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Vitamin D side effects

Across 3,058 first-hand reports, people mentioned a side effect 106 times (about 3 per 100 reports). The most common: insomnia, anxiety, hypercalcemia. User reports show what people notice — they can't tell you whether Vitamin D is safe for you.

Reported side effects

insomnia42
anxiety22
hypercalcemia18
nausea9
irritability6
toxicity5
vomiting2
joint pain2

What got worse for some people

In their own words

“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.”
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“I was taking 30,000 IU day sometimes...for the past 2 years, my sleep has basically been murdered.”
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“The only tangible thing I ever found...is a vitamin d deficiency but even with supplementing...there was little to no improvement.”
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“started getting what i can only describe as mania. Super elevated mood, abundance of energy.”
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“She put me on a once-weekly 15,000 IU supplement for a month to boost my D3 levels and I could tell a difference immediately.”
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“It changed my life. Anxiety, insomnia, tinnitus, muscle cramps, joint aches, sense of dread, exhaustion are gone.”
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Is Vitamin D safe? What the research covers

AResearch: Strong3,251 meta-analyses · 4,560 randomized trials on PubMed
Vitamin D side effects: what 3,058 users report — PlainPill