I call BS on the doctor. I believe this is due to the jab but I can't locate a comprehensive list that includes specifics about liver or kidneys. Any help is appreciated.
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"It's the vitamin d-3."
Time to fire that doctor. You might mention to him medical degrees should not come from a Cracker Jack box on your way out.
D3 can become toxic to the body if your levels get too high. D3 is not water soluble and passed through you like vitamins b or c are. In the case of things like b or c, if you take too much for your body to handle, it's generally ok because you just pee it out quickly.
But vitamin d is not the same way. High doses of vitamin D3 long term can cause toxicity in someone who already had normal vitamin d levels. Blood tests are generally used to determine your vitamin d levels, and daily supplements are only good there if you are chronically low. And even then, it's best to get semi regular blood tests to check those levels and make sure you don't need to decrease or stop the supplements before your levels increase to a point of toxicity.
Supplements aren't just nothing. They affect the body, that's the point. Too much of basically anything can be bad for your body. 5,000-10,000 units of d3 a day is a lot! I've seen lots of people here talking about how they're taking 10,000 units a day every take as just a new regular daily vitamin thing. Such doses should only be taken if you're chronically low and take blood tests to monitor and make sure they aren't then getting too high. Most people get enough D3 through the sun and their diet. With everyone advocating for lots of vitamin D3 anymore, it wouldn't be surprising if someone with originally normal levels took enough D3 that their levels became toxic.
I was thinking the same thing, although I'm not quite as well versed as you. My daughter, who lives in S Florida, (proves anyone can be deficient) was Dx as extremely vit D deficient, and her doc put her on 5000 units. She was regularly checked on her levels, and after coming up to normal, was dropped back to 4000. I take 4000 from October to April (in PA) and then drop back to 2000 for the 6 months that I'm in the sun every day.