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cactusplant7374
on Feb 6, 2023
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Vitamin D supplementation associated with a reduce...
How much was the dose? I'm taking 5000 IU almost every day. My levels have never tested above the reference range though and I rarely have diarrhea.
Traubenfuchs
on Feb 6, 2023
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Several 10.000 a day for months.
valarauko
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That's really excessive. In my country, the standard of care for low Vit D is a bolus dose of 60,000 IU once a week for a month, and then switching the 60K IU dose to once a month.
Traubenfuchs
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I half believed those pills from amazon were fake pressed inert dust and lacked the knowledge I have now.
cactusplant7374
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So you were assuming it was under dosed?
Traubenfuchs
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No I was just dumb and not thinking too much at all.
Any high or non-sane vitamind D dosages should be accompanied by regular blood tests.
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