Vitamin D3

[ctenosaura]

I know a lot of you are recommending 10,000 iu's of vitamin D3. This is the only thing I havn't taken yet besides an ai (if I need it). Is this what you all mean (see pic) as far a d3 goes? Or is it some other type of d3, or is it a prescription d3?
Thanks

Sorry for the unrotated picture, I cant seem to post it upright

[oscar1990]

Thats the one bro, however I wouldn't pay $16. Max 5-10 dollars. Dont expect a miracle.

[Soar]

That's the one, if you have a Costco close by its worth going there. Two bottles for the same price. 5000iu daily will do.

Edit: Oh wait the Costco ones are 1000iu each. I've yet to find 5000iu

[lovbyts]

Looks good but I prefer the liquid. I just put 1ml = 5000iu under the tongue and hold it for a while then swallow

[M302_Imola]

Sam's also has a D3/fish oil combo pill...2000iu D3 per pill plus the fats in the fish oil aid in absorption

[Vettester]

If your doc will give you a script, it's called Drisdol, and comes in a 50,000iu soft gel tab taken 1x per week.

[gbrice75]

That's the one, if you have a Costco close by its worth going there. Two bottles for the same price. 5000iu daily will do.

Edit: Oh wait the Costco ones are 1000iu each. I've yet to find 5000iu

I got D3 from Costco that's 2000iu each. I'm currently taking 6000iu daily.

[Soar]

I got D3 from Costco that's 2000iu each. I'm currently taking 6000iu daily.

Hmm ill have to look closer next time I got these ones

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[FRDave]

You can find the NOW brand of 5,000IU vitamin D3 for a few bucks online and I have verified it works via blood test (levels went from 28 to 56 with 5,000IU daily - now taking 10,000IU daily but no blood work yet).

Dave

[Ricci82]

I found D3 5000iu at the local supermarket, i think its natures own.

[ctenosaura]

Thanks for all your input. So TRT people should take 10,000 iu's daily correct?

[ctenosaura]

Looks good but I prefer the liquid. I just put 1ml = 5000iu under the tongue and hold it for a while then swallow

Is the liquid nasty tasting?

[M302_Imola]

If your doc will give you a script, it's called Drisdol, and comes in a 50,000iu soft gel tab taken 1x per week.

Wow! That stuff must have a crazy long half-life since only 1 tab is taken weekly!

[HRTstudent]

drisdol/prescribed D is actually vitamin D2. It's only prescribed because they cannot make money off D3. believe it or not, D3 is actually the form we want.

Rx vitamin D is actually a large dose for a simple reason - most people will not take vitamin D every day, but they can manage once a week.

In any event, walmart sells D3 for like 10 dollars for around 250 caps. Probably cheaper than copays (would be for me).

A lot of us take vitamin D because 90% of us, when tested, were very low. 10k IU per day may not be needed long term, but a lot of us, myself included, took 10k a day until we brought the level up and then we cut it down.

There's a really big thread here on vitamin D and I would recommend you check it out if you're interested in numerous personal stories with lab tests.

I've been on 5k a while now and will get my level rechecked to see where I "stabilized"

[M302_Imola]

^^^good info HRTstudent!

[lovbyts]

Is the liquid nasty tasting?

Not at all. It's not GOOD but not bad or nasty at all

[MyteeJ]

I am on 6K per day and was in the lower range with last BW.

I can't say that I felt a difference by upping D dosage but the benefits are so great that it was a no brainer.

Thanks to the guys with info on the higher potency D. I will have to shop for some to cut down the number of vitamins I consume each morning.

[HRTstudent]

The vitamin D3 caps from walmart are a large dose of 5,000 IU but the physical cap is very small.

Also, be sure to take vitamin D with food! It is a fat soluble vitamin and if you don't take it with fat you will get little no no vitamin D from it! There's actually a study looking at this, maybe its in the vit D thread; but the point is simple to make sure you take D with food.

[austinite]

Yeah, script is D2. I run 50,000 iu twice per week, and 5k the rest of the week.

[kelkel]

^^Show off. I'm at once per week with D2 plus 5k D3 per day.

[BuzzardMarinePumper]

Hey you gents are welcome to correct me if you want but I read and research on the Internet all the time . . . . . . I just can't find a Dr. . . . . lol Kel ? But when I was reading about viatiam D on the internet I read old and new guidliles for Vit D and if you believe what you read o the Internet they actually satated in most and I would even go so far as to say more did than did not state that ( D2 ) is actually toxic and is synthitic not even found naturally in the Human body and large doses were very bad for you. They even stated that 5000 iu should be a maxium dosage of D3 and if you took more you should have your viatiam D level checked on a regular bassis !

I am the guy always asking questions . However I am just passing on info I have read and now I welcome all of you experts that do know what you are talking about to clear the air as to what I have thrown out there ?

But I am not Mistaken kel since you said you do take D2 this was specificly made note of as not being found in the human body and quite toxic to humans . OK I want to put this in my own perspective You hear on the news about a Pro Football player that died yesterday and he was taking steroids . . . . . What they fail to mention was his alchol content and the fact that he had wiffed an 8 ball of COKE ! They just failed to mention those minor details and from the info given your average 6:00 news listeners thinks huuummmmmmm that awful man would still be alive if he had not been doing those steroids . . . I say this as an example of perspective. I have no idea why the Internet is flooded with MD articles stating that D2 is toxic but I bet you men can clear the air for me .

I hope you do not think I am posting this to bash anyone I am only repeating what I read and I bet someone will know the answer to why that some Dr. state why D2 is toxic. Like I said I can goggle all day and stay on the phone and use the how to find a TRT Dr. and I am still looking after 13 weeks and my Dr. thinks HCG is bad for men and it is just used by weight lose clinics and I have no idea why he will not prescribe AI's So I am about as mixed up as any one man could be . . . to be trying to learn as bad as I have been trying. I gve up on a Dr.nd I don't really have the $$$ to go to a clinic but it seems the only way for me to get the meds I need ? I must be the only guy alive to actually try to find a Dr. and all I get is the run around and they will not answer questions on the phone they tell me to make an appointment and then they will discuss it with me ? BS

I am going to lowtestosterone.com as soon as I can get there but I am a little concerned about flying due to blood clotsd and DVT's + right now my E2 is high and I have plebitius to go with my DVT. Deep Vain Thrombiousis. I hope the flight to Orlando doesn't sling a clot ! Hey but I have a will and a Million dollar Life Insurance Policy so I will not need TRT if I sling a bad clot and all my kids worries will be over ! They won't have to worrry about how much dad is hurting and how they have to do things for me So if I can make it to Orlando and back it will be a win , win for everyone !

[BuzzardMarinePumper]

If your doc will give you a script, it's called Drisdol, and comes in a 50,000iu soft gel tab taken 1x per week.

I am concerned is that a typo at 50,000 iu or is that correct since it is for 1 week . OK for the joke of the week the FDA warns to not take more than 2000 iu's daily of D3 and zero D2 because D2 is actually toxic ( per information read on the Internet) so that is why I ask these questions ?

Not that I am questioning an expert member just still on the learning curve and trying to read as opposed to asking questions and some times when I read it causes me to ask questions . . . . not question you but the Internet info I have read, this forum has been a well of knowledge and great source of info from men who have actually tried what they share and are not repeating what they read . . . . like me ? You guys are great and many thanks for putting up with me and my questions

[HRTstudent]

50,000 IU is correct, and it's dosed once per week.

FDA guidelines are very conservative. Just think, the people need to convince politicians who know little to nothing about health about what is the "recommendation." They aren't going to go with strong forward-thinking evidence. They are going to pick something ultra-conservative that will protect their ass! Also keep in mind, FDA guidelines have changed over time, and they certainly will change in the future. They just wait for overwhelming evidence + someone to lobby for it.

It's good to question things though...

[torrential]

50,000 IU D2 is not equivalent to 50,000 IU D3. With respect to the experienced members who utilize scripted D2, there are open questions about conversion rates and the impact of metabolites generated by this substance that is not produced endogenously. High quality D3 is dirt cheap! Even for free, I would not take D2 unless faced with rickets or a serious medical condition that prohibited my access to D3 or sunlight.

While I'm ranting, a reminder to all that vit D requires adequate levels of vits A (retinol, not beta carotene) and K2 to "work."

[austinite]

^^Show off. I'm at once per week with D2 plus 5k D3 per day.

LOL, well, as you know... I have nothing to show for it .

[Moparman]

Doc prescribed me 50,000 iu of D2 for twice a week

I went from 25 total Vit D to 52 in 8 weeks

I'm curious why the poster above (not buzz) doesn't like D2?

[austinite]

Doc prescribed me 50,000 iu of D2 for twice a week

I went from 25 total Vit D to 52 in 8 weeks

I'm curious why the poster above (not buzz) doesn't like D2?

Who?

[Moparman]

50,000 IU D2 is not equivalent to 50,000 IU D3. With respect to the experienced members who utilize scripted D2, there are open questions about conversion rates and the impact of metabolites generated by this substance that is not produced endogenously. High quality D3 is dirt cheap! Even for free, I would not take D2 unless faced with rickets or a serious medical condition that prohibited my access to D3 or sunlight.

While I'm ranting, a reminder to all that vit D requires adequate levels of vits A (retinol, not beta carotene) and K2 to "work."

This guy