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Vit d deficiency & secondary hyperparathyroidism.prescribed 50000 d2 awhile ago.i ran out of d2 until a new script how much d3 daily to be equivalent?

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Dr. Quang Nguyen answered

Specializes in Endocrinology

Depends: It depends on the original level and what it's now. You do need to monitor the level as it's a fat soluble vitamin and can build up. That being safe, 2000 iu of vitamin d3 is quite safe.

Answered 4/24/2015

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Take the same dose: Vitamn D3 is slightly more effective than Vit D2 in raising the Vitamin D jevels accordoing to a meta analysis published in American Journal of clinical nutritition.When was your last blood test done and what is your level.It needs to be monitored when you are on high doses of Vit D Get the level of Vit D done

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