Thread: Health Advice for Peripheral Neuropathy & Drug Induced/ Toxic Neuropathy
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Old 07-31-2013, 06:20 PM
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So, I will be taking 5000 mg of vitamin D per day and then return in 2 months to get my levels read.
Hi Jesse,

I think you mean 5000 IU -- not mg.(?) As long as it's D3 (and not D2) which can be gotten OTC, you should be on the right track. There's a higher (mega)dose doctors sometimes prescribe, but IME it's usually D2, which isn't recommended anymore.

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