Comment by moritzwarhier

I've read the article by now and I like it. It's balanced, more so than the comment section made me think.

And my takeaway is not that everyone should be taking 10k IE, but it's a great reminder to be more consistent in taking my Vitamin capsules in winter.

I'm still standing by my point that it's "easy" to overdose on Vitamin D. Like the article already mentions, one should remember possible kidney issues and not take insane doses of it.

What the recommended daily intake should be, I don't know.

The whole reason I'm commenting on this is I used to take one of the "top" antidepressants on this list.

And I am a skeptic of antidepressants, that doesn't mean I deny all positive effects in people who are prescribed them, of course.

For what it's worth, it's also easy to overdose on Venlafaxine. It's still considered safe.

Just an example to make clear that my comment was not a critique of taking Vitamin D in general.

I don't find the article's main point surprising though. That's the reason I'm taking Vitamin D, too. Doesn't mean that it's impossible to overdose, and this point is also important, because many people still think that it would be impossible to take too much of an vitamin or mineral. Thankfully, high-dose Vitamin A / retinol supplements are not as widespread.