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by ping_pong 2130 days ago
devboone has previously said that less than 3000 IU per day should be safe, but again this should be determined with the help of a physician, not self-selected. She said she has definitely seen toxicity in some of her patients with doses of over 5000 IU per day.
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Thank you very much for the straight answer. I'd prefer not to poison myself via Vitamin D! I worry with COVID-19 other people are going to be overcompensating as well.
The easiest solution is just to be stable at a level of supplementation for a few weeks (even zero), then get a test. They're like $40 for the blood test, and then you can tell if you're in the normal range, high or low.
> seen toxicity in some of her patients with doses of over 5000 IU per day.

I believe she said "per day for years".

Yes, the assumption was that this is a daily supplement, meaning an indefinite period of time.