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Originally Posted by coletaterbug
My Ms doctor called about 3 months ago and told me my vitamin D was low.He said it was 16  and that normal is within 50 to 100. So I have to take 5,000 IU of vitamin d once a week. But have been doing a lot better since taking it.I haven't had a relapse in 3 mths I am in one right now. |
Well, good for your MS doctor to test it! It doesn't seem like it's always done as a matter of course (at least when I was dxed 2 years ago). My MS doctor never mentioned it but then again, he also never ran a B12 test.
I think you mean
50,000 IUs, not 5,000, correct? It's not unusual for doctors to prescribe D by prescription in a 50,000 IU weekly dose for patients who are really deficient. I asked my endocrinologist about this last year and he explained that for some reason, that one high weekly dose doesn't present the same potential danger as the daily dosing in amounts like I was taking -- has to do with the build-up as opposed to that one megadose. But still, liver function should always be tested when taking D supplements.