Vitamin d: effectiveness, side effects, alternatives
Summary:
Vitamin d: ergocalciferol
We study 235,074 Vitamin d users. The information eHealthMe analyzes includes:
- Effectiveness of Vitamin d- Alternative drugs to Vitamin d
- 9,369 Vitamin d side effects and drug interactions
Phase IV trials are used to detect adverse drug outcomes and monitor drug effectiveness in the real world. With medical big data and AI algorithms, eHealthMe is running millions of phase IV trials and makes the results available to the public. Our original studies have been referenced on 600+ medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature.
Number of reports submitted per year:

How effective is Vitamin d?
- Low vitamin d - reported by 882 people
- Rickets - reported by 584 people
- Low vitamin d levels - reported by 221 people
- Osteoporosis - reported by 201 people
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency - reported by 150 people
- Vitamin d decreased - reported by 138 people
- Vitamin d - reported by 129 people
- Depression - reported by 114 people
- Vitamin supplementation - reported by 102 people
- Osteopenia - reported by 100 people
- Heart health - reported by 84 people
- Immune response - reported by 81 people
- General health - reported by 77 people
- Fatigue - reported by 74 people
- Multiple sclerosis - reported by 64 people
- Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia - reported by 53 people
- Rheumatoid arthritis - reported by 49 people
- Bone density decreased - reported by 45 people
- Supplementation therapy - reported by 40 people
- Selective deficiency of iga - reported by 38 people
- Fibromyalgia - reported by 36 people
- Ace levels - reported by 35 people
- Enzyme supplementation - reported by 31 people
- Deficiency anaemia - reported by 31 people
- Preventative - reported by 30 people
- Hypothyroidism - reported by 29 people
- Seasonal affective disorder - reported by 28 people
- Calcium deficiency - reported by 26 people
- Hypervitaminosis d - reported by 24 people
- Energy increased - reported by 23 people
- Anemia - reported by 23 people
- Osteoporosis post-menopausal - reported by 23 people
- Crohn's disease - reported by 23 people
- Breast cancer - reported by 21 people
- Calcium and bones - reported by 19 people
- Diabetes - reported by 19 people
- Adrenoleukodystrophy - reported by 17 people
- Arthritis - reported by 17 people
- Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis - reported by 16 people
- High blood cholesterol - reported by 16 people
- Hypovitaminosis - reported by 15 people
- High blood pressure - reported by 15 people
- Pain - reported by 15 people
- Osteoarthritis - reported by 15 people
- Immune system disorder - reported by 13 people
- Major depression - reported by 12 people
- Hypocalcaemia - reported by 12 people
- Psoriatic arthritis - reported by 12 people
- Chronic fatigue syndrome - reported by 11 people
- Weakness - reported by 11 people
- Menopause - reported by 11 people
- Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints - reported by 11 people
- Malabsorption - reported by 10 people
- Immune enhancement therapy - reported by 10 people
- Bone density increased - reported by 10 people
- Prophylaxis - reported by 10 people
- Preventive health care - reported by 10 people
- Joint pain - reported by 10 people
- Hypovitaminosis treatment - reported by 9 people
- Chronic thyroiditis - reported by 9 people
- General physical health deterioration - reported by 9 people
- Blood test abnormal - reported by 9 people
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis abnormal - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis exacerbated - reported by 9 people
- Folate deficiency - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis nec - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis prophylaxis - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis aggravated - reported by 9 people
- Hypovitaminosis nos - reported by 9 people
- Low density lipoprotein abnormal - reported by 8 people
- Muscle aches - reported by 8 people
- Bone pain or tenderness - reported by 8 people
- Low density lipoprotein - reported by 8 people
- Parkinson's disease - reported by 8 people
- Wine and heart health - reported by 8 people
- Routine health maintenance - reported by 8 people
- Fecal fat - reported by 8 people
- Depressed mood - reported by 8 people
- Blood test - reported by 8 people
- Osteopetrosis - reported by 8 people
- Weight loss - reported by 7 people
- Hyperparathyroidism - reported by 7 people
- Hypocalcemia - infants - reported by 7 people
- Inflammation - reported by 7 people
- Scurvy - reported by 7 people
- Bone cyst - reported by 6 people
- Dysthymia - reported by 6 people
- Vitamin e - reported by 6 people
- Mood swings - reported by 6 people
- Vitamin a deficiency - reported by 6 people
- Thrombocytopenia - reported by 6 people
- Malnutrition - reported by 6 people
- Bone disorder - reported by 6 people
- Vitamin k - reported by 5 people
- Vitamin b12 deficiency - reported by 5 people
- Ulcerative colitis - reported by 5 people
- Pellagra - reported by 5 people
- Bone formation increased - reported by 4 people
- Osteoarthritis generalised - reported by 4 people
Alternative drugs to the conditions Vitamin d treats:
- Low vitamin d
- Rickets
- Low vitamin d levels
- Osteoporosis
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
- Vitamin d decreased
- Vitamin d
- Depression
- Vitamin supplementation
- Osteopenia
- Heart health
- Immune response
- General health
- Fatigue
- Multiple sclerosis
- Familial dysbetalipoproteinemia
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Bone density decreased
- Supplementation therapy
- Selective deficiency of iga
- Fibromyalgia
- Ace levels
- Enzyme supplementation
- Deficiency anaemia
- Preventative
- Hypothyroidism
- Seasonal affective disorder
- Calcium deficiency
- Hypervitaminosis d
- Energy increased
- Anemia
- Osteoporosis post-menopausal
- Crohn's disease
- Breast cancer
- Calcium and bones
- Diabetes
- Adrenoleukodystrophy
- Arthritis
- Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis
- High blood cholesterol
- Hypovitaminosis
- High blood pressure
- Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Immune system disorder
- Major depression
- Hypocalcaemia
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Chronic fatigue syndrome
- Weakness
- Menopause
- Aging changes in the bones - muscles - joints
- Malabsorption
- Immune enhancement therapy
- Bone density increased
- Prophylaxis
- Preventive health care
- Joint pain
- Hypovitaminosis treatment
- Chronic thyroiditis
- General physical health deterioration
- Blood test abnormal
- Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
- Hypovitaminosis abnormal
- Hypovitaminosis exacerbated
- Folate deficiency
- Hypovitaminosis nec
- Hypovitaminosis prophylaxis
- Hypovitaminosis aggravated
- Hypovitaminosis nos
- Low density lipoprotein abnormal
- Muscle aches
- Bone pain or tenderness
- Low density lipoprotein
- Parkinson's disease
- Wine and heart health
- Routine health maintenance
- Fecal fat
- Depressed mood
- Blood test
- Osteopetrosis
- Weight loss
- Hyperparathyroidism
- Hypocalcemia - infants
- Inflammation
- Scurvy
- Bone cyst
- Dysthymia
- Vitamin e
- Mood swings
- Vitamin a deficiency
- Thrombocytopenia
- Malnutrition
- Bone disorder
- Vitamin k
- Vitamin b12 deficiency
- Ulcerative colitis
- Pellagra
- Bone formation increased
- Osteoarthritis generalised
Common Vitamin d side effects:
- Fatigue (23,634 reports)
- Diarrhea (15,827 reports)
- Headache (14,927 reports)
- Drug ineffective (14,811 reports)
- Pain (13,884 reports)
- Weakness (12,993 reports)
- Dizziness (12,165 reports)
- Joint pain (11,351 reports)
Vitamin d side effects by duration, gender and age:
- Vitamin d side effects (224,815 reports)
Browse all side effects of Vitamin d:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zCommon Vitamin d interactions:
- Vitamin d and Aspirin (44,563 reports)
- Vitamin d and Calcium (40,272 reports)
- Vitamin d and Vitamin b12 (31,369 reports)
- Vitamin d and Gabapentin (24,901 reports)
- Vitamin d and Prednisone (24,822 reports)
- Vitamin d and Vitamin c (24,265 reports)
- Vitamin d and Omeprazole (23,671 reports)
- Vitamin d and Fish oil (22,083 reports)
- Vitamin d and Lisinopril (21,958 reports)
- Vitamin d and Magnesium (18,926 reports)
Browse all interactions between Vitamin d and drugs from A to Z:
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y zDo you take Vitamin d?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Vitamin d safety and effectiveness.Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 600+ medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
Related publications that referenced our studies
- Kapoor S, "Influence of Vitamin D Consumption and Levels on the Development of Psychiatric Disorders", Lee, Y. J., & Park, K. (2018). Secondary Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Skin Necrosis of Toes in the Paraplegic Patient with Hypertension.?Drug safety-case reports,?5(1), 7., 2014 Aug .
How we gather our data?
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