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Re:Vitamin D Is a Hormone by chimeracoder on Monday March 18, 2024 @12:40PM (#39746727)
> I should clarify by what I obviously meant that doctors would not recommend that as a DAILY dose - daily implying long-term use is okay.

Yes, and I'm saying that this does in fact happen.

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Re:Vitamin D Is a Hormone by NovemberWhiskey on Monday March 18, 2024 @02:38PM (#39748210)
Concur - I was diagnosed with vitamin D deficiency and my doctor prescribed an initial regimen of prescription tablets at 50,000 IU and then suggested 3,000-5,000 IU daily.
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Re:Vitamin D Is a Hormone by smeej on Monday March 18, 2024 @03:17PM (#39748691)
Might also depend where you live. My doctor did as yours, but I live in northern New England where we don't typically expose our skin to the sun for months at a time. Perhaps doctors closer to the tropics assume at least a low level of sun exposure?
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