Results of 5000 IU D3 + 125ug K2 Daily Supplementation over 6 Months

I started supplementing 5k IU D3 with 125ug K2 daily about 6 months ago after I used two rapid Vitamin D3 test kits that showed that my levels are in the 10-30 ng/ml range, and it looked like it was a lot closer to 10ng/ml than 30 ng/ml based on the chart. Now my 25-OH-D3 level is at 62,22 ng/ml, confirmed by a lab via. blood samples.

I took my supplement every morning with a cup of milk coffee as I assumed it should have enough fat for absorption, and it seems like I was right, as I always skip breakfast and that's my only fat intake in the morning.

Side note about magnesium: I also took 665mg magnesium oxide daily at the beginning but discontinued it after a few weeks because of drowsiness and I also started getting some sort of breathing discomfort with my seat belt on in the car. I will only supplement magnesium again if I start getting random leg cramps in bed. That's usually my sign for low magnesium which I experienced when I was lifting heavy weights regularly at the gym. I seem to be getting enough magnesium from my diet already. Despite what people write online, magnesium oxide definitely has an effect on me even if it's not that well absorbed as other forms.

So now let's compare how I felt before and after (now).

Before:

  • I felt down a lot and felt fatigued
  • I was anxious about things I shouldn't be anxious about
  • I had difficulties falling asleep and the sleep I got was bad
  • I was irritable
  • I had some patches of eczema since I was around 15

After:

  • I feel pretty good and have more energy
  • I feel more at ease / relaxed and my mood is way better
  • my sleep has definitely improved a lot
  • my eczema that I had since I was 15 completely went away after about ~4 months of supplementation, first improvements were seen about ~2 months in (patches started getting less red/inflamed)

Now that I think back to when I was in my teens, my eczema makes a lot of sense. We moved to a very cloudy country and I started spending the majority of my time indoors as well so I must have had a low Vitamin D3 level since then. Nothing else has worked and I've tried a lot believe me, so I'm 100% certain it's Vitamin D3 that cleared it. I've done extreme food elimination in the past to find if the cause of my eczema was food intolerance related but it was not.

Thank you all for providing all this information and discussion about Vitamin D3 in this subreddit, it has helped me a lot!

I will continue taking it daily and do another lab test in about 6 months to see where I stand.

Edit: I suppose some would be interested in these details too: I'm male, 31 years old and 181cm tall and my weight is around 78kg.