Comment by kylecazar
That's wild. I've never heard of such a high dose being prescribed daily.
Yes, I wouldn't expect to notice anything on my dose.
That's wild. I've never heard of such a high dose being prescribed daily.
Yes, I wouldn't expect to notice anything on my dose.
It is high, but it's not extreme. 50k IU just once is an equivalent of about 7000 IU daily for a week, which won't really move the needle much if you're seriously deficient (in fact, it's still within what's considered a safe daily dose for healthy people - you can produce more than that from sunlight alone). You can feel free to take your "hammer" weekly, no deficiency required.
When I took >5000 IU daily for three months, I only raised 25(OH) D level in my blood from 9 to 30 ng/ml, and there's no evidence of toxicity below 150 ng/ml.
Of course, when dealing with high doses you need to keep your levels in check, as absorption can differ between individuals.
It was for 60 days. If they continued to take this much indefinitely it would surely cause troubles, but 60 days when starting from deep deficiency is reasonable.