People with various health problems need vitamin D to prevent COVID-19 (psychiatric in this case)

Created April 2021

The Covid-19 infection: An opportunity to develop systematic vitamin D supplementation in psychiatry

Encephale. 2021 Mar 14;S0013-7006(21)00057-9. doi: 10.1016/j.encep.2021.02.002

G Fond 1, M Masson 2, R Richieri 3, T Korchia 3, D Etchecopar-Etchart 3, P-L Sunhary de Verville 3, C Lançon 3, L Boyer 3

1. Study on this page recommends 50,000 IU monthly, which has been found to be not nearly enough 26 health factors increase the risk of COVID-19 – all are proxies for low vitamin D Reduce COVID-19 risks with 50,000 IU Vitamin D doses - weekly, not monthly * Many COVID-19 risks are associated with low vitamin D (7 studies) – Systematic Review Jan 2021 * Health Problems and D on the left of every VitaminDWiki page * 27 health problems proven by RCT to be fought by 50,000 IU every 2 weeks * 18 health problems proven by RCT to be fought by 50,000 IU every week * Many drugs increase ACE2 and COVID-19 (176 page review) - Dec 2020 1. COVID-19 treated by Vitamin D - studies, reports, videos {include} --- 1. Schizophrenia increased risk of COVID-19 by 1.3 X (ref #1 by this stud:) Disparities in Intensive Care Unit Admission and Mortality Among Patients With Schizophrenia and COVID-19: A National Cohort Study * *📄 Download the PDF from VitaminDWiki* *

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Psychiatric patients are at risk of hypovitaminosis D and Covid-19-related mortality. In addition to the mental health benefits, vitamin D supplementation may be potentially effective in preventing severe forms of Covid-19 infections. Vitamin D supplementation is not necessary and is not reimbursed in France for this indication. A monthly supplementation of 50,000 IU may be sufficient in most cases. Double the dose is recommended for obese patients. The risk of renal lithiasis is not increased at these doses, even when supplemented in a patient without vitamin D deficiency. The Covid-19 crisis is an opportunity to disseminate vitamin D supplementation in psychiatric patients, as it has been shown to be effective in other respiratory diseases such as mild upper respiratory tract infections and influenza.

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