“...took 50K IU of d3 when we got home. We took 10K IU at bedtime and 10K IU again the next morning.”
That seems like a lot. I only take 2K per day.
The link I posted explains why that may not be enough for most people to maintain an adequate blood level.
Also see about taking vitamin K2 if you aren’t already taking it. Ask your doc though, just in case you’re on any meds that it would interfere with.
Doses for transient acute problems are higher than maintenance doses.
The dosage by individuals is not agreed by physicians because they are simply not aware of the benefits and some may still think it is a fad.
So, it is to Walmart we can turn for guidance.
When Blam first posted about D3, the article noted daily dosage of 2k units were effective in preventing flu in the prison. At the time Walmart sold 1k D3 tablets. Soon however the 1K tablets were beside the new 2k tablets. The 1K tablets disappeared. The tablets were replaced by 2k gel caps.
Eventually some doctors recommended 50k units per week. Walmart then began to sell 5 k gel caps. Today walmart sells 5k gelcaps twin packs (two bottles). Walmart still sells the 2K gell caps.
So 5k +2k = 7 k x 7 days = 49 k per week. that is close to the oft mentioned target of 50 k . Walmart carefully studies customer desires and has learned that people want the 5 k gel caps.