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Originally Posted by 'Hamas' Jenkins
vels run between 1.5-2.2.
5) 35,000 IU of Vitamin D is still quite high. Even those that have diagnosed deficiency only need between 800-2000IU/day after initial supplementation. As it is a fat-soluble vitamin, be cautious with long-term doses that high.
6) Large doses of B-complex vitamins can actually cause health problems (neuropathy, for example), so be careful with your supplementation
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Doctor is monitoring my vitamin D levels regularly. Seeing my blood results after two one-month prescriptions for 50k IU per week and then doing 5k IU every day OTC for months, he said I should drop back to 5k IU five days a week instead of every day. I'm sure the need is due to an almost complete lack of even incidental exposure to sunlight.
That's an interesting comment on the B-complex stuff since my other doctor suggested I take some B-12 (I think it was 12) to see if a deficiency might be causing some neuropathy. Didn't seem to help so I stopped. I've got other stuff going on which is the likely cause. In my case I don't think it's a current lack of B12 or the vitamins I took for less than a year 15-25 years ago. They were TwinLabs Dualtabs which I think were quite high in B-complex compared to the USDA recommended doses at the time but I don't think it was MEGA doses.
Anyway, I appreciate the tips, warnings and feedback.