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Hi posted last week about vit d blood result showing deficiency.

As from advice from this site about checking calcium went to my gp

Am now having a blood test to check calcium level and have been given

a prescription to begin on results of calcium blood test. Colecalciferol

20,000 unit capsules 2 capsules once a week for 7 weeks. Then a blood test

To see vit d level.

Thanks to those who replied to my post so grateful

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Important to take co-factors - Magnesium and VitK2-MK7 - when taking high dose VitD.

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Thank you will do

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Do you know how much vit K2-MK7 I would need to take daily?

Thank you

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My container mentions 2 tabs per day of 100 mcg. I take just one !

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Thank you

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Thanks for info appreciated

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