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 1,047 270
Multiple sclerosis 770 169
Osteopenia 311 71
Fatigue 153 38
Fibromyalgia 143 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 939

Member evaluations

Anne Brewitt

evaluated on Nov 15, 2022

  • Perceived effectiveness for General health: Major
  • Side effects: None

dusty2

evaluated on Feb 27, 2010

  • Perceived effectiveness for General health: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None

desrat

evaluated on Jan 25, 2021

  • Perceived effectiveness for multiple sclerosis: Can't tell
  • Side effects: None
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