Comments on: Hyperparathyroidism: Symptoms, Treatments, & Prevention

By: Jan

Jan — Sun, 27 May 2018 21:55:21 +0000

Victoria Trow, I have NOT had surgery and hope not to. I am 62 years old with calcium of 10.5 and PTH of 82 – Vitamin D was 19 up to 38 with just oral supplements – all readings stayed the same w/increased Vit. D. I had the 24 hr urine test and was around 450. No kidney stones, heart checkup shows no concerns, I do have osteopenia (but so do my friends of my age). Most literature says over 50 years old to monitor… what have you seen in your office?

By: Victoria Trow

Victoria Trow — Thu, 29 Mar 2018 07:06:20 +0000

” The theory is that giving you Vitamin D will cure the cause of the high PTH… and all your labs will go back to normal… They call this “secondary” hyperparathyroidism and they will give you a prescription for high doses of Vitamin D. HOWEVER, this can be dangerous… if your calcium is above 11.5, the additional Vitamin D can make your calcium go above 12 and we have even seen 4 patients have a stroke because of this, and another 39 patients need to be admitted to the hospital because their calcium was so high

By: karen

karen — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 20:40:51 +0000

OK sorry, I got the pth effects backwards, but otherwise my post is correct based on this article: Please read this entire page with studies referenced at the bottom!

By: Biljana N

Biljana N — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 19:46:42 +0000

In reply to karen.

The job of PTH is to increase calcium in the blood: https://selfhacked.com/blog/parathyroid-hormone-pth/#Parathyroid_Hormone_Increases_Blood_Calcium

Studies show that vitamin D supplementation helps lower PTH. If there are studies showing otherwise, please provide the links and we will include them in the post.

By: karen

karen — Sun, 07 Jan 2018 18:37:18 +0000

Wait a minute- number 4 in the ways to prevent hyperparathyroidism could be dangerous and the statement does not make logical sense. The body is wise and it seems it can lower the Vitamin D level in your body to protect you in general. Taking vitamin D supplements could raise your calcium levels to dangerous levels causing all the serious side effects of hyperparathyroidism. Strokes have been caused by people taking Vit D with high pth levels. Pth is supposed to lower calcium- when it doesn’t the body uses other means to lower dangerously high levels of calcium.
When enlarged parathyroid glands are taken out, the vitamin D levels will raise to normal levels on its own! The body is so wise.