It'll be interesting to see how long the clinical trials will go on before they reach any comclusions. I mean, it's like waiting for lightning to strike something you put in your yard during a thunder storm. You know the lightning will, at some point, strike. You just don't know how long you'll have to wait.

I have heard a couple of neurolgists here in the Milwaukee are come right out and state that vitamin D3 prevents MS. I heard one in an MS lecture tell us that our non-MS family members should all be taking like 2,000 units of D3 every day to prevent MS from strinking them. I take that advice very seriously and each one of my four adult kids takes 2,000 units a day. Call that my own, personal clinical trial!

My neuro wanted all my kids on Vitamin D3 as soon as I was dx. I bought them each a bottle with specific instructions and reasons why they should be taking this....I don't know that any of them are taking it. It is very difficult to parent adult children--you can't send them to their room or ground them if they don't live at home anymore!

lsj1079, at the start I had the same issue with my adult kids not taking the D3. They were ignoring me. I sat them down one by one and talked about what it feels like having MS and being on disability because of it. How it not only limits me physically, but how it ruined my career, too. I showed them my Avonex needles and indicated where I do the injection in the thigh. I told them what pain I feel when I ding a nerve and how the blood comes out when I ding a capillary. I ended my talk with each by asking them if they wanted to end up just like me. It was their choice. They take their D3 with a passion now.

yes I too take D3 as part of my vitamen regimen daily-I take little round gel 5000 ultra strength.easy to swallow. Ellen

When I told my neurologist that I stopped taking Vitamin D, he looked shocked and told me immediately not to do that. I just had my vitamin d level checked, and while the minimum was 30 something, I came in at 35. I still feel that is low, because the range went to over 100. I will start back my vitamin d regime with a fever.

I have spoken to my kids about them taking vitamin d and they ignore me. I even got them each their own bottle of vitamin d and they fail to take it. Maybe I need to have a heart to heart like Bobby J with each of them. It really scares me for their future.

Thanks, BobbyJ. Maybe I need to dig out my old "Shot Bag" for a little show and tell.

This is interesting to me.

My vitamin D level was at 11. It took years to get it to the right level (where is is allegedly at now?). Too many needle sticks so I don't care anymore.

I never noticed any difference from massive does of 500,000 IU a week of ergocalciferol.

I still take 250,000 IU of ergocalciferoal (sp?) once a month rather than taking 4,000 IU of the over the counter stuff (a lot more convenient for me is why and I have about a one year+ supply left if I only have to take 1 pill a month).

So, I guess we'll see and thanks for info.

lchoppel:

>>I came in at 35. I still feel that is low, because the range went to over 100.

Lynne: 100 in toxic my dear, toxic.

I know believe me.

I got up to 85 and my doctor took me down to where I am now -- 250,000 IU once a month.

Vitamin D toxicity is no joke! Please follow-up on this ASAP.

Your friend who cares!!,

hope4acure

As my kids are at the college age and cannot afford anything that they deem is not a "necessity", I supply them with all of the vitamin D3 they can handle and periodically asking them if they are still taking the vitamins. They tell me yes.

As long as they keep taking the vitamin D, I will always find a way to pay for it should i not have the means to do so. Vitamin D is too cheap of a preventative to skip.

I am convinced it help. It's a no-brainer.

Because of my handheld, it limits me. But this proves what our mother told us as kids- Go play outdoors!

Yeay! Great!

ezone, playing outside is great and the experts tell us that 20 min a day of sunlight is beneficial but you may be like me and do not process the sun's Vit D efficiently. A simple blood test will give your doc the info they need.

I have to say that doing a trial on something we all know sounds slightly ridiculous, but at last it will give us something 'official' to point to.

ezone, playing outside is great and the experts tell us that 20 min a day of sunlight is beneficial but you may be like me and do not process the sun's Vit D efficiently. A simple blood test will give your doc the info they need.

I have to say that doing a trial on something we all know sounds slightly ridiculous, but at last it will give us something 'official' to point to.

ezone, playing outside is great and the experts tell us that 20 min a day of sunlight is beneficial but you may be like me and do not process the sun's Vit D efficiently. A simple blood test will give your doc the info they need.

I have to say that doing a trial on something we all know sounds slightly ridiculous, but at last it will give us something 'official' to point to.