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Low level of vitamin d

2019-09-16 12:54:45
I have tested for complete body test so i find everything normal except vitamin d ; it is 18 as i feel tired sleepy and pain in legs etc sometime faint also so doctor suggest me calcirol 6k for 8 weeks so i started from last 3 weeks but no so much improvement shows so what should i do for fast recovery my calcium is 9.5 does i need any more medicine or it takes time to recover
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Good evening. You’re on the right medicines for your deficiency. Kindly give it a few more weeks. It takes around 6 weeks to start seeing a difference in Vitamin D levels through supplementation.
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Follow up with Vitamin D report after 6 weeks to confirm normalisation of Vit. D levels.

Answered2019-09-16 14:13:26

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Yes...It takes 6-8wks for complete recovery

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