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Can i take citracal calcium+d3 vitamins with some cod liver oil? i heard it might be too much vitamin d?

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Too much likely: It is likely too much Vitamin D which can be toxic. Stop the cod liver oil and stay on the citracal calcium with D3.

Answered 9/20/2016

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Dr. Leila Hashemi answered

Specializes in Internal Medicine

Vitamin D: The recommended amount of vitamin D per day is 1000unit (if your vitamin D level is normal), now the food you eat have vit D too so count the amount of bit D you take from ur food roughly and take the rest in form of a supplement, so if you are taking more than 1000-2000 unit a day you could develop toxicity. Cod liver oil has been linked to increase the death rate by 18% especially because of

Answered 3/12/2018

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