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Basically every westerner has a vitamin D deficiency, as we don't spend all day long outside anymore.
So go get some D prescribed, because deficiency accelerates dementia and a whole slew of mental disorders.
You could spend lots of time in the sun to alleviate the D vitamine deficiency but that'll get you skin cancer instead.
What's the benefit of a prescription over just buying a bottle at a pharmacy? Would it be covered under insurance if prescribed?
In Europe you can't just buy any medication like that over the counter (not in France anyway), and yes I guess it's also about cost.
Really? What about omega 3 fish oil or melatonin?
I was talking about medication, like I take one big dose a year.
How does that work? One giant suppository?
Ha ha it's liquid in a glass vial :-)
Doctors will sometimes prescribe periodic megadoses instead of (or, for severe deficiency, in addition to) smaller, drug-store daily doses.