# Vit d3 levels **URL:** \ **Category:** Everyday living\ **Created:** [28 September 2015 16:06 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365 "2015-09-28T16:06:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WelshBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@WelshBoy](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/WelshBoy)\ **Post date:** [28 September 2015 16:06 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/1 "2015-09-28T16:06:45Z")
Hi, Sorry for the old subject but I did a search of old threads and couldn’t see what the best levels of vit d3 are in the blood. I have just had mine back and it is 200 nm/l. I know that this is high. Should I cut back on the 10,000 iu I am taking at the moment? Any feedback would be really appreciated. Thanks, Adrian ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [28 September 2015 16:44 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/2 "2015-09-28T16:44:43Z")
It’s at the highest end of the sufficient range according to the Vitamin D Council. They suggest to aim for 125 nmol (50ng) being the ideal. But they also say between the range 100 - 200 nmol (40 - 80 ng) is sufficient and they do not recommend going over 250 nmol (100 ng). [http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/testing-for-vitamin-d/](http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/about-vitamin-d/testing-for-vitamin-d/) All I know is Prof G from Barts MS follows the Vit D Council guidelines. I’ve not been told by my neuro what level to aim for, just my MS nurse said 5,000iu a day is recommended. ---
**Author:** ![WelshBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@WelshBoy](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/WelshBoy)\ **Post date:** [28 September 2015 19:27 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/3 "2015-09-28T19:27:06Z")
Thanks Lenney. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![DoctorGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b5e925/32.png) [@DoctorGeoff](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/DoctorGeoff)\ **Post date:** [29 September 2015 12:17 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/4 "2015-09-29T12:17:19Z")
And to confirm what Lenney said, my neuro (last time I saw him) sent me for a blood test specifically for D3. Later he wrote that he was pleased that I was at the high end of "normal (from memory that was at the 80ng mark). I cannot quote the exact figure without moving a lot of stuff that is sitting on top of the relevant file. Prior to this I told my MS Nurse that I took 2400iu daily - and she wanted me to double it in winter, which I did. But, just remember that former member rizzo took 10,000iu daily and effectively overdosed on it. We are as variable as our MS in our response to D3. Geoff ---
**Author:** ![Redman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/redman/32/1014_2.png) [@Redman](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Redman)\ **Post date:** [29 September 2015 13:44 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/5 "2015-09-29T13:44:48Z")
I got my bloods done last week for Vit D - they said it could take a week or more to come back, as it is a complex test, so awaiting results. ---
**Author:** ![WelshBoy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/48db29/32.png) [@WelshBoy](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/WelshBoy)\ **Post date:** [29 September 2015 15:36 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/6 "2015-09-29T15:36:30Z")
Thanks for your replies. Just got a full blood count back, low in Calcium, very high in vit b12 but I do take 4000 mcg, so not surprising. I have a low Mean corpuscle haemoglobin (mch) which could mean I am anaemic. The Doctor didn’t go through that with me, as it was a telephone consultation. I’m a bit annoyed about that. I think that I may cut back to 5,000 iu vit d3 for the time being. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![Redman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/redman/32/1014_2.png) [@Redman](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Redman)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2015 12:34 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/7 "2015-10-01T12:34:18Z")
The lab didn’t process my blood sample for Vit D - think they can do that now because so many people are looking their Vit D levels checked…my GP has put me on Vit D / Calcium supplements on script…so i will see how it goes… ---
**Author:** ![Inactive\_User](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3e96dc/32.png) [@Inactive\_User](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Inactive_User)\ **Post date:** [1 October 2015 13:59 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/8 "2015-10-01T13:59:09Z")
Hi, I remember Prof G saying it’s best not to take combined vit D/calcium tablets but I can’t remember the reason why. I used to take the combined ones for over a year and then stopped. Now I take vit D in the morning and calcium in the late afternoon. ---
**Author:** ![Redman](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/mssociety/user_avatar/forum.mssociety.org.uk/redman/32/1014_2.png) [@Redman](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/u/Redman)\ **Post date:** [2 October 2015 08:15 UTC](https://forum.mssociety.org.uk/t/vit-d3-levels/8365/9 "2015-10-02T08:15:39Z")
I think the calcium helps the Vit D be absorbed.