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What is Vitamin D?

Vitamin D is found in numerous dietary sources such as fish, eggs, fortified milk, and cod liver oil. The sun is also a significant contributor to the body's daily production of vitamin D. Cholecalciferol is the most widely known of the vitamin D series and is a fat soluble vitamin.

Side Effects

Side effects as an overall problem

Severe
2 3%
Moderate
2 3%
Mild
1 2%
None
61 92%

Most commonly reported side effects

nausia
1 2%
Sleep problems
1 2%
Muscle Pain
1 2%
Dizziness
1 2%
  • Mild
  • Moderate
  • Severe

Dosages

Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Vitamin D. See all 156 dosages ►

  1000IU as needed 1000mg as needed 1.25 mg as needed 400intlunits as needed 5000intlunits as needed daily weekly 1 cap(s) weekly 1 other weekly 1 tab(s) weekly 1.25 mg weekly 2 cap(s) weekly 1 cap(s) daily 1 daily 1 intl units daily 1 mg daily 1 tab(s) daily 8 intl units weekly 50 intl units monthly 2 cap(s) daily 2 mg daily 2 other daily 2 tab(s) daily 2 tbs. daily 4 intl units daily 4 tab(s) daily 5 mg daily 50 intl units weekly 50 mg weekly 10 mg daily 400 intl units monthly 15 intl units daily 400 intl units every other week 30 mcg daily 1000 g monthly 1000 intl units monthly 50 mg daily 400 intl units weekly 75 mg daily 100 daily 100 intl units daily 100 mg daily 1000 intl units weekly 150 daily 150 intl units daily 5000 mg monthly 200 intl units daily 200 mg daily 250 daily 8000 intl units monthly 300 intl units daily 400 daily 400 intl units daily 400 mg daily 400 tab(s) daily 500 daily 500 intl units daily 500 mg daily 600 cap(s) daily 600 daily 600 intl units daily 600 mg daily 700 intl units daily 5000 intl units weekly 5000 mg weekly 5000 other weekly 800 daily 800 intl units daily 800 mg daily 800 tab(s) daily 1000 daily 1000 intl units daily 1000 mcg daily 1000 mEq/L daily 1000 mg daily 1000 tab(s) daily 1000 tbs. daily 1200 daily 1200 intl units daily 1200 mg daily 1400 intl units daily 1400 mcg daily 1400 tab(s) daily 10000 intl units weekly 1500 daily 1500 mg daily 1600 daily 1600 intl units daily 1650 intl units daily 1666 intl units daily 50,000 intl units monthly 50000 intl units monthly 50000 mcg monthly 50000 mg monthly 1800 intl units daily 1900 intl units daily 2000 daily 2000 intl units daily 2000 mcg daily 2000 mg daily 2000 other daily 2400 intl units daily 2500 intl units daily 2800 intl units daily 2800 mcg daily 20000 intl units weekly 3000 daily 3000 intl units daily 3000 mcg daily 3000 mg daily 3500 intl units daily 25000 intl units weekly 50000 intl units every other week 4000 daily 4000 intl units daily 4000 mcg daily 4000 mg daily 4000 tab(s) daily 4800 intl units daily 4800 mcg daily 5000 cap(s) daily 5000 intl units daily 5000 mg daily 5000 other daily 6000 intl units daily 6000 mg daily 7000 intl units daily 50,000 intl units weekly 50000 intl units weekly 50000 mcg weekly 50000 mg weekly 7143 intl units daily 7150 mg daily 8000 intl units daily 9000 intl units daily 10000 daily 10000 intl units daily 10000 mcg daily 12000 intl units daily 12000 mcg daily 14000 mg daily 2 x 50,000 intl units weekly 15000 intl units daily 15000 mg daily 20000 intl units daily 3 x 50,000 intl units weekly 25000 intl units daily 50000 daily 50,000 intl units daily 50000 intl units daily 50000 mcg daily 100000 intl units daily 1000000 intl units weekly 200000 intl units daily 500000 mcg daily 550000 intl units daily
  1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 74 Number of Patients: 74 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 9 Number of Patients: 9 4 Number of Patients: 4 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 106 Number of Patients: 106 12 Number of Patients: 12 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 31 Number of Patients: 31 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 14 Number of Patients: 14 151 Number of Patients: 151 7 Number of Patients: 7 1 Number of Patients: 1 57 Number of Patients: 57 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 23 Number of Patients: 23 3 Number of Patients: 3 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 4 Number of Patients: 4 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 5 Number of Patients: 5 98 Number of Patients: 98 2 Number of Patients: 2 21 Number of Patients: 21 2 Number of Patients: 2 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 18 Number of Patients: 18 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 42 Number of Patients: 42 2 Number of Patients: 2 8 Number of Patients: 8 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 20 Number of Patients: 20 8 Number of Patients: 8 2 Number of Patients: 2 13 Number of Patients: 13 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 12 Number of Patients: 12 14 Number of Patients: 14 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 9 Number of Patients: 9 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 2 Number of Patients: 2 10 Number of Patients: 10 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 29 Number of Patients: 29 1 Number of Patients: 1 3 Number of Patients: 3 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1 1 Number of Patients: 1  

Stop Reasons

Why Patients Stopped Taking Vitamin D (multiple reasons could be selected)
Reason # Patients Percentage of patients
Other
18 40% Other: 40%
Doctor's advice
8 18% Doctor's advice: 18%
Did not seem to work
6 13% Did not seem to work: 13%
Course of treatment ended
6 13% Course of treatment ended: 13%
Side effects too severe
5 11% Side effects too severe: 11%
Expense
5 11% Expense: 11%
Not indicated
3 7% Not indicated: 7%
Personal research
1 2% Personal research: 2%

See all 41 patients who’ve stopped taking Vitamin D

Duration See details about how long patients take this treatment ▼

Currently Taking Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
6
31
72
157
175
156

Stopped Taking Vitamin D

0-1 month 1-3 months 3-6 months 6 months-1year 1-2 years 2 years or more
5
10
10
7
4
5

Adherence, Burden & Cost See details from patient evaluations ▼

Adherence

Taking treatment as prescribed

Always
48 73%
Usually
14 21%
Sometimes
4 6%
Never
0 0%

Burden

Difficulty being on treatment

Very
1 2%
Somewhat
1 2%
A little
5 8%
Not at all
59 89%

Cost

Paid out of pocket

$200+
0 0%
$100-199
0 0%
$50-99
0 0%
$25-49
3 5%
< $25
42 64%

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Report created on November 20, 2009.