Dr described oravil 100 000IU vit D as he only gained 0,5 kg 8,5 & 1 cm 71 last month. He is already taking vit D I'm afraid 2 give a high dose of it
Dr. Jihad Irani,
Family Medicine
- This quantity of vitamin D seems very large for an 8 months baby. The recommended dose at his age is 400 IU per day, and I won't go for this big dose.
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Can I take vitamin D in the morning with coffee and breakfast? does coffee affect the absorption of vitamin D
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Regarding coffee consumption and the effect it has on bones,
the results of controlled studies in humans indicate that coffee and caffeine
consumption decrease the efficiency of calcium absorption res... Read More
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Is it Ok to take vitamin D without prior blood testing? I.e. is it harmful to take vitamin D if ur body happened not to be at defeciency of it?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Any vitamin taken without having actual deficiency may eventually lead to side effects. And although the majority of the Lebanese population seems to have vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency, it is ... Read More
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What vitamins can help with my hypertension (high blood pressure)?
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Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- maybe vitamin d helps somewhat to decrease hypertension
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What's the relation between fibromyalgia and vitamin D deficiency? Do all fibromyalgia patients have it?
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Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- There is no relation between vitamin D deficiency and fibromyalgia.
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37 سنه غير متزوجه, قبل فترة كنت اعاني من الم في الساقين و يزداد عند النوم ذهبت لطبيب العظام ومع الفحوصات ظهر انه نقص فيتامين دال واخدت الادوية الازمة وذهب الالم وعاد الان مع الم شديد في الفخد الايسر
Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- في أغلب الأحيان لا يشعر المريض بالأعراض الناتجة عن نقص الفيتامين د الهام ، فالعديد من البالغين الذين يشكون من آلام وأوجاع مزمنة في العضلات والعظام تبين أن لديهم نقص فيتامين (د) وهذا ما يسمى لين الع... Read More
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I'm trying to get pregnant but I'm also taking Euro D and lipitor to increase my vitamin D and decrease my cholesterol. Could that hurt the baby in case I get pregnant?
Dr. Salim Saab,
Otolaryngology (Ent)
- Lipitor is contrindicated in pregnancy. If your vitamin D is ok, you can stop euro D
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Is it safe to take vitD supplements for a lifetime even if there's no vitD deficiency? Could it be harmful?
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Dr. Mohammad Alfawareh,
Orthopedic Surgery
- Extra vit D is usually destroyed in the body and has no harm on the body.
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Can I take the HPV vaccine if I'm taking Cipralex 15mg, Lexotanine 1.5 and Vitamine D? I've been having chronic body pain for 8 months now but still don't know the reason (maybe Fibro).
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Dr. Rania Mousa,
General Medicine
- I agree with Dr Saab you can still take HPV vaccine while on medication
unless you have allergic reaction to any component of HPV vaccine, or to a previous dose of HPV vaccine there is no problem of t... Read More
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