Parkinson’s Survey Finds Strong Adherence to Medicines, Depression Higher Among Men

Reporting on survey with over 5,000 responses to questions about the daily challenges of life with PD.

 Download the survey infographic from VitaminDWiki

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• Parkinson’s patients: 60 pcnt taking Vitamin D – Dec 2019
  • 41% in 2017, 60% in 2019
• Parkinson’s Disease systematic review finds association with low vitamin D – Jan 2016
• Parkinson’s disease 2 times less likely if get 2 hours of daily sun – Nov 2016
• Parkinson’s risk increased 2 to 7 times depending on Vitamin D Receptor – Sept 2016

Overview Parkinsons and Vitamin D contains the following summary

Parkinson's Disease proven to be TREATED by Vitamin D (Many Meta-analyses of trials)

• Parkinson's disease stabilized with just 1200 IU of vitamin D – RCT May 2013
  First RCT to report results - +anticipate far better results when more vitamin D is used.
     (Belief based on the results with vitamin D on MS and Diabetes)
  Additonal proofs that vitamin D treats or prevents diseases
• 6 clinical trials for PD with vitamin D intervention as of Jan 2016
  A person could wait a few years to get the results of the clinical trials, but
• Based on reading more than 4,000 studies of vitamin D at VitaminDWiki
• A (loading) dose of 20,000 IU of vitamin D daily for the 3 weeks should provide observable benefit
  To avoid a rare reaction to Vitamin D
  take 1,000 IU of vitamin D first, and stop if you you have an allergic reaction withiin 3 days
  When continuing to take vitamin D you should also take cofactors
  There is virtually no need have a vitamin D test in first 2 months
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