Vitamin d in 50000 units

[aWiiPeanut]

Hello! So my lab work came back and I’m deficient in vitamin D. My doctor prescribed me 50000 units of vitamin D (i think it was twice a week), but i never got it filled because I’ve had trouble finding out ingredients for medications...and since it was a prescription I figured it would be the same. Where can i find a vegan vitamin D in this potency. I have some that is 800 units and have been taking some of that but i want to make sure I’m getting enough. All the 50000 ones i find are derived from lanolin.
Any help is appreciated!

 

[Sax]

50,000 or 5,000?

I'm using this 5,000IU supplement right now: https://mrm-usa.com/shop/heart/vegan-vitamin-d3/

 

[aWiiPeanut]

Sorry, I should’ve added the comma. 50,000 IU

 

[Sax]

I did some searching and couldn't find any, sorry. Stay away from this one. The description says in multiple places that it's vegan, but it is lanolin sourced call the vegan police!

 

[aWiiPeanut]

I hate it when that happens!!! Thank you for looking, I really do appreciate it!

 

[Lou]

I have MRM Vegan Vitamin D3. 5,000 IU
1250% of the mRDA

If you need 50,000 twice a week, you need 100,000 IU a week. or 10,000 IU five days a week.
You could just take two 5,000s Monday thru Friday.
I got mine from Amazon. About $15 for 60 capsules.
So that works out to be about $4/week.

The lanolin-based 50,000 ones would be much cheaper per week. About 10¢ a week.

https://mrm-usa.com/shop/heart/vegan-vitamin-d3/

 

[aWiiPeanut]

That’s a great idea! It seems this is what I will end up doing. Much better than the 800IU I’ve been taking, and two pills a day isn’t bad
Thank you both for the help!!

 

[Sax]

you need 100,000 IU a week. or 10,000 IU five days a week

10,000 x 5 = 50,000

It will be more expensive to take multiple 5,000IU pills...but still way cheaper than most medicine.

 

[Lou]

I would encourage Peanut to double check with the doctor and make sure he has the dosage correct. and also for how long. Is there a follow-up lab test scheduled to see how it works and when to stop.

And Sax makes a good point about it being cheaper than most medicines. Being that it is being prescribed to fix an issue - that is a good thing to keep in mind.