Multivitamin vs Vitamin D for energy
Short answer: For energy, more users report improvement with Vitamin D — 87% of 255 reports, versus 78% of 23 for Multivitamin.
Vitamin D has 3,251 meta-analyses and 4,560 randomized trials on PubMed; the other has not been graded.
Based on 765 reports about Multivitamin and 3,058 about Vitamin D. Not medical advice.
| Multivitamin Supplement | Vitamin D Supplement | |
|---|---|---|
| Users say it helped | 41%helped130 reports · high confidence | 67%helped1,101 reports · high confidence |
| Verdict | Mixed | Mostly positive |
| Research | Not graded | AResearch: Strong |
| Meta-analyses / RCTs | — | 3,251 / 4,560 |
| Mainly used for | ||
| Mood % reporting improvement | 70% (10) | 88% (393) |
| Energy % reporting improvement | 78% (23) | 87% (255) |
| Sleep % reporting improvement | 60% (5) | 52% (119) |
| Immunity % reporting improvement | 67% (3) | 98% (94) |
| Anxiety % reporting improvement | — | 64% (90) |
| Common side effects | stomach issues, nausea, insomnia, toxicity | insomnia, anxiety, hypercalcemia, nausea |
| Typical dose reported | — | 10,000-20,000 IU / daily |
“I have a stack of supplements that I take specifically for recovery from the adderall and vyvanse that I researched thoroughly, and see huge positive results from.”
These results indicate that the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency was more elevated in obese subjects. The vitamin D deficiency was associated with obesity irrespective of age, latitude, cut-offs to define vitamin D deficiency and the Human Development Index of the study location.
Obes Rev, 2015 ↗“First thing I noticed was my mood & libido, I have more 'feeling/sensitivity' down there.”
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