth a call.

EDIT EDIT: You also might be able to access free/cheap counseling services if you're in college.

> It is a fat soluble vitamin, so if you are good about taking a little too much per day, eventually it will catch up with you if you live long enough.

Why? What do you mean by this?

>That's 4 pills.

Number of pills seems pretty irrelevant... I get 5k iu in one pill. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032BH76O

And this is the k2 I take with it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GW4S0G

I can't recommend actual doses as I don't know enough about them, but the consensus from /r/supplements led me to believe that this D3 supplement and this K supplement are proper and safe doses.

problem solved

These have me feeling better.

Damn, that is a good price. I've been buying these: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0032BH76O/ref=sr_ph?ie=UTF8&qid=1427055578&sr=1&keywords=5000+iu+d3

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Vitamin-5000-Softgels/dp/B0032BH76O/

Yes 5000 IU. No it's not too much.

This is a good supplement, and will last you a very long time. It's the one I've used before for this. My cause was lack of sunlight.

Assange, bro don't give up.

http://www.amazon.com/NOW-Foods-Vitamin-5000-Softgels/dp/B0032BH76O/ref=sr_1_1?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1408371248&sr=1-1&keywords=vitamin+d

$10 and your deficiency will go away. If you can't afford it I will pay for it myself. Please email me. I know all about Vitamin supplements.

taking vitamin D oilcaps also fixed my depression

these are the best ones for the least money from my experience. some vitamin D pills are totally bunk and don't do shit so be careful.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032BH76O/ref=oh_details_o02_s00_i01?ie=UTF8&psc=1

start out taking 10,000 IU a day, and when you're feeling better go down to 5,000 IU a day (you can always take more. you'd have to take a shitload to start OD-ing, like a whole bottle daily for months or something). don't skip any days. it'll take about a week for the levels to build up in your system and start working so don't get discouraged if they don't work right away.

if I stop taking D supplements cold turkey, I have about a week where I'm fine but then my internal "reserves" run out and I get really depressed and cry at movies etc

Oh, too bad this isn't a thing.