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Old 09-26-2014, 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by markneil1212 View Post
When my doctor told me I was low on D3, she gave me 16 weeks of 50,000mgs.
That RX form has been shown to not work in humans. It is ergocalciferol. The form that should be used is D3....which is cholecalciferol.

If your D was on an RX it is D2, and really not a good idea and won't raise you much if at all.

This is explained on the D thread here:
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/thread92116.html

There are some OTC D3's in high dose. But they are not common in stores and do not require an RX, but are usually online.
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