(There is a method, advocated by some US doctors, in which phenobarbitone, a long-acting barbiturate, is substituted for a benzodiazepine and then slowly withdrawn, but this method has no particular advantages over tapering directly from a long-acting benzodiazepine)
The specialists at Arden Creek Laser & Aesthetics often include this treatment as part of a broader approach to metabolic health and wellness
A higher risk of deficiency is present in patients with malabsorptive syndrome and/or unusually low sun exposure, those who have undergone gastric bypass surgery, or those on prolonged glucocorticoid use (which alters intestinal absorption) ( Cancer patients may have a higher risk of deficiency due to causes of intestinal fat malabsorption (i.e., intestinal surgery, pancreatectomy, gastrectomy) or due to oncologic treatments, such as aromatase inhibitors
Increasing research on ERS has proven that it plays an important role in the development of various cardiovascular diseases (70)