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Is 50,000 IU Of Vitamin D3 Supplement A Safe Dosage To Take?
Question: Are there any side effects of taking 50,000 IU of vitamin D3 precription my 14 year old son was taking 8000 IU per day now doc wants 50,000 3x per week .for 10 weeks
Brief Answer:
Let me know the blood vitamin D level
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Low blood vitamin D level as well as high vitamin D level are not good for health.
If your son's doctor has done a blood vitamin D level before putting him on 50,000 iu per week, let me know the value and I will give you my opinion. Check the dose the doctor prescribed. It is likely to be one per week and not 3 per week. Let me have your son'so height and weight.
Let me know the blood vitamin D level
Detailed Answer:
Hello,
Welcome and thanks for your query.
Low blood vitamin D level as well as high vitamin D level are not good for health.
If your son's doctor has done a blood vitamin D level before putting him on 50,000 iu per week, let me know the value and I will give you my opinion. Check the dose the doctor prescribed. It is likely to be one per week and not 3 per week. Let me have your son'so height and weight.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
He is 5 ft 5 and weighs 203, don't no what is levels where and the pharmacy said 50,000 3 times a week for 10 weeks is what they called in which seemed like a lot to him too
What are the symptoms of too much Vitamin d and what are the symptoms of too little vitamin D?
What are the symptoms of too much Vitamin d and what are the symptoms of too little vitamin D?
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
It's a high dose and please check with his doctor. Also request him for the result of the vitamin D level.
Low vitamin D level usually produces boney pains and joint pains. Since your son is obese, the pains can be due to that also.
High vitamin D leads to high blood calcium level and calcium may deposit in tissues causing problems. It may be silent in early stages.
Discussion continued
Detailed Answer:
It's a high dose and please check with his doctor. Also request him for the result of the vitamin D level.
Low vitamin D level usually produces boney pains and joint pains. Since your son is obese, the pains can be due to that also.
High vitamin D leads to high blood calcium level and calcium may deposit in tissues causing problems. It may be silent in early stages.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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