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My vit. d is a bit low only 45. doctor gave me vit. d supplement of 50,000iud twice a week. is this too high?
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Maybe: 50,000 units twice a week sounds like a lot of vitamin D, for a person whose level is 45 (not a super low level). Such a patient can discussed with her doctor the dosing, to see if there is a reason her doctor wants her to rapidly increase her body's vitamin D, instead of using a more typical daily dose to maintain or gradually increase her vitamin D level.
Answered 8/4/2016
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