Dear Dr. Roach: I had lab work done recently and received a panic call from the doctor’s office that my vitamin D level was 29 ng/mL. I needed to start 50,000 IU once a week for 12 weeks immediately.
I have limited my prescribing of vitamin D to people with very low levels, which is usually in people who have the risk factors that you don’t have. It’s not really an issue for you, since 29 ng/mL is fine, but people with very low levels or with osteoporosis are sometimes treated with weekly vitamin D and don’t receive any ongoing supplementation when the course is finished.
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