I’ve asked my doctor two years in a row to have mine tested and he hems and haw about how insurance co needs a diagnosis to cover that. But hello? How can I get a diagnosis of deficiency without doign the blood work?? I must be very low in vit D cause I sleep days and never out in the sun. But if I take supplement on myown I don’t know how much so I do nothing.
My doc put me on 50,000 mg/week for six weeks-one pill a week. It brought me up to normal levels and she then said to take 2000 mg/day to maintain proper levels.
She said that in Minnesota it’s impossible to get enough from the sun-we just don’t have enough sunlight so everyone should take a d3 supplement.
If you live in a northern state start taking a 5,000 or even 10,000 mg dose each day for 6-8 weeks. You will feel so much better.