Cliff-note version


Every year I usually start supplementing with vitamin D in Oct. or Nov. and continue until March(live in the south and get usually get decent sun by that time)

Most years in Jan. or Feb. I still fall into a slump(varies year to year...sometimes just a small decrease in happiness and sometimes legit depression)

Started to feel it setting in about two weeks ago, but late last year I placed an order for some umzu products and their liquid vitamin d was one of them. But I’d been taking and still had plenty of my capsules so never bother opening the liquid vitamin d

Recently heard someone in a podcast mention that the liquid form is much more easily absorbed by the body, so I decided to switch from the capsules to liquid about 2 weeks ago

Within days I felt a huge difference. Mood and sense of well being significantly improved and my energy levels have increased as well.



Just wanted to put this out there because I know quite a few people go through the winter blues and/or deal with deficiency in the winter. DISCLAIMER- this is not medical advice, and it should be noted that it’s easier to end up with too much vitamin d if you take the liquid form due to ease of absorption.




Feel free to ask questions

with liquid you run the risk of toxicity

Right, which is why I put the warning in there. Toxicity is very rare though, and I would hope people wouldn’t take large doses for long periods of time.

PM me if you need some D liquid for a good price

30,000 ius once a month, liquid, didn't do jack to my vit d levels had to go with 3000ius a day

What's your dosing regiment?

I will take all of your D liquid no homo

Been doing 1,000/day

1,000 a day is too little

gotta hit 40-50ng/mL taking CEO 10K a day and then maintain with about 3,000ius a day srs

Without taking a blood test, do you just recommend 3,000ius a day. I’ve been taking 5,000 for about 3 weeks now.

depends how much body fat you have

if you're lean, then 5,000 for a month and then down to 3,000 is probably good

i took 4,000 every day one winter and ended up at like 120ng/mL

it's simply not safe to do that

Were you taking liquid or tablet?



Edit to add- been taking 2-4,000 ius of the gel caps and can tell a big difference with just 1,000 liquid

Didn't read. Yes it's goat. Couple drops under tongue. Bye.

get sun.

Liquid fish oil is great too, they make ones that are lemon flavored so there is no fish flavor at all

I take 2000 ius daily tablet form and that works fine for me. Not much sun in the winter months but I make it point to go out and get fresh air daily.

2k plus your diet


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What if I'm eating delicious wild salmon on the reg?

You can buy liquid capsules and just bite them before swallowing.

it was capsules

there's nothing chemically different with the liquid, so it's either a placebo effect or else you're noticing the effect of what you did previously srs

shid, I need to slow down. been taking these once a day

Possibly placebo, but the absorption rate and usable amount you get per dose is different between capsule and liquid, and the amount of difference may vary from person to person. If I take 2,000 IUs in pill from and my body can only use 350 IUs from it that’s a big difference from taking 1,000 IUs of liquid and getting all 1,000. Just decided to make this thread because there may be others who could benefit from switching to liquid.