NOW Supplements, Vitamin D-3 5,000 IU, High Potency, Structural Support*, 120 Softgels

It IS possible to overdose on vitamin D! Please consult your doctor before you start taking this if you think youre deficient! I found out that I had a severe Vitamin D deficiency when I needed to get a complete blood count for other health reasons. Not sure how that happened, because I live in a city where the sun shines every single day and we worship rainy days. Maybe I need to get out more. At the time, I didnt have a doctor, so I thought Id try taking an OTC supplement until I could get in to see one. I searched for the highest amount of IU available and when I came across this listing, I got excited because I knew I could trust NOW to be a good quality while still beating out pretty much all the competition in terms of price. It didnt take too much comparison shopping to realize that I wasnt wrong. I ended up needing 50,000 IU which is prescription-only, so I dont take this anymore. By the time I actually got around to finding a primary care physician and going to see them, I had gone through 2 bottles of NOWs vitamin D already. I really dont consider it a waste, though, and if I end up needing to maintain my vitamin D levels after theyre up to par, Ill definitely be throwing this back in the shopping cart.

Why anyone would package a health supplement in soybean oil is beyond me. These are in olive oil so you get the D3 without the inflammatory soy.

Oops, did not notice these were 5,000mg. I only take 2,000 a day, so will only take every other day. Interestingly, they are very similar in size as the lower dosage capsules. Good price.

My doctor recommended these pills for my vitamins D deficiency and they seem to absorb better than other brands

I’m satisfied.

On my initial lab my vitamin D level was 7 . My rheumatologist told me he cannot remember ever seeing a vitamin D level that low and recommended I start taking Vitamin D supplements. When I went back for repeat Labs six weeks later my vitamin D level was 20 with just taking 1 5000 units Soft gel every night. He was shocked that they come up that much that quickly. Best of all the brain fog that had me so concerned has cleared up. Apparently brain fog is a side effect of low vitamin D. Evil softballs really dont really have any flavor, theyre easy to swallow, but most importantly they will raise your vitamin D level.

The pill is small enough to swallow no problem

I like it and its cheaper on Amazon than in the store.

I used to take 2,000 iu per day of Vitamin D. I had my blood tested after several months and the levels were still well below the ideal range. I started taking these and incredibly, although better than before, still a bit short of that ideal range. I now alternate between 1 and 2 of these pills per days, so averaging 7500 iu per day. Will have my blood tested again in a few months. I dont get much sun, so that of course has something to do with it.

After delivering the news that I was vitamin D deficient (which everyone basically is), my doctor instructed me to start taking 5000 IUs daily. I thought this seemed a bit high, but actually not knowing what an IU was I went with it. After scouring grocery stores, pharmacies, etc, I just couldnt find this dose anywhere. Long story, short - I jumped on Amazon, had the item located in seconds and paid a great price for hundreds of these things! I guess only time will tell, along with more blood work, whether Now Foods vitamin D is up to snuff. Until that time, I will definitely continue to use this brand through Amazon.