Does Vitamin D help with anxiety?
Often, yes. 64% of 90 people who reported on Vitamin D for anxiety say it improved. 3% noticed no change and 32% say it got worse. That is below the typical result for anxiety (85% across 95 options).
Anxiety: what users report
64%better90 reports · medium confidence
58 better3 no change29 worse
Ranked #74 of 95 for anxiety.
What people say about Vitamin D and anxiety
“I'm able to take about 400 ius of Vitamin D per day. Anything beyond that, and I become very angry/rageful and feel mentally terrible.”
“It changed my life. Anxiety, insomnia, tinnitus, muscle cramps, joint aches, sense of dread, exhaustion are gone.”
What the research says
AResearch: Strong3,251 meta-analyses · 4,560 trials on PubMed
None of the top reviews we found look specifically at anxiety. See all research on Vitamin D.
Side effects people mention
insomnia 42anxiety 22hypercalcemia 18nausea 9irritability 6
What else is Vitamin D used for?
Information only — not medical advice. How we count