They were only prescribed 5000 IU? I was prescribed a dosage of 60,000 IU to treat my Vit. D deficiency!
5,000 IU is most likely a daily dosage in this instance.
5000 IU is largely the minimum effective dose for supplementation. The FDA still recommends less than half of this, and it is a shame.
Disclaimer: I take 5k IU a day due to the past 2 decades of research on the efficacy.
Based research I've seen, for optimal wakefulness and cognitive ability, 50-60 is optimal, below 40 is too low, above 70 is too high.
You may have to adjust dosage over time to dial this in.