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It took me a while but I eventually noticed that about an hour after taking vitamin D, I experience a severe hot flash and then continue to experience them about every hour or so. If I don't take them, the hot flashes only appear every few days and are mild. However, I have a vitamin D insufficiency and start having other issues when I stop taking it. I've tried changing brands, ingredients, breaking up the dose over the course of the day, decreasing the dose, adding magnesium etc. to see if that would help. I have done other searches and it seems to happen to other postmenopausal women but no one can answer why or offer a solution. Does anyone else notice this or have a reasonable guess as to why?

What is even more curious is that I've seen people recommend vitamin D to decrease hot flahses!!

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First Helper dulcea
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ohcalcuta
replied July 30th, 2011
Extremely eHealthy
hi, then try this; get 20 minutes in the sun everyday
good luck
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LoracRose
replied August 7th, 2011
Hi Dulcea, I have the same problem. I think maybe I'm taking too much (1800 IU) so for now I'm going to quit taking it and get my Vit D from the sun (as ohcalcuta suggested). However I don't know what I'm going to do come winter because our days atre quite short and sunshine is in short supply. Sorry I don't have an answer to your question. Take Care. LR
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dulcea
replied August 12th, 2011
I'm so glad I'm not alone with this. It's very frustrating to try and take care of my health yet have such awful side affects. I guess this is one of those cases where the benefits outweigh the "sweats"

I'm still curious why this happens with a vitamin.

Do you have any difficulties when you stop taking vitamin D? I get sore joints, muscle pain and stiffness and fatigue and terrible foot cramps.


Thanks Lorac for your empathy.
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