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A 22-year-old female asked:
vit d is 13 ng/dl. how many days does it take for the deficiency symptoms to reduce? if one is taking 60000iu d3 per week.
1 doctor answer • 2 doctors weighed in

Dr. Stanley Himes answered
Integrative Medicine 41 years experience
Vitamin D def: Hard to say. You are taking about 8,000 IU per day. Your Vitamin D level is Extremely low! I would have your Vitamin D level rechecked in 2 months on that regimen.
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