Oops, I wasn't clear. My mother completed the 5-week megadose treatment for Vitamin D3 before I started her on the OTC supplements. She doesn't drink milk or go outside much. I figured that if her D3 went down so low once that it would do it again without some help.
Marlis, the same happened with my mother. Her Vit D was very low, so her doctor put her on the 5-week megadose regime. I now give my mother one of the OTC Vitamin D3 gel pills every other day. Vit D3 builds up in fat tissue, so I don't want to give her too much. I figured one three times a week (MWF) would be good.
I read the article on Vit E and did the same thing you did. I started her on a daily dose -- the biggest I could find. The gel pill is large, though, so she protested after a few days. She also blamed the pill for some of her symptoms that she claimed were new (though she had been having these symptoms for a long time). I thought when I went to the store that I would get the smaller Vit E pills to give to her. I don't know if they will help, but they shouldn't hurt.
I know that we can't cure dementia now, but we can try to make it as easy as possible. Big hugs to you, caregiver sister Marlis.
It's funny the little things caregivers pay attention to. Who knows, but if it helps why not? I think we know more than the Drs. do. I do hope you had a lovely Valentines day.
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I read the article on Vit E and did the same thing you did. I started her on a daily dose -- the biggest I could find. The gel pill is large, though, so she protested after a few days. She also blamed the pill for some of her symptoms that she claimed were new (though she had been having these symptoms for a long time). I thought when I went to the store that I would get the smaller Vit E pills to give to her. I don't know if they will help, but they shouldn't hurt.
I know that we can't cure dementia now, but we can try to make it as easy as possible. Big hugs to you, caregiver sister Marlis.