• CreateProblems@corndog.social
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    1 year ago

    When my vitamin D levels were tested low, the doc told me to take 2,000 IBU daily.

    ~7000/day seems quite high to me. But I’m not a doctor.

    I would consider if the cost of purchasing all this vitamin D - a lot of of which your body may be excreting rather than absorbing - is a worthwhile financial investment in your health. I don’t know anything about you, maybe it is.

    • PurpleTentacle@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      Unlike e.g. vitamin C, excess vitamin D isn’t really excreted. It’s stored long term and eventually causes hypercalcemia and kidney stones if persistently supplemented at high doses over a long time. OP’s dosage is above the “sensible if you never see the sun” range but not quite in the “dangerously excessive” range.