... I took the prescription Vit. D that my doctor gave me. You can't buy that much Vit. D in one softgel over the counter. Now, I just buy the 800 unit D3 over the counter. ... (22 replies)

... despite the fact that the only D supplements I am getting now are from Citracal and Centrum. I wish I knew what this meant! Too much of a good thing, as you say. Any way, current thought seems to indicate our need for D is greater than traditionally assumed, all still controversial. ... (22 replies)

... score is correct. I have Crohn's disease and unlike the majority of crohnies I'm one of the minority inclined to constipation. Unfortunately, even just one 300 IU calcium a day causes me gut problems. ... (30 replies)

... I have been on 50000 units of D for over a year and the only side effect is that my nails are growing like crazy. Normaly, my nails break and split before they get very long. Unfortunately, it hasn't helped my bones. ... (4 replies)