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Calcium and Vitamin D for bone density
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jan 29 8:02am | Replies (340)Comment receiving replies
@parrotqueen thanks. With that to go on I can do some research myself, I don’t want to put you out. Is there a lab test for vitamin K like there is for D? I really do not understand why my PCP prescribed D2, not D3 either.
Before my transplant I was taking 400 mg of magnesium two times a day.
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D2 is a plant-based form of vitamin D and is not as well absorbed as D3 is. I've always been told to stick with cholecalciferol. I would be interested to know why your doctor prescribed D2 also.
I give up on mg and understanding how it works. I'm now taking a calcium pill that has 1,000 mg of magnesium - which would normally be a massive overdose for me. I decided to try it and I'm not having an issue. I'm sure it must be measured some other way - I need to look into it. It doesn't surprise me then that you could take 400 mg twice a day! I need to read the label of this new calcium this weekend - it has been perplexing me.