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Taking thiazides with vitamin D can also cause higher calcium levels (hypercalcemia).
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Additional people who should not take calcium supplements may include people with high levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia).
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
This may lead to a serious condition known as hypercalcemia, which may cause constipation, dehydration, confusion, muscle weakness, high blood pressure, and other symptoms.13
To take vitamin D supplements safely, follow dosage directions closely and talk with a healthcare provider.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Taking high doses of vitamin D can increase your risk for hypercalcemia, where there is too much calcium in the blood.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Concurrently taking lithium and calcium can cause high calcium levels (hypercalcemia).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Too much vitamin D increases calcium absorption in the digestive tract, contributing to high calcium (hypercalcemia).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
High blood calcium levels, or hypercalcemia, may cause symptoms like nausea and vomiting, frequent urination, and excessive thirst.
—Barbara Brody, Health, 9 June 2024
People who take calcium supplements: Lysine may increase the amount of calcium your body absorbs, which could potentially lead to hypercalcemia.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
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Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Additional people who should not take calcium supplements may include people with high levels of calcium in the blood (hypercalcemia).
—Melissa Nieves, Verywell Health, 27 Mar. 2025
This may lead to a serious condition known as hypercalcemia, which may cause constipation, dehydration, confusion, muscle weakness, high blood pressure, and other symptoms.13
To take vitamin D supplements safely, follow dosage directions closely and talk with a healthcare provider.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Taking high doses of vitamin D can increase your risk for hypercalcemia, where there is too much calcium in the blood.
—Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 13 Jan. 2025
Concurrently taking lithium and calcium can cause high calcium levels (hypercalcemia).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2024
Too much vitamin D increases calcium absorption in the digestive tract, contributing to high calcium (hypercalcemia).
—Amy Brownstein, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 10 July 2024
High blood calcium levels, or hypercalcemia, may cause symptoms like nausea and vomiting, frequent urination, and excessive thirst.
—Barbara Brody, Health, 9 June 2024
People who take calcium supplements: Lysine may increase the amount of calcium your body absorbs, which could potentially lead to hypercalcemia.
—Brittany Lubeck, Ms, Rdn, Verywell Health, 6 June 2024
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“Hypercalcemia.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypercalcemia. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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hypercalcemia
noun
hy·per·cal·ce·mia
variants
or chiefly British hypercalcaemia
: the presence of an excess of calcium in the blood
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