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Need help; Vitamin D - 9.8
My blood reports had vitamin D3 of 9.8. Post that I took 60,000IU once a week for 4 weeks.
Post 1 week, can I start supplementing 5000 IU of vitamin D3 and k2 daily for 3 months?
Please suggest, if it is okay or I should minimise the dosage?
I am at a sitting job, I don't get enough time to have sunlight as well.
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When your VIT D levels are so low a physician would recommend normally to use 60,000IU for 8 weeks.
Then stop after few months they will do a mild supplementation again .
So I kindly request you to consult a physician regarding supplementation
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Connect with your doctor for follow up and don't do self medication be in treatment
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Ms. Harshita
Dietitian/Nutritionist
14 yrs exp
Delhi
Kindly consult with physician for this and connect with me after that for further guidance and detailed discussion throught practo .
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Ms. Neema Yadav
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7 yrs exp
Kolhapur
Plz connect through first physicisn only
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Ms. Somya Jain
Dietitian/Nutritionist
11 yrs exp
Delhi
This is will help in vitamin d recovery no worries
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Ms. Trupti Padhi
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17 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Good evening pls connect with physician directly.
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Ms. Durdana Ansari
Dietitian/Nutritionist
4 yrs exp
Mumbai
A Vitamin D level of 9.8 ng/mL indicates significant deficiency. Since you have already completed 60,000 IU once weekly for 4 weeks, I would not recommend starting 5,000 IU daily on your own immediately afterward.
Although 5,000 IU/day may sometimes be prescribed for specific cases, it is higher than the usual tolerable upper intake level for routine self-supplementation, so it should preferably be taken under medical supervision.
Regarding Vitamin K2, it is not automatically required with Vitamin D for everyone. Please discuss whether you need it with your doctor, particularly if you take any blood-thinning medication.
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The appropriate next step is to repeat your Vitamin D test after completing the prescribed loading course and then decide on the maintenance dose based on your updated level, diet, sun exposure and overall health.
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Please don't adjust the dose yourself—repeat the level and review it with your treating doctor before continuing with a higher maintenance dose.
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Dr. Ankita Gahlot
Obstetrician
12 yrs exp
Bangalore
Please don't fix your own maintenance dose yet. After a weekly loading course, the next step is a repeat vitamin D test to see how much your level has actually come up.
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Take that repeat report to the doctor who treated you. They will decide whether you need a daily dose, and how much, based on the new number and your sun exposure.
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Vitamin D builds up in the body, so more is not automatically better. Clear the K2 with your doctor too.
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