What Is The Most Effective Medicine For Vitamin D Deficiency?

Posted on Fri, 14 Nov 2014

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Question : What is the most effective medicine for vitamin D deficiency

Also what vitamin and mineral supplements would be beneficial added to a regimen of seroxat 20 mgs, seroquel 50 mgs and trazodone 150 mgs
These I take for social phobia, insomnia and depression

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (30 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Calcitriol is most active form of vtamin D

Detailed Answer:
Hello
Thanks for posting

I have gone through your query and understand your concern. The most effective and active form of vitamin D is calcitriol, brand name Rocaltrol. It may be given for 3 months with once daily tablet.
You may add zinc, magnesium beside vitamin B12, B6 to the medicine which you are taking for insomnia.

Hope this suffices and I shall be glad to answer any further query.
Take care

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Follow up: Dr. Mukesh Chugh (3 hours later)

Thank you for your answer, at what dose would I take the calcitriol, my vitamin D level is 30

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (8 hours later)

Brief Answer:
dosage as mentioned in detail below

Detailed Answer:
Hello
You are welcome
I have gone through your reply carefully and keeping in mind the vitamin D level, I have following suggestion for you-

1. XXXXXXX calcirol 60,000 once a week for 3 months, then once a month for next 9 month. This should be taken with fatty food item like a glass of milk for better absorption.You may get vitamin D level rechecked at 4 month interval.

2. As far as calcitriol is concerned this is most active form of vitamin D and does all the function of vitamin D, hence it may be taken in dose of 0.25mcg/day along with calcium for initial 2 weeks only.
The brand tablet citromacalvit (Calcium Citrate 1200mg equivalent to 252mg elemental calcium, Calcitrol 0.25mg tablet) is a good combination. This is to be taken once daily.

The vitamin D (Sachet.calcirol) taken is converted in the body to calcitriol.

Hope this answer your query.
Regards

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Follow up: Dr. Mukesh Chugh (39 hours later)

Thank you for your answer,
The dosage was not mentioned in detail in the initial response above, if it was I wouldn't have asked again what dosage for calcitriol

Answered by Dr. Mukesh Chugh (21 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
You are welcome

Detailed Answer:
Hello
You are welcome
Regular exercises are a must to have best result after vitamin D supplementation.I am very hopeful of early recovery.
For any future query ,you may contact me directly at http://bit.ly/drmchugh
God bless you
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar