Vitamin D

What is Vitamin D?

CATEGORY: Supplements

Vitamin D is a fat-soluble vitamin that was isolated in 1930 and named calciferol. Since then more metabolites have been found and the two major forms of this vitamin are now known to be vitamin D2 (ergocalciferol) and vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol).

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How do members experience Vitamin D?

Top 5 reported purposes & perceived effectiveness

Purpose Patients Evaluations Perceived Effectiveness
General health 1,045 269
Multiple sclerosis 771 169
Osteopenia 311 71
Fatigue 153 38
Fibromyalgia 144 38

Common side effects

Side effect Patients Percentage
Nausea 5
Abdominal bloating 4
Depressed mood 3
Diarrhea 3
Dizziness 3
Headaches 3

Side effect severity

Side effects as an overall problem
Severity Evaluations Percentage
Severe 14
Moderate 21
Mild 45
None 940

Member evaluations

rainydaygirl

evaluated on Feb 05, 2016

  • Perceived effectiveness for seasonal affective disorder: Major
  • Side effects: None

jr42

evaluated on Dec 15, 2015

  • Perceived effectiveness for vitamin D deficiency: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None

Emanisyaya

evaluated on Jul 01, 2014

  • Perceived effectiveness for vitamin D deficiency: Major
  • Side effects: None
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