Originally Posted by deb34

hello folks, just dropping in to get your thoughts on my condundrum. I have PCOS and other health issues so from January i've been taking D3 25000 IU about 4 times per week to the present. I can't afford and my doctor won't test my D levels so I'm going by symptom inprovement. Last year I did great and felt great doing that amount of D for about 4 months and then going off until November 2008.

I upped my dose from Jan 2009 thinking it would help me get over fatigue, body, bone and joint pain as well as the PCOS stuff. I also wanted to get a head start to prevent sunburn when warm weather started and so I thought a good 5 months at this dose would suit me fine. I also take 400-600mg magnesium per day and occasionally some potassium. I can't take too much potassium because of my PCOS medications but I will once in a while to make sure it can work with the D and Mag.

So, I had the chance to spend some time in the sun recently and so I did. I was out for about an hour and I burned my neck and chest and everything else didn't change colour at all!

What am I missing or doing wrong that I burned at this dosage? I'm thinking of going to 50 000 IU per day ....what do you all think?