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I am severely Vitamin D deficient due to a medical condition I have which prevents my body from absorbing VitD via the gut (which is how many consume it the mos
by jsjohnst 6y ago
I am severely Vitamin D deficient due to a medical condition I have which prevents my body from absorbing VitD via the gut (which is how many consume it the most, via food you eat, not via sunshine). I’m on prescription strength VitD supplements and take weekly doses that are 50,000IU. I would not recommend self medicating with high doses of Vitamin D without consulting with a doctor because if you aren’t deficient like me, taking high doses like that can be dangerous as the side effects aren’t fun.
- beagle3 6y agoI did not bother consulting with a doctor before I started, mostly because my GP is an ultra conservative guy and categorically recommends against everything. But I do get regular Blood tests, and am Consistently at the high end of the “good” Bracket. (55 ng/ml? Don’t remember the exact number and don’t have it accessible this second)
- alyandon 6y agoI have an actual minor deficiency as well and had accidentally bought the wrong potency (the bottles are identical except for the 4 pt flyspeck font specifying the amount) from the store and had been mistakenly taking 5000IU/daily instead of 1000IU/daily for about 6 months. When I informed my doctor of my mistake, he ordered a test and although my serum vitamin D levels were not outrageously high they were at the upper limit. So definitely easy to "overdose" on vitamin D and as you point out - the potential side effects are not pleasant.