How Much Vitamin D Should You Be Taking?

I am 72 year old lady and after adding up the vitamin d amounts in all my pills the total comes out to 5800. Is that a safe amount to take without any side affects? Also I am on blood pressure medicine.

Dottie D. of MA 11:41AM April 21, 2013

I have had ezema when i was young, it went away for awhile until i started going into menopause. Now it appeared again in my 50"s. I have been to dermatologist, and all they want to do is push their creams that so more harm than good. I had it bad on my face around my eye's and mouth and also the back of my neck. It also was starting to appear on my knuckles. Well i went to my regular doctor, and she said because i was going through menopause to take some vitamin D. Well i tell you! I taken 2000 IU of vitamin D a day for a month now and my eczema has cleared up. I also have a girlfriend who had the same problem, and she said the vitamine D also cleared her up. So it sounds like vitamin D can be a solution for eczema. So why didn't my dermatologist tell me about vitamin D.

Simone Harvey-Olivieri of NJ 8:54PM March 10, 2013

would too much vitamin D3 interfer with medicines taken. how much should a 70 year old woman take who is thin and living in the northern part of US. where the winter doesn't allow much sun for the body?

joanne amero of MA 5:37AM December 06, 2012

I have always had back problems, due to having Spinal Biffida Occult since birth(runs in the family). As I get older have had more back problems from that. I am taking 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 once per week from the Health Food Store. Is tha good or not?

Joan Matheson of NC 8:58AM August 10, 2012