Could Vitamin D3 be keeping her up?

[trintiybella]

My girl is quite buzzed at night and not tired. Could vitamin D3 be causing this? It is the only thing I added but she is only taking 1000 units and I refused to think this could be the problem.

[Hopeny]

Anecdotally I find it best to give it during the day as it seems to keep my DD more awake

[tpotter]

Anecdotally I find it best to give it during the day as it seems to keep my DD more awake

 

I agree, try giving it in the a.m. If the problem continues, try eliminating it, and see if it improves. I've never heard of d3 being a stimulant.

[LNN]

Vitamin D has been implicated in sleep problems, but it's usually Vitamin D that's too low. This neurologist has a 15 min video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7cbBB1c0IM that discusses her findings - lots of her sleep apnea patients had Vit D deficiency at the root of their problems. But she goes on to say that if you get levels too high, you can get the same insomnia problems you were trying to fix by supplementing.

 

That said, it's unlikely if you just started supplementing (and 1000 IUs isn't that high), she isn't too high. But like the others, we give D in the morning. You might try giving early in the day or stopping for a week and seeing if the insomnia resolves.

[pr40]

i am curious, how did you decide it is vitamin D?