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My vitamin d was 10 ng/ml so my doctor recommended taking 2000 iu daily. how long should i take this dose?

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Dr. Bernard Seif answered

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Low vitamin D: requires supplementation of D3. Please do what your doc says but 2000 IUs is fairly low. Most of my patients take 5000 IUs daily. Your doc will probably re-test in a few months and you can ask him/her about the dose then. Peace and good health.

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Answered 5/28/2016

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A member asked:

My vitamin d was 10 ng/ml so my doctor recommended taking 2000 iu daily. how long should i take this dose?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Bernard Seif answered

Dr Friedlander and 3 doctors agreed

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