PlainPill

Vitamin K2 MK4

People mainly take Vitamin K2 MK4 for recovery, weight loss, performance. Based on 18 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #588 of 1,974 overall.

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User score
Mostly positive
22% positive6% mixed0% negative72% unclear

Of reports that state an outcome, 79% are positive.

Clinical research
DNo human trials found
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meta-analyses
0
RCTs
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papers

What Vitamin K2 MK4 does, according to users

Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.

What the research says

Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.

DNo human trials found

No randomized controlled trials in humans found on PubMed. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.

No meta-analyses or systematic reviews published yet — 0 randomized trials found.

Dosage people report

As stated by users — not a recommendation. Follow the label or your doctor.

2mgsplit into 4 doses
every other dayas reported
5000 mcgdaily
high-doseas reported
1500 mcgas reported
15,000 mcgdaily

Reported side effects

How often each side effect came up across all reports.

No side effects reported so far.

What users say

Verbatim quotes, shortened only — each links to the original discussion.

“2mg Vitamin K2 MK4”
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“I also started taking take Vitamin K2 m4 every other day to help regulate the calcium”
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“Vit d will pull calcium into the blood, K2 puts it back into the bones.”
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“The minimum effective dose for short chain menaquinones (MK-4) is 1,500mcg. Doses of up to 45mg (45,000mcg) have been safely used in a superloading dosing protocol.”
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“I also take it with vitamin K2 MK-4 to move the calcium to my bones.”
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Top discussions (5)

Other options for recovery

User data from public discussions; research from PubMed. Information only, not medical advice — talk to a doctor before starting, stopping or combining anything. Data updated October 2, 2026. How we rate