Psoriasis and vit d levels

[blueashworth]

I have had my vitamin D levels measured as part of the You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login  study for the last 2 years. Every 6 months or so so 4 measurements so far. My lowest was 64 ng/ml and the highest 104 ng/ml.

In the midst of high levels my guttate flared when I stopped taking simvastatin and went into remission when I resumed it.

Therefore vitamin D alone will not help me. I am a fan of vitamin D for other reasons and am a member of the Vitamin D Council.

[bjm]

hi blueashworth...

If i can ask, how much supplemental D do you take?...i see you use 5000iu capsules and are in the UK... Do you get any  sun or light ?...levels over 100ng/mL are very unusual at your latitude...actually..in a study i just linked in another thread, North american patients ....about 20ng/mL is the norm...and i would guess lower if adjusted seasonally

Perhaps your high tested D levels could be due to your use of simvastatin and higher dosages of vitamin D? You are not allowed to view links. Register or Login

In reading the literature, i noted something which  may apply to you....although there are also studies that suggest  vitamin D levels don't go up with statins.. i think you will find they did not include supplemental D..only D status. In studies such as my link where  the subjects received supplemental D while on statins, the levels did rise significantly over the control group.

It'd  be my guess the combination of the statin and your presumably large D dose is where your elevated levels might originate and a lower D dose while on the statin would be appropriate...something to talk to your doctor about.

 Depending on how much inflammation a person has, i agree with you and  think D alone has a limited effect  on psoriasis . It  lowers levels of inflammation..but then that's probably how it also helps with heart disease, diabetes and cancer as well as i think psoriasis ....which are all good reasons to have an adequate intake. If there is too much inflammation to begin with..well then its asking alot from from one little thing like D..it takes many things to get the inflammation levels down..

thanks, ..bj

[Eveloftus]

interesting bj that statins can raise vit D levels, I wasn't aware of that.

It's also interesting that blueash's P improved with simvastatin. I did read that statins decrease overall inflammation. But others in the forum mentionned that statins had no effect on their P.

[blueashworth]

I am British BUT I live in Florida in the winter so get lots of sunlight. I first became interested in vitamin D when Carol Baggerly was on the TV about breast cancer. I have vitamin D3 supplements but do not take them at the moment because my levels are good/high. I was taking 5000 IU from BioPharm for a couple of months before my first test.

[blueashworth]

This is why I am interested in Vitamin D:

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If the link does not work put Cedric Garland and DINOMIT into youtube.

[stewart_h]

I agree that the source of psoriasis is coming from gut inflammation. i believe that i read that the body can actually shift the site of inflammation, so excessive gut inflammation could be moved to the skin where its unsightly but safer

Have u found a way to combat gut inflammation BJ?
It sounds like u have a new regime PM me.