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200-Count Puritan's Pride Vitamin D3 5000 IU Softgels Supplement

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Amazon has 200-Count Puritan's Pride Vitamin D3 5000 IU Softgels Supplement on sale for $5.38 - 30% off when you 'clip' the coupon on the product page - 5% off when you checkout via Subscribe & Save = $3.50. Shipping is free w/ Prime or on $35+ orders.Thanks to Deal Hunter Blue_Ranger for sharing this deal.

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  • Vitamin D3 is a potent and active form of vitamin D
  • Helps maintain healthy bones in adults
  • Assists in maintaining a healthy immune system
  • As we age, the skin produces vitamin D less efficiently
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These contain soybean oil and corn oil. Most people interested in consuming this much vitamin d, will likely hold out for a deal on a version with olive or coconut oil. I like the Doctor's Best and Sports Research brands but there are others as well.

I take 20,000 a day most days and remain towards the low end of normal, very far from any sort of toxicity. Most doctors that understand vitamin d seem to recommend at least 2000-5000 units per day now, some as high as 10,000. And that's just what they're willing to recommend when going against the previously standard daily dose of well under 1000. They make single pills this big for a reason.

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BaaliBandapirrla
05-09-2024 at 07:28 AM.
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vitamin D toxicity is real. Don't take excess amounts of vitamins that aren't water soluble.
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manaknight
05-09-2024 at 07:42 AM.
05-09-2024 at 07:42 AM.
5k iu is pretty standard for people living in areas that don't get as much sun.

does someone in arizona need this? probably not. However its probably the most common dosage in the northeast and PNW.

IIRC you can take like 7500-10k iu a day without toxicity. just generally do not need that much if not deficient.

i take the 5000iu with k2 from now plus whatever is in my multivitamin and my labs are always good.
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05-09-2024 at 08:18 AM.
05-09-2024 at 08:18 AM.
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This is D3. Not sure if that makes a difference. This is a high dose, though. I sometimes get 5000IU but I cut them in half. Not sure if you can cut softgels.
Both Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic refer to vitamin supplements as D, but mean D3. See this article from Massachusetts General Hospital, where the terms Vitamin D and Vitamin D3 are both used interchangeably: https://www.massgeneral.org/news/...depression
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05-09-2024 at 08:23 AM.
05-09-2024 at 08:23 AM.
Quote from cacadiablo :
This is D3. Not sure if that makes a difference. This is a high dose, though. I sometimes get 5000IU but I cut them in half. Not sure if you can cut softgels.
Also, splitting pills is a good way to save on vitamin/medicine cost. Of course, one cannot split capsules and softgels. Some medications have a coating to provide controlled release, one should not split those, either.
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05-09-2024 at 08:33 AM.
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Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin. This means if you take too much it will get stored in your body. For non fat soluble vitamins any excess will get flushed out your body. Watch Vitamania, very educational documentary.
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05-09-2024 at 09:07 AM.
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Just get a vitamin D blood test done when you're at the doctor's office to see if you're deficient or not. No point in arguing if its too much or two little in forums since everyone's living conditions and sun exposure is different.

If you're deficient, your doctor will most likely prescribe D2 at 50,000 IU's per week for a month or two. D2 doesn't absorb as well as D3 but again everyone's different. If you test slightly below the mark (<30ng/mL) then you can probably boost with D3 at 1000IU-2000IU daily without any complications. I tested at 9.3ng/mL and went on weekly high dose (50,000IU) D2 for a few months and afterwards supplemented with D3 2000IU daily.

Just get tested and stop guessing if you need it or not.
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05-09-2024 at 10:42 AM.
05-09-2024 at 10:42 AM.
I got a bit of insight shopping at the (now defunct) dollar store. When the new tomato crop is due to arrive they had great deals on canned tomato products (even institutional size cans for $1, later $3) that were last years crop. (Notice the recent tomato products listed here and the prego sauce commented on as a deal at ralphs 16-24oz for $1.30). Same for vitamins - when the dark winter season is over and they might expire before d3 is needed for next winter they had the same way over RDA d3 for sale, so be careful. There's way too much "generalized" (aka bad) advice regarding d3 because so many can get adequate sunlight in the lower lattitude areas and some in the north might be defficient.
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05-09-2024 at 11:20 AM.
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A normal vitamin d level is 30 to 100. My vitamin d level was 30 in July. I started taking 4,000 IU and my level went to 53.

My understanding is it doesn't matter where you live, it's how much sunlight you are exposed to. If you don't go outside much, if you wear sunscreen, if you have dark skin, if you live in the north, if you don't eat a lot of fish then you are probably deficient. About 40% of Americans are Vitamin d deficient.

Someone in my family was experiencing fatigue, muscle weakness, pain, inflammation and was having difficulty walking. Turned out her vitamin d level was 8. Within a week of taking vitamin d she was able to walk and her brain fog lifted. If you know someone with these symptoms ask if they had a vitamin d test. You might end up being someone's hero!
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05-09-2024 at 01:29 PM.
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Higher concentrated doses are really cheap. But I prefer 1000-2000IU.
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05-10-2024 at 03:29 AM.
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Coupon appeared until I logged in, the disappeared after login to my account. What gives?
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05-10-2024 at 05:07 AM.
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Another non-existent Amazon coupon.
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05-11-2024 at 12:56 AM.
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Quote from bnzjamin :
These contain soybean oil and corn oil. Most people interested in consuming this much vitamin d, will likely hold out for a deal on a version with olive or coconut oil. I like the Doctor's Best and Sports Research brands but there are others as well.

I take 20,000 a day most days and remain towards the low end of normal, very far from any sort of toxicity. Most doctors that understand vitamin d seem to recommend at least 2000-5000 units per day now, some as high as 10,000. And that's just what they're willing to recommend when going against the previously standard daily dose of well under 1000. They make single pills this big for a reason.

Most doctors will give you a once-a-week supplement of around 25k. 20k a day is asinine, but if you believe it helps, go for it; I'm sure you know more than the doctor.
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05-11-2024 at 03:05 AM.
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Quote from bnzjamin :
These contain soybean oil and corn oil. Most people interested in consuming this much vitamin d, will likely hold out for a deal on a version with olive or coconut oil. I like the Doctor's Best and Sports Research brands but there are others as well.

I take 20,000 a day most days and remain towards the low end of normal, very far from any sort of toxicity. Most doctors that understand vitamin d seem to recommend at least 2000-5000 units per day now, some as high as 10,000. And that's just what they're willing to recommend when going against the previously standard daily dose of well under 1000. They make single pills this big for a reason.

Those oil are not that bad considering olive oil used in softgels is probably similarly refined to avoid going rancid, most people pay more without really trying and seeing any issues with cheaper versions, unless it has known carcinogens on does not follow a utc standard like certification they are mostly the same given you care about D3 and not the type of fat.

Afaik for the product here, Costco is cheaper so I'll skip.
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05-12-2024 at 08:39 AM.
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Quote from bnzjamin :
These contain soybean oil and corn oil. Most people interested in consuming this much vitamin d, will likely hold out for a deal on a version with olive or coconut oil. I like the Doctor's Best and Sports Research brands but there are others as well.

I take 20,000 a day most days and remain towards the low end of normal, very far from any sort of toxicity. Most doctors that understand vitamin d seem to recommend at least 2000-5000 units per day now, some as high as 10,000. And that's just what they're willing to recommend when going against the previously standard daily dose of well under 1000. They make single pills this big for a reason.

Thanks I just got the sports research brand based on your recommendation! 360 caps at 15 for coconut oil made.
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