A member asked:

My doctor just prescribed me 100,000ui if vitd to take everyday for 5 days. she didn't tell me anything else about it. is that a normal treatment?

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Loading dose: Hi. No, it's not common, but it implies you're profoundly vitamin D deficient and your doctor wants to give you a loading dose before starting maintenance. I would load with 50,000 (that's plenty) for a few days for extreme deficiency, then cut back to once/week. No GI absorption problems?

Answered 3/20/2015

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