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Vitamin D, Pregnancy, Schizophrenia

SGWhiskers

By SGWhiskers
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I bumped into this article on Medscape today about prenatal Vitamin D levels and risk of schizophrenia. Since we already know that the Celiac rate is very high in individuals with schizophrenia, I guess I'll be better with my D drops.

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HiDee Rookie
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I bumped into this article on Medscape today about prenatal Vitamin D levels and risk of schizophrenia. Since we already know that the Celiac rate is very high in individuals with schizophrenia, I guess I'll be better with my D drops.

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Since the article you linked requires a password to view it, perhaps you could sum up what it says. Thanks!

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Oh! Didn't realize/forgot that site was password protected. It's free if anyone wants to subscribe.

"September 8, 2010 — Both low and high levels of neonatal vitamin D may increase risk for the eventual development of schizophrenia, according to a population-based case-control study of 848 patients in Denmark."

The bottom line was that there was a higher rate of schizophrenia in people whose mothers were Vitamin D deficient during pregnancy. Interestingly, there was a less strong but observable increase in schizophrenia in adults whos mothers were too high in Vitamin D during pregnancy. In summary, it is important to have the right amount of Vitamin D during pregnancy. Too much or too little was linked with higher incidence of offspring with schizophrenia (too low was worse though).

Incidentally, another article posted somewhere on celiac.com states a rate of about 33% of schizophrenics test positive for celiac.

It makes me wonder about the pregnancy of my grandmother with fibromyalgia, diabeties, and GI problems and her daughter (my aunt) with schizophrenia. I suspected Grandma had Celiac, but this adds a little more suspicion.

I'm taking my Vitamin D just as recommended now.

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I'm not pregnant now but want to start trying in a few months. I wonder if prenatal vitamins have enough Vitamin D in them or if I need to supplement? I've put off having kids for so long because I'm scared about everything that can go wrong (I'm 32). Add this to the pile of my 'things to worry about'.

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I'm almost 31 and pregnant with my first child. My doctor wants me to take additional Vitamin D, but I was deficient in Vitamin D prior to getting pregnant. Talk to your doctor... he or she will be able to guide you down the right path.

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mikejes Newbie
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I'm not pregnant now but want to start trying in a few months. I wonder if prenatal vitamins have enough Vitamin D in them or if I need to supplement? I've put off having kids for so long because I'm scared about everything that can go wrong (I'm 32). Add this to the pile of my 'things to worry about'.

Depends on the prenatal vitamin, but most prenatal's give you what your body needs. Good luck, my wife and I are trying to get pregnant as well.

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For what it's worth, pregnancy isn't "a medical issue in need of careful management". It's a completely natural thing that has been occurring for millenia. The very fact that you are here is evidence that you come from a lone line of women whose bodies know how to carry a pregnancy and give birth. Our "everything must be managed" mindset/culture often makes us afraid of all the little things that *might* go wrong, without us really understanding how often things go right!

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