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Not Enough
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Hi Leila,





More About Vitamin D

I'm happy that your doctor actually took your vitamin D level, but he still needs a bit more education. 1000 IU's is not enough to even MAINTAIN your vitamin D levels, let alone get them into the Normal Vitamin D Levels range that researchers recommend.

You should also read the Vitamin D Requirements to see how low your dose is.

But a Vitamin D 3 Supplement of 5000 IU's should be enough to gradually bring your levels up and to maintain your levels after that. Be sure to get your Vitamin D Level checked in about 3 months.

And yes, you should get ONLY Vitamin D 3 supplements for various reasons. Hope that this helped.


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Strange
by: Leila

I have been taking the vitamin D3 (2000 IU's twice a day is how I have split it up) supplement for almost 2 weeks now, and I have noticed that when I do take it, I will start having hot flashes about an hour after taking it, and then it goes away after about 1/2 hour or so.



Is this normal?? I don't seem to have any other problems or side effects, but find it very strange, and have correlated it with taking the supplement.


Is there a reason for this??
Hmm. Very strange...
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Hi Leila,

I'm curious if your Vitamin D Supplement has anything else IN it. Is it JUST vitamin D or is it mixed in with other vitamins or are you taking any other vitamins?

Because the reaction that you are having sounds VERY much like a reaction to NIACIN and not to Vitamin D.


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Functional Medicine Practitioner
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RE: strange
by: Leila

The vitamin D supplement I chose is only vitamin D3, and it does not say it has any other ingredients resembling Niacin specifically.

I do not take any other vitamin supplements, but do take a prescribed thyroid hormone for underactive thyroid, as I had taken radioactive iodine years ago.

I have noticed by reading other peoples comments on your page that there seems to be a connection with this as well.


Vitamin D is a Hormone
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Well Leila,

I can't say for sure why the Vitamin D is causing you to have hot flashes. You MAY want to try another brand just to make sure that yours didn't somehow get contaminated with something like Niacin in the processing of it- maybe at a company that makes both vitamins for instance.

Then if you still have the same problem, then you have for sure narrowed it down to the vitamin d.

The other potential explanation is that Vitamin D IS a hormone, and hormones do interact with each other in varying ways. Hot flashes are usually due to changes in estrogen and progesterone balance and I found a few studies talking about Vitamin D and other hormones.


This Study showed an INCREASE in the active form of Vitamin D in the blood with estrogen treatment. Not what we are looking for, but it does show that they interact in complex ways.

This Study discusses the relationship between estrogen receptor genes and Vitamin D receptor genes.

However, This Study states that the active form of Vitamin D in the blood "...does not affect other expressed receptor proteins, such as those for estrogen and progesterone."

HOWEVER, there is also a SIGNIFICANT connection between estrogen and breast cancer risk, and Vitamin D sufficiency has been shown in MANY studies to reduce breast cancer. So there may be many more complicated issues in the Vitamin D and hormonal balance issues.


So, I really don't know why you would be getting hot flashes. Are you peri-menopausal and getting hot flashes at similar times of day regardless of whether you are taking vitamin D or not? You could check this by taking 3 or 4 days worth of vitamin d in one day (very safe) and then not taking Vitamin D for 2 to 3 days.


So, give those two things a try and see if that still narrows it down to the Vitamin D. I'd love to hear the results of your experiments.



Kerri Knox RN Immune Health Queen

Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Health Queen
Functional Medicine Practitioner
Easy Immune Health.com
RE: Hot flashes and Vitamin D
by: Leila





More About Vitamin D



Upon going back to the doctor again, I found I had a different issue, which I attribute to the hot flashes.. nothing related to menopause either.


Long story short, I was getting sick, but not from the vitamin D.. as far as I know. Soon after I was prescribed a medication to correct this issue, they have since disappeared, even while taking the vitamin D.

Upon doing extensive research, I found that the human body is so complex, I realized certain things may manifest, even if it "seems" to be an unrelated issue. Thanks for your help and feedback. I do appreciate it.

what was the illness/medication?
by: Carol

I don't know how old this post is but I am having the same trouble. I have a hot flash an hour or so after taking vitamin D and then continue to have them for the rest of the day. They are awful big sweaty awful ones!

I have already tried different kinds of vitamin D with differing ingredients and it's always the same.

If I don't take the vitamin D I don't have the hot flashes and they reduce in severity within a day or two. I am 5 years post menopausal.

I was wondering what your sickness was and what medication cleared up the hot flashes.

Thanks.

Carol
Vitamin d is 24
by: carmen

Hello, I am 45 years ..had my uterus removed 3 years ago and am experiencing hot flashes..my doctor ordered vit d and estrogen level.. the vit.d level was 24 and the estrogen is less than 20.
she put me on vit.d3 2000/day and 1 mg of estrogen. i still have hot flashes during the month.1-3 a day. do u think im taking enough estrogen an vit.d?
thank you for your advice
NO YOU'RE NOT TAKING ENOUGH
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune Queen!

Please please please please actually read the pages on my site (and my responses on this thread). I've gone over how much you need to take LITERALLY over 1000 times- and I repeated it on this thread already. Please read the page on Vitamin D Requirements to see how much you need to take. Whether or not you have hot flashes still has NOTHING to do with whether or not you are taking enough vitamin d. There is NO evidence that hot flashes and vitamin d intake are related...


Kerri Knox, RN
Hot flashes from vit D supplement
by: Susan

Every time that I take vitamin D supplement 1000mg to 2000mg daily, I get hot flashes. They are definitely related to the Vitamin D, because they stop when I stop taking Vitamin D. There may be no evidence and I have been told it is not possible. I know that in my case Vitamin D causes me to have hot flashes that are very annoying.
Vit D & hot flashes ARE related
by: Connie

I also have finally seemed to determine the cause of my hot flashes. I am 3 years post menopausal, 54 years old. My vit D level has been low for years. I take daily vits sporadically. I'll take for awhile & as soon as feel better, forget to take them. Vit D level is now 15. Dr. prescribed 50,000 IU a week for 6 weeks for the 2nd time last year (by the way, today is 1/4/13). I had a terrible bout with hot flashes last summer for weeks, then got better. Never figured it out. Started again in winter, after being prescribed same amount of vit D. I have about 10 or more hot flashes a day when taking it & my face turns beet red. I can't stand it, do it at night too, though don't have sweats, just hot flashes. I would rather have low Vit D than that. Went back to Dr. yesterday & asked him if he had ever heard of the connection & he said yes. I told him I guess I'll have to get in the sun (which I never do). He said that or tanning bed (never do that either). Said to take at least 400 IU's which I seem to be able to tolerate okay in a daily vitamin so far. He said 50,000 IU's is high & may just be too high for me. There IS a connection for some women. I have also been diagnosed with fibromyalgia for years, so now am guessing that the Vit D deficiency is probably playing a role in that, but I'll just have to try getting in the sun.
Vitamin D Hot flashes and vitamin K
by: Dulcea

I too have proven beyond a doubt that vitamin D3 causes hot flashes for me too. I have been researching and researching this for a few years now. It doesn't matter how much I take, it brings on hot flashes. And like others have posted, my doctor says it likely isn't the vitamin D. I have tried different doses, different manufacturers etc. to no avail. When I stop taking the supplement, my D level plummets and I have muscle and joint issues as well as fatigue and my feet starting having cramps. It's awful. On another message board, a doctor suggested vitamin K along with the D. They explained that vit. D is needed to absorb calcium but the K is needed to put it into the bones (or something like that). Now I buy a vitamin K supplement (very small amount is needed) which has 2000 i/u of vitamin D included in it. I can report that this has decreased the severity of the hot flashes but has not stopped them completely.

Possibly this may help others. Let us know if it works for you. We'll figure this out someday. I hope.
Severe Hot Flashes
by: Bernie

Just as I tok a Vit D3, I realized this is the only thing that has changed in my diet and I have been getting severe hot flashes at night and during the day to the point I don't sleep. So from tomorrow onwards I will not take them to see if there is a difference. I will post my update in a couple of weeks.
Vitamin D CAN cause hot flashes
by: Sandy

I JUST figured it out! My dr. required me to take Vit D due to low levels in my blood. I was taking 2000iu and then increased to 5000iu daily 4 months ago. The hot flashes got 10 times worse when I increased the dosage. AND they are awful hot flashes, at least every 2 hours, night and day. I have tried many things for the hot flashes. I recently (last 3 days) have missed my dosage and and I already have noticed GREAT relief. WOW.
Hot flashes and d3
by: Anonymous

I too recently decided to take vitamin d3 and noticed the hot flashes. I thought I was going nuts. My boyfriend started taking it too and told me be also was getting them . Good to know I'm not the only one. Burning skin is also what I'm experiencing . I'm also taking a multivitamin and before taking these supplements I was fine. Btw I'm 31 Stopping the d3. It's sunlight time.
Hot Flashes & Vit D
by: Dawn

I have also been getting terrible hot flashes since starting back on Vit D. I know FOR SURE they are connected because I was getting them over the summer and with the hot temps outside I couldn't tolerate it so I stopped supplementing a few months and just started back a few days ago. I've always gotten hot flashes since being post menopausal 5yrs ago but they were fairly mild and infrequent. Now that I've started back on Vit D they are MEGA hot and every 1-2hrs, especially at night and I keep my house temp on 65! My skin also gets this burning sensation at times when the hot flash is happening. It's really quite scary. I have severe osteoporosis so that's why I'm trying to keep Vit D levels up. It's currently 43. But I can't endure these horrid hot flashes so I will probably stop again real soon. Has anyone figured out the reason for this?? I'm sure it's hormonal somehow but what exactly is going on? You would think a doctor could've figured this out by now with so many of us suffering. Please let me know if anyone has some ideas. I really want to take it because I know it's very beneficial. Thank you!
vit d3 and hotflashes
by: fay

hi, i was having terrible hotflashes, sometimes every hour for twenty minutes at a time, and the worst is at night, just as i fall asleep, then im up waiting for it to pass, i did find some correlations, if i was sleeping, i would be woken by what i have no other way of describing as a 'switch' went off in my head, silent but effective, i wake up a second or so before i hot flashed, usually accompanied by the need to pee.

i have been d-deficient most of my life , i have been regularly taking Vitamin D Supplements this past two years and have raised it, i had hot flashes about one/half year ago, and ended up taking agnus castus, and red panax ginseng, which completely resolved the hot flashes,

Then....they came back and i noticed that myVitamin D Supplements which i had raised the amount i take seemed to make it worse, but within a short period of time and an even higher dose of Vitamin D3, they have stopped! maybe the effect of d incurs hot flashing til the hormone axis are more balanced..

just a thought, also when o went back on the agnus castus/red panax ginseng it only minimally helped, and then stopped, and i was really suffering. so i think the vit d3 has stopped the hot flashes, even though at first it mad it worse, i also take magnesium and vit k2 (like is in Beyond Any Multiple).
K2 and D3
by: Anonymous

Ha! I just found this forum after a search to explain a hot flash after taking D3 and K2. I don't normally have hot flashes.
life saver
by: Anonymous

this has been very interesting. I am 73 and have been having hot flashes from hell. at first i tied it in with a biopsy on my throid and have gone from that to realizing on of the only changes in the last few months other that the boipsy was 50000 units of Vit D once a week....I go to the Dr tomorrow and I am tired of every Dr saying that it must be hormones. I left menopose behind me twenty years ago......I will stop my vit D and see if that works. These flashes are several times per hour day and night and that gets olddddddddddddddddddddd. thanks for this site.
Add me to the list of those experiencing hot flashes from vitamin d!
by: Anonymous

I recently had blood work done, as I had been experiencing cold intolerance, fatigue, and my hair and eyebrows were falling out. The only thing that blood work revealed was a vitamin d level of 17. I started taking a regular OTC vitamin d supplement with vitamin k (2000 units). I decided that a sublingual supplement might be a better option since my doctor had originally recommended 50,000 units twice a week for a month. I started taking 10,000 unit a day of the sublingual. I found that within a half hour or so of taking the vitamin d, I would get very warm...and that I would be warmer throughout the day, sometimes uncomfortably so, which I would think could be called a "hot flash". I was also experiencing these hot flashes at night, which I have never experienced. Actually, prior to taking vitamin d, I had to wear a hoodie, sweat pants, and socks to bed...even in August! Prior to the vitamin d, I would wake up several times a night because I was cold...now I wake up several times a night because I'm so hot. This can't be unrelated to vitamin d...and has to have something to do with estrogen. :(
Sounds more like it fixed your thyroid
by: Kerri Knox, RN- The Immune System Queen

Sounds more like it fixed your thyroid than it gave you hot flashes! What you were describing previously was almost certainly hypothyroid (regardless of whether that was 'ruled out' at some point, you almost certainly had it. Then it sounds like your thyroid function might have been coming back on line with the vitamin D! I'm betting that what you were experiencing as 'hot flashes' was what other people experience as 'normal temperature' and you were probably so used to be overdressed that you felt hot!

Kerri Knox, RN
hot flashes and vitamin D
by: sheila

I also have had increased hot flashes while vitamin D. I have tried all varieties such as drops, liquid, gummi,tablet and prescription. The prescription once a week dose was the best as it didnt cause such severe flashes.
Vit d & hot flashes
by: Cindy

Yes I have been hvg the very same issues of hot flashes with vit D3 1000iu. I am 54 and have had a hysterectomy over 10 years ago and hv never experienced these hot flashes until I started taking vit D. I know I had not done anything differently except take this vit D so I stopped it to figure if it was that. And sure enough the flashes stopped. But then I tried taking them again and there they were again.. The hot flashes. Ugh. I don't know what's worse.. The hit flashes or the vit D deficiency. Pls what is a suggestion? Should I go up to higher doses of 5000 as u suggested. Will that NOT cause it to interact with my hormones & cause hot flashes??
Check your Parathyroids!
by: Anonymous

I too have had low Vitamin D for quite sometime. I am currently on 50,000IUs 3x a week to get it back in line. I have been diagnosed with Hypothyroidism with Primary Hyperparathryoidism. They are getting my Vitamin D up just enough to do the Parathyroidectomy. My hot flashes are WITHOUT A DOUBT related to the Vitamin D increase. I also have an Adrenal Adenoma (they say it's stable but who knows) and they are not touching it at this point.

I am also 7 years post partial hysterectomy. If you have low Vitamin D-get your Calcium levels checked out!! High Calcium and Low Vitamin D ALWAYS indicate Hyperparathyroidism and the tumor should be removed. Check out parathyroid.com. Dr. Norman gives incredible information on this.

Based on the comments I have read, it sounds like nobody is checking out the parathyroids (they are easily overlooked by Primary Care Physicians). Good luck! Can't wait to have my surgery!!! SOOO EXCITED!
Hot flashes with Vitamin D
by: Anonymous

I have been having severe hot flashes for the last 4 to 5 years! I thought it was pre-menopause and then menopause. none of my sisters have hot flashes only me! I was sick for a week and took no vitamins and I realized I had no hot flashes!! I began to deduct certain vitamins from my regimen and realized after two or three vitamins that it was definitely the vitamin D.

As soon as I started taking the vitamin D again, the hot flashes returned. as a matter of fact I just had a hot flash now because I took my vitamin D.

My levels are good but I want to get them higher. based on everything I read and the benefits. I do agree living with these hot flashes has been horrible but I have been sweating for five years and IThink I am so used to it that I don't know any different. I have not slept well in five years maybe three days out of the whole five years.

I went to Disney last summer I do realize Disney is hot in the summer but with these horrible hot flashes it was the worst I think I will cut down on my vitamin D to see what happens. I think I have suffered long enough. I just wish that I knew why this was happening.

I do realize it is a hormone so I think it is interacting with other hormones to cause an imbalance. It is a shame because there are so many benefits but you have to weigh the quality of your life also.
Magnesium Deficiency
by: Kerri Knox, RN

If you are not sleeping, it's almost certainly an issue of Magnesium and Vitamin D, especially if it started at the same time as the Vitamin D.

Almost all 'issues' when taking Vitamin D will be solved with taking the Vitamin D 'cofactors' of Magnesium, Vitamin A, and Vitamin K in sufficient amounts - note that I said sufficient amounts and not just 'taking' them.

Please take a look at the Vitamin D Absorption Pack so that you can stop suffering! These are proven nutrients that help to eliminate the VAST majority of issues with vitamin D.



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D3 helped fatigue but causing hot flashes!
by: Susie

Wow I am so glad I found this thread. I'm 47, and 7 years post partial hysterectomy. Take 3000 IU/day of D3 prescribed after a long winter of fatigue, coldness and cold sores. Doc said it would take a few months to feel better. After almost three months began having hot flashes.

The woman who mentioned waking in the night to an internal switch nailed it. Skin burns and a wave of nausea follows. Summer temps are a misery for the first time in my life. Thought it was peri-menopause, but rethinking. First will discontinue the D for a few days. Then will resume and see what happens. If flashes return will try the D pack recommended. I want to keep feeling better but need to beat this heat. Thanks to you all for sharing!
Hot flashes/Vitamin D
by: Anonymous

Started taking vitamin D because my sis n law said everyone should be taking it, she was feeling bad & her lab results said her level was really low. Mine was low in the past and the Dr prescribed a high dose for me & I took six weeks & stopped taking it. She said once it is low you should always take a supplement. I had some in the cabinet (over the counter) so I started taking it. Now, I am having hot flashes & even a night sweat last night. I think maybe I should stop taking it to see if they go away. I will have my blood tested for vitamin D next office visit. I also take a thyroid medication.
Vitamin D and Hot flashes
by: Anonymous

I came across this searching about Hot Flashes and Vitamin D, I have several times in the past had to stop taking Vit D because I get really bad Hot Flashes, I have told 2 of my doctors and they both said they never heard of such a thing... Now again my blood test show I need to take Vitamin D... I can't handle the hot flashes when I take it.. I have Hashimotos Thyroid...
Flashing w Vitamin D
by: Anonymous

I am three years post-menopausal, and was always relieved to have dodged the bullet of hot flashes. I had other symptoms galore, but never the dreaded sweats. Now all of a sudden, I have been having hot flashes all the time, and hate it... it's summer here in Texas, I don't need more hot!!! The only change to my routine recently has been the addition of vitamin D. I stopped taking it, and have no more hot flashes... there is no doubt that these supplements caused them. I just wonder why it did, I never had that problem before!
Vitamin D
by: Anonymous

Could read this site forever!!! Information that without a doubt has encouraged me!
it happens-and it isn't natural
by: Anonymous

I find it highly strange that Drs never HEARD of such a thing. They aren't LISTENING, because I know from experience, just like these posters, supplementing with vitamin D, no matter what types I have used CAUSES me to have INCREASED hot flashes, HORRIBLE night drenching sweats.

If I stop the supplementation my quality of life improves because I don't have the horrific intense hot flashes from HELL, or don't have to get up and completely change my bedding and dry myself off during the night. My sisters and cousins ALL have PINPOINTED this from increasing vitamin D intake, so it CAN'T be this foreign.

Every body is different but something is definitely happening when you are causing MORE symptoms, trying to balance out the deficiency. I rather be deficient than have to deal with hot flashes, and night sweats, they are the absolute WORST.
My hot flashes are gone!
by: Jackie

I just turned 51. I have had hot flashes (a few times a day at least)for a year or two and have been waking up hot during the night for about 5 years. I began taking 5000 iu of Vit D in October.

I noticed a few weeks later that I had not had any hot flashes, then 2 months later in December I had a period, then another 4 weeks later in Jan. The last time had been in 10 months prior, which was really just spotting. I thought I was on my way to menopause, but Vitamin D changed that.

I have been taking fish oil, magnesium (tendon issues) for 2 + years and nothing else. I wish I had known about Vit D sooner. I suffered thru calcific tendonitis, a frozen shoulder and months of wondering if I had fibromyalgia. It has been a miracle for me
reaction to Vit D 20,000ui per day
by: Anonymous

About 4 weeks ago I was prescribed 20,000ui of vitamin D3. After nine days I developed lightheaded ness and palpitations. I went to A&E and ECG was fine. I came off these tablets but still getting lightheadiness and palpitations. Doctor thinks it could be a heart murmur.

came across this site and ordered magnesium citrate and had a 400mg tablet earlier today. However although now calmer and not presenting with anxiety at the moment I do have a headache. By the way this has been a scary experience and thankful to this site and people's comments.
Yes, hot flashes
by: Anonymous

I'm a nurse practitioner. I started supplementing with vitamin D and noticed the hot flashes. I thought it was menopause. Stopped the Vit D - hot flashes resolved. I was taking 5000 units daily. Don't let physicians tell you you are crazy.
D
by: Anonymous

Interesting. Huge numbers of people citing hot flashes. That is significant. There is no doubt in my mind the cause of this is.....vitamin D. The question is are they medically relevant or are they harmless?

I am on But D3. I too am experiencing these effects. I have no magnesium deficiency as it was tested at the same time and was excellent. The science has to catch up with the patients innate wisdom. They cannot tell us yet why but clearly this is causing problems.
Yes, hot flashes are from D but The cure is ......
by: Anonymous

I was taking prescription D WITH THE EDUCATION that you WILL get hot flashes. The medication flyer and MD flyer said to take 1000 mg Acetaminophen OR 2 or 3 ibuprofen 30 minutes before the D dose. IT WORKS!

I had better results with acetaminophen. It was suggested to take at night.
The hot flashes were weird, prickly pins flushing.

I don't know how old this thread is and it is so far down the list I wonder if it will be seen. I hope so.
Constant Heat Sucks!
by: DK

Well, Im a guy 55 had hot flashes for 7 years they arent flashes they are most of the time. Hot and real uncomfortable. When I try vitamin D or D3 my hot flashes get way worse.

I think I could be deficient but it scares me to get even hotter taking more Vitamin D or D3. I sure would if I thought it could help though?

I guess they can screen for vitamin D levels?

Thanks,
DK
Definately the D
by: Anonymous

I came across this thread about 2 weeks ago and it was like a light bulb went on inside my head.I developed hot flashes and night sweats about 5 years ago possibly around the same time I learned about the importance of Vitamin D.

However I would have some breaks from the hot flashes occasionally.I then realized that there were times when I would get out of my Vit.D and not take it for awhile and that maybe that was why the hot flashes stopped occasionally.

So anyway to make a long story short I decided to stop the Vit.D.It has been about 2 weeks now and I have to say that I am 95% better.I only wish that I had found this thread 5 years ago.
Feeling got all the time !!!!!
by: Sherry

I am 52 recently reached menopause, been taking d3 for 1-2 years! Read more is better! Thought it was me or just body needing more d3 but I am almost sure it is the d3 supplements that are making my body feel to hot all the time! And at night time it is horrible! Since I started higher dose I am peeing all night! Gonna stop and see if I feel relief!
Vitamin d and being boiling
by: Anonymous

I have been burning up for days,thank you for the advise,will stop the vitamin d.Can't stand feeling I'm going to internally combust.th
hot flashes
by: Anonymous

I took vitamin d for my ms but need up having hot flashes at night and disrupted sleep
Hot flashes caused by Vitamin D3
by: Beth

Hi all, I have just read through this thread and I'm thankful for the info. I went on D3 50,000iu every 2 weeks because I have MS. It was prescribed by my neurologist. I was 51 and just starting menopause, so i always thought the terrible hot flushes I got day and night were menopause symptoms. After a while i figured that the night after taking my high dose i was lying awake all night unable to sleep one wink and flushing badly. I would wear off over the next two weeks until I took my next dose. So I've been doing this horrible cycle for four years. I've now figured out what was happening. I'm quite pissed that the neurologists didn't know about this. Sleep is so important for your health and I've had little quality sleep in 4 years. I have been off the 50,000iu of D3 for 20 days now and I've just had four nights peaceful sleep in a row with no hot cold stuff going on. It's just fantastic.
Vitamin D3 caused my hot flashes
by: Anonymous

Hello, I'm 42 and glad that I found this page because I thought that something serious was wrong with me. I recently started taking 2000iu Vitamin D3 and immediately after had incredibly uncomfortable hot flashes. Never had any hot flashes before taking Vitamin D3. I stopped taking it for two weeks and the hot flashes disappeared.
Thank you! 1000 mg acetaminophen 30 mins before Vit. D
by: Anonymous

Thank you to whoever posted this:

"I was taking prescription D WITH THE EDUCATION that you WILL get hot flashes. The medication flyer and MD flyer said to take 1000 mg Acetaminophen OR 2 or 3 ibuprofen 30 minutes before the D dose. IT WORKS!

I had better results with acetaminophen. It was suggested to take at night.
The hot flashes were weird, prickly pins flushing.

I don't know how old this thread is and it is so far down the list I wonder if it will be seen. I hope so."

I will try it this week. I thought I was losing my mind.
Hot flashes
by: Anonymous

Add me to the list of people who is having hot flashes after starting vitamin D3. I am probably having up to 20 hot flashes a night and it is miserable. It feels like I am burning up from the inside out, but I am still cold on my skin. I am having to turn the heat down in the winter time to 68° and run the ceiling fan all night I can't wait to stop the vitamin D and see if that helps. This only started after I started supplementing with it.
Vitamin D severe hot flashes
by: Anonymous

I started takung 5000 vitamin a day and is having severe hot flashed throughout the day. Any help would be appreciated.
Vitamin D
by: Becky

I have had hot flashes and night sweats for years. YEARS! And I’m talking melting, dripping, agonizing. Always told it was my thyroid or menopause. Once I stop taking the Vitamin D for a few weeks the sweats begin to resolve. Tried different doses, different brands. Always the same result.
Hot flashes
by: Kay M

I'm 64 yrs old and I've had horrible hot flashes for a long time. My Dr has done all kinds of blood work on me. Everything comes back perfect.I take 2ooo iu of Vit D. Going to go off of them and see if it helps. Glad I saw this forum. Looking forward for the hot flashes to be gone.
Vitamin D3/Hot Flashes/Hyperoxaluria Connection
by: Moonwoman1

I am SO GLAD I found this site! After testing low for Vitamin D a couple of years ago, I started taking 5,000 IU of Vitamin D3 per day. Recently, I was diagnosed as hypothyroid and started on compounded T4/T3. Lately, I have been experiencing hot flashes and chills. To make matters worse, I have been experiencing mouth burning and vaginal irritation along with the hot flashes (I also have hyperoxaluria which I normally control with a low oxalate diet). Now everything makes sense!

I most likely have corrected my Vitamin D deficiency, and no longer need the high dose. This may be the reason for my hot flashes. I take calcium and magnesium everyday, partly to neutralize the oxalate in my diet. Vitamin D helps one absorb calcium (normally a good thing), except that I need a lot of free calcium to bind with the excess oxalate in my gut (this helps eliminate oxalate and keeps it from being absorbed into the bloodstream). The excess Vitamin D3 is probably contributing to BOTH SETS OF SYMPTOMS. I'm going to stop taking D3 starting tomorrow. Will keep you posted!
Success with lowering hot flashes caused by Vit D
by: Barbara

I’m a 64-year-old female. Came across this thread many months ago. Like others Vit D was causing hot flashes even though I was diligent about taking the necessary co-factors like Mg. This was so frustrating because I had taken Vit D 2 years before and it was amazing especially for pain relief. I started taking curcumin a couple months ago and find it very helpful. Then I happened to read that curcumin acts as a Vitamin D receptor ‘activator’ and while I don’t completely understand all that that entails, I began to take D again and OMG minimal hot flashes. I’m taking it slowly but am very hopeful I’ll be able to do 2000 units of D as I did in the past. I think there is more to this puzzle (fatty liver which slows down metabolism of D and for which curcumin is helpful?) but for now I’m so happy with this discovery!

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