”Vit D... The GP informed me that 1000 IUs for a couple of weeks would be enough to bring my Vit D level back to normal...”


Hi again juliejayne, this information from your GP is shockingly inadequate. From what I’ve learned from many different sources, it can take many months to rebuild your vitamin D levels, and even when you do, you often need to keep supplementing at lower amounts to maintain what you’ve achieved.

In my case, I started at 5000 IU of D3 but am now taking 7800 IU daily (7000 from a D3 supplement and 800 from my multivitamin). My doctor told me to stay at this level for another 6 months and he will then authorize another blood test.

mrsD is an expert in this area, and perhaps she will also comment if she reads this thread.