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Posted 12/17/2010 1:41 AM (GMT 0)
My thyroid is messed up again. My vit D is low.

So no more tests until they are better. Cross your fingers for me. My thyroid has been up and down for 2 yrs now.

The OA he thought I had is not there. So the pain is not from OA or carpal tunnel, maybe from the thyroid or low D. Hopefully after I get done taking the D we can go from there. But I don't know if I can wait another 10 wks but then I think I've been going like this for this long what's another few months.

Maybe the D and change in my meds will help, dreaming. Even the doctor wants to run more tests for the numbness and because my feet are so cold but just wants to see if or how much may change when and if the D level increases and when and if the thyroid gets settled.

What's a little more time? ...............

Posted 12/17/2010 2:50 AM (GMT 0)
Taking the vitamin D3 will make you feel better. It gives you energy and makes you feel good all around. You will notice it quickly. In a couple of days.

I hope that you notice results soon.

Hugs, Karen
Posted 12/17/2010 8:41 AM (GMT 0)
Many of us have low vitamin D levels.  I know I do and I takd 5,500 IU of D3 a day.  If you are deficient in D, you can have more pain and fatigue so you probably will feel better when you get your levels up where they should be.  Check out the link in Fibro 101 about vitamin D.  You will learn a lot there.  Hope you feel better soon!

 

Sherrine

Posted 12/17/2010 8:08 PM (GMT 0)
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Hello Sherrine:

Carrie here will the vitamin d help with fatigue? How expensive is the vitamin D? I think i really need this from the post i have been reading from you and others! Megasun hope you feel better did not mean to move in on your post!! I have extreme fatigue i do eat alot of fruit and veggies, but i need a good vitamin for fatique and energy please?

God Bless,

Carrie/fibrodepressionmom

Posted 12/17/2010 8:42 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, I am not Sherrine but I buy D3 at Wally World (wal mart) 5,000 IU, 100 in a bottle for about 6 dollars.  I use the gelcaps because they are nice and small.  Make sure if you buy vit D that it is "D3".  I was taking 1400 IU and when I had my blood tested it was only 17 and after taking 5400 IU it is only 33 or something like that.  I will have it tested again in March to see where I am at.
Posted 12/17/2010 8:59 PM (GMT 0)
Hi, Carrie!  Yes, vitamin D3 does help with fatigue and pain.  There is a link about it in Fibro 101 so check it out.  You can have a blood test to see if you are low in D.  Many with fibro are...actually a lot of people are low because we use sunscreen and that blocks the D from being absorbed!

 

I get my D3 from Puritan.com.  Actually I get my malic acid there and my coQ10 there also.    They are having a sale right now...buy one get one free....buy two get three free! 

 

The link below shows what I take.  The top two are the ones I have taken.  I used to take the 1,000 IU twice a day but now I am taking the 2,000 IU twice a day because of how my blood work comes back.  I also add in the D in my multiple vitamin and my calcium supplements to come up with 5,500 IU. 

 

http://www.puritan.com/d-vitamins-534?Mcat=1&left

 

Sherrine

Posted 12/17/2010 10:46 PM (GMT 0)
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Thank you both gsdgirl & Sherrine i will do that and see if that will help with the fatigue and energy! Anything would be a blessing at this point!I appreciate the fibro family here it really helps me mentally and emotionally when i am down.  Gentle hugs to all! Happy Holidays!! My 22 month old picked out his first real tree this year and it is so cute a 5'4 inch blue green pine, it took he and i all day to decorate i had to take small breaks(but all worth it to see his face)!!

Posted 12/18/2010 12:18 AM (GMT 0)
I'm wondering about this lack of Vit D.
I am outside all spring, summer and fall and even when it's nice during the winter. But during the summer the pool is open and there is always someone here. I never wear sun block or screen. I love swiss cheese, yogurt and use boiled eggs in my salads all the time. I talk a multi vitamin and calcium with D every day. I really don't understand this lack of vit D. I have been asking a lot of questions of my Dr and the pharmacist. I'm wondering if there has to be more to this...
What came first the chicken or the egg?????
Posted 12/18/2010 5:08 PM (GMT 0)
I know I don't absorb nutrients as well as most people because I have Crohn's disease.  I do find it interesting that so many with fibro are deficient in D.  I don't know if they all use sunscreen like I do, too.  Nevertheless, the deficiency is easily remedied.  That's the good news!

 

Sherrine

Posted 12/18/2010 11:53 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Megosun, I can't remember wher I either read or heard that anyone living north of the equator was not getting enough D from the sun.  I'll post it if I remember.
Posted 12/19/2010 1:27 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks for the info. All of this is very interesting. Time for more surfing and learning.
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