What should vitamin D3 levels be in a 14 y.o.?

[trintiybella]

My daughters went from 11 to 44. Should they be higher?

[norcalmom]

44 is good but not great. ideally in autoimmune disease what I've read is you want between 70-100, but not over 100. This is for an adult. I don't know if children levels differ or not, you need to do your own research on that.

 

My son's has gone from 16 to 45 on 5,000 mg/day, and I still want to increase it, but not as fast, so I'm giving 5000 every other day or so.

 

My son is 14 and adult size.

 

I also occasionally give him some K2. Probably should do it every day (helps body absorb the D3, and it counters any issues with too much D3 - ) but the only K2 i could find had a lot of D2 in with it, and it messed up my dosing, so until we get him to the level we want him (above 70) and we adjust the 5K dose down, I just give him the occassional K2 tab.

[NancyD]

My DD17 started off with D3 levels at 4 and over the past 3 years has increased to 65. Once she hit 55 she stopped getting one infection after another. She takes 10,000 IUs D3 daily.

[norcalmom]

My DS's went from 16 to 45 in about 2 months on 5000 per day. I think that is typical response, but everyone is a little different. NancyD - wondering if you still monitor your daugheters levels since she is on such a high does, or is that what it takes for her to maintain at 65?

[NancyD]

norcalmom,

 

Yes, we monitor DD's D3 levels every 3 months. They have stayed at 65 for quite a while so I'm guessing that is what it takes to maintain. I am also at 65 (up from 35) and have been taking 5000 IUs/day for a couple of years. I am fully recovered from Lyme et al.

[EAMom]

Dr. Murphy recommended an ideal level of 50 (at the IOCDF Chicago conference). Not sure if she meant "at least" 50...assume higher is okay.

 

@NancyD is 10,000 what your dd needed to raise levels, or just to maintain once at she got to 65?

@norcalmom how long did it take to go from 16 to 45 on 5,000 a day?

@trintiybella 11 to 44 took how long and what dose were you giving?

 

Also, what months were you doing the tests in?

Edited July 14, 2013 by EAMom

[NancyD]

EAMom, 10,000 IUs is what DD took to raise levels and to maintain. We test every 3 months.

[norcalmom]

EAMom- it took DS Two months. See my post above NancyD.

Everyone is different. I think NancyDs more unique, my son more typical response. I forget where I read (may have been mercola) that 70-100 where u want to be if you have autoimmune issues.

I'm shooting for around 70 for DS.