Parkinson patients: 60 % taking Vitamin D – Dec 2019

Dietary Supplement Use is High among Individuals with Parkinson Disease.

South Med J. 2019 Dec;112(12):621-625. doi: 10.14423/SMJ.0000000000001041.
Ferguson CC1, Knol LL1, Halli-Tierney A1, Ellis AC1.

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Parkinson’s patients – 41 percent now supplement with Vitamin D – Nov 2017
- 41% in 2017,vs 60% in 2019 on this page
Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s need more than 30 ng of Vitamin D – review Nov 2017
Parkinson’s Disease Summer School – therapies included 60-80 ng of Vitamin D – Sept 2019

Overview Parkinson's and Vitamin D contains the following summary

Vitamin D associated with Parkinson’s Disease in 55 studies, more studies needed- March 2022
Parkinson's category has 117 studies
Parkinson’s Disease and Vitamin D – review of 52 studies – May 2022
Parkinson patients: 60 % taking Vitamin D – Dec 2019
Low Vitamin D increases Parkinson's by 3X– July 2010 "only" a 30 year test, need more study
Parkinson's disease prevented by Vitamin D, but small doses do not treat it - Aug 2023
10 clinical trials for PD with vitamin D intervention as of June 2023
Parkinson’s Disease Summer School – alternative therapies included 60-80 ng of Vitamin D – Sept 2019
Associated with PD are: Meta-analyses (12 ), Cognition (24 studies), Multiple Sclerosis (18 studies), VIRUS (4 studies), Omega-3 (3 studies), Vitamin D Receptor (11 studies)
Note by the Founder of VitaminDWiki: I have twice recommended lots of Vitamin D to treat PD. Both got much better, but one had his doctor him cut back to just 2,000 IU. All of his recovery got reversed. With lots of vitamin D he could sing and bike, but now he can barely talk or walk

Note by the founder of VitaminDWiki
A friend of mine got Parkinson's Disease
He started taking my recommendation of 4,000 IU of vitamin D daily
   4,000 IU seemed like a big dose back in 2012
   His symptoms almost went away
   He got back to working in his machine shop. playing his guitar, and singing
Unfortunately, his doctor thought it was too much
My friend reduced his dose to 2,000 IU daily - Dr. orders
   His symptoms came back and have gotten much worse.
  No longer any guitar, no singing, no driving, very weak voice,

Increased use of D category listing has 55 items along with related searches

OBJECTIVES:
To assess the present use of dietary supplements among the Parkinson disease (PD) population and to determine which dietary supplements are most commonly taken.

METHODS:
This cross-sectional study used an online questionnaire that was administered to individuals with PD via support group Web sites. Dietary supplement users also were asked whether they spoke with a healthcare professional about their supplement use.

RESULTS:
Of the 205 respondents, 83.4% reported taking at least 1 dietary supplement. Although 94 different types of dietary supplements were identified, >50% of participants taking dietary supplements took multivitamins, vitamin D, and vitamin B12 (52.6%, 74.3%, and 56.1%, respectively). Respondents reported taking coenzyme Q10, Mucuna pruriens, folate, vitamin B12, vitamin B6, melatonin, and N-acetylcysteine most commonly for PD. Among supplement users, 29.2% did not discuss their supplement use with a healthcare practitioner.

CONCLUSIONS:
The results of this study demonstrate a high prevalence of dietary supplement use among individuals with PD, in addition to a wide variety of supplements being taken. This study's findings also indicate the need for better dialog between patients and healthcare practitioners regarding the use of dietary supplements.

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