Wellness Shot
50,000 IU — a loading dose, given with lab guidance
Vitamin D deficiency is common and quietly consequential — and 50,000 IU is a loading dose rather than a daily amount, which is why we want to see a lab value alongside it.
What's available
We strongly recommend a baseline 25-hydroxyvitamin D level before your first injection, and follow-up testing afterwards.
At a glance
A plain description of what is in the bag and what happens while you are here.
Vitamin D enables intestinal calcium absorption and maintains serum calcium and phosphate for bone mineralisation.
It also modulates cell growth, neuromuscular function, immune function and glucose metabolism.
One 50,000 IU injection at a defined interval rather than a daily tablet you might forget.
Easy to add to any visit.
The science
We would rather tell you where the evidence is strong, where it is thin, and where it simply does not exist yet.
Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D is the marker. Below 12 ng/mL is deficient; 12-20 ng/mL inadequate; 20 ng/mL or above adequate for most people. Above 50 ng/mL raises concern for adverse effects.
NHANES 2011-2014 data put roughly 5% of Americans at risk of deficiency and about 18% at risk of inadequacy — with a marked disparity: 17.5% of non-Hispanic Black Americans versus 2.1% of non-Hispanic White Americans at risk of deficiency.
The adult tolerable upper intake level is 4,000 IU/day. Bolus regimens are dosed at intervals and are appropriate only under supervision with laboratory monitoring — which is how we run them.
Toxicity comes from supplementation rather than sun exposure: excess causes hypercalcaemia and hypercalciuria, typically at 25(OH)D above 150 ng/mL, and severe cases involve renal failure and arrhythmias. Some large-bolus trials have also reported increased fall and fracture risk.
Who commonly considers this: People with lab-confirmed low 25(OH)D, limited sun exposure or darker skin, fat-malabsorption conditions, obesity, or bariatric surgery history.
This button goes straight to the live calendar for this treatment — real availability, updated as appointments are taken. Prefer to talk it through first? Call us.
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The DRIPBaR Frisco
3311 Preston Rd, Ste 9, Frisco, Texas 75034
Tel: 469-466-1134
Zen Health PLLC · Physician: Dr. Aminidhan D. Thakkar, MD
