Based partly on research highlighted in newsgroups, I'm beginning a
course of self-administered intramuscular Vitamin D3 shots (aka "Stross"
or depot therapy). I plan to start out at 100,000 I.U. once every two
months and after a few months, if necessary, move to more frequent shots
- perhaps as often as once a month - until I achieve the kind dramatic
improvement in my health I get from standing in the sun 3+ hours.
My last D3 reading about two years ago was 22, which the lab
incompetently re****ted as only borderline low-normal. I realize now
that 75 is normal and many of my symptoms pertaining to autoimmunity and
deficient innate immunity relate directly to inadequate D3 levels. I've
tried oral and sublingual D3 but I simply can't get enough that way.
I know I'm taking certain risks by measuring my progress strictly from
my symptoms instead of constantly checking my blood levels of vitamin D3
but that would be horrendously expensive. That said, I have a few
questions about safety for the group.
1) I already take regular I.M. magnesium injections in my outer thighs
and subQ B vitamin injections in my deltoids. I'm reluctant to do the
D3 injection in either location simply to reduce my risk of any possible
adverse interaction. I would probably also like to vary where I inject
the D3 each time in order to reduce any calcification risk in the
area(s). Any suggestions for injection sites? I'm thinking calves or
gluts. What's normally used?
2) I have a fairly adequate vitamin A intake but I don't know my
vitamin K levels. There's a theory that the adverse consequences of
high D3 have to do with depleting vitamin K. I've purchased 100mg
supplements which I assume I take with food. Is there any guidance in
the literature for how much K to take? My oral absorption is still
pretty poor, although I'm absorbing more magnesium orally since starting
the butyrate. By way of reference, I still have to take 150mg+ of zinc
daily to keep the spots off my nails.
3) I'd like to know if there are any obvious and immediate symptoms of
D3 overdose and what steps can be taken to ameliorate them. For
instance, what happens if the depot releases too much D3 too quickly.
Have I missed anything?
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