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My vitamin d level is 18 ng/ml (well below the lab test minimum of 30). doctor prescribed 800 iu per day. is this enough? thanks
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May be: 800 units is the recommended dose, however, you can safely take 5000 units of vitamin d3 per day for three months to correct the deficiency.
Answered 11/30/2017
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