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Why does dr have me on vit d2 instead of vit d3?
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Depends on dose: If you are on very high dose vit. D -m 50, 000 iu, it only comes as d2 . Otherwise you should be on vitamin d3 that is what almost all otc supplements are.
Answered 3/2/2014
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