Vitamin D help

[JC17fj74]

I'm wanting to get some vitamins with vitamin d in. On the NHS website it says recommended You should take 10 micrograms (400 IU) but all the ones I can find on amazon are 4000iu?!
Isn't that 10 times more 🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
Can anyone recommend any please? Thanks!

I think it is. I only take 400, on advice from a dietitian. I know some will disagree.

@Mumisnotmyonlyname

I think it is. I only take 400, on advice from a dietitian. I know some will disagree.

Thank you. Where do you get the ones with 400 please?

I take 2000 iu per day along with K2.

I've been researching and between 2000 & 4000 is safe for an adult. Ds takes 1000 as he is only 16.

I get them from Holland & Barratt.

4000IU/100ug is the maximum recommended to take
400IU/10ug is the minimum amount recommended

Anything between the 2 is ok to take

400iu a day is fine as a top up if your levels are high. As a way of combating deficiency its totally inadequate - as is the NHS advice in this matter.

I did a lot of reading round and now take 2000 iu a day oct- march and have normal levels for the first time in years.

Boots sell them, probably any pharmacy will have them:

www.boots.com/boots-vitamin-d-90-tablets-10145801

4000UI is the maximum recommended daily dose. If you are deficient, you will need a high dose. You can get a home kit to test your vitamin D levels.

The QMUL clinical trial investigating whether vitamin D offers protection against COVID-19 is using 800UI and 3200UI daily supplements.

www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2020/smd/clinical-trial-to-investigate-whether-vitamin-d-protects-against-covid-19.html

I'm using a spray that give 3,000 units a day.
I think 400 units is ok just for basic levels.
But if you have a deficiency you will need much higher doses.

I take 4000 every other day.

Tesco sell two strengths, the standard daily top up, and the bigger dose.

I'm on the bigger dose, and still deficient according to my bloods, so the GP recommended I take 10 per week instead of 7 per week.

Most pharmacies and boots have the 400 strength ones (It was all I could find when I wanted high strength ones)

I take 2000 iu with K2 as on 1000 iu my levels were only just at the lower range of normal and I have a history of being really unwell if my levels drop below the normal range.

Boots sell 10mcg and 25mcg. Amazon sell vit D sprays in varying strengths