Low vitamine D

as just about all of us on here lack the energy most of the time do to much of anything. i want to remind every one how important it is to get out side every day (unless its raining..who wants to get wet)

just about all of us have low vit. D. i take a weekly pill that has 50,000 untis of vit. D.  but mother nature has the best and a little sunshine is good for the depression as well.

so lets all get a chair(a hamock would be better) and park out butts outside for a little bit each day.

speaking of hamocks i might ask the wify for one (i'll say i need cause i hurt soo much..this will be said in that "male, i'm sick" voice) you ladies know what i'm talking about....lol

I just got back my test results and my vitamin D is deficient at 11. I also live in the northeast and from everything I am reading, for most of the year north of the 40th parallel, the sun is not at a height in the sky that is sufficient to manufacture Vitamin D. I am still going to spend time outside in the sun (they recommend no more than 15 minutes 2x a day and this is without sunscreen.)

I have been ill for many years. As I read the stories of people throughout the web who have vitamin d deficiencies, I could just cry. I truly hope that my symptoms are as a result of this because finally a test has revealed something and it sounds relatively easy to fix.

My symptoms are:
PAIN (sometimes so bad that it feels like my spine is being crushed)
Fatigue
Brain fog
IBS symptoms
Nausea and vomiting on empty stomach
GERDs
itchy skin at times like bugs crawling on me
depression
anxiety
insomnia
weight gain
dry mouth and eyes
headaches/migraines
Severe PMS
Tooth problems
ringing in ears
unusual fracture in my foot (broke my navicular when I missed a step on the stairs)

I was diagnosed with Joint hypermobility as the reason for my pain. I have general inflammation. I went off PPIs after about 15 years- I strongly suspect that this might have caused malabsorption. The last three months have been hell. IBS symptoms about 15 out of every 30 days. Simultaneous vomiting, and the pain- I didn't really pay attention to how bad the pain was because it was easier to deal with than the IBS. But when I had to stop taking advil in order to do a 3 day stool test, I realized how much pain I deal with on a regular basis.

I finally found a doctor last month who did the vitamin tests. TSH, and then stool and saliva tests (saliva for cortisol), hormone tests. I've been tested for RA, Sjogren's, Lupus, etc. The RA was elevated at 25 but then was normal a month later. Other than that, every single test is normal except the Vitamin D (stool and saliva results not back yet.)

The doctor is going to call me tomorrow and tell me what to do about the Vitamin D. I cannot believe it has taken 12 years to get this dx. I simply cannot wait to get started taking my vitamin D and trying to get back to some semblance of my former self. I have been unable to work full time. I thought I might have to try to go on disability. I was just about to give up hope when I got the referral to this new doctor.

The vitamin D test is relatively inexpensive and from everything I am reading, many doctors do not understand it. I would demand to be tested if you never have. It's crazy the percentage of people who are deficient, and even if it isn't the end all answer, it is worth treating to avoid osteoporosis. I guess many people are asymptomatic for years while the levels go lower and lower. And I also think many of us are predisposed to BE symptomatic when others may not be. So, get tested.
I really hope the tx helps me.

Thank you Ak Angel- May I ask, how long were you on the vitamin D alone before you knew you had to take those other pills for the other things? I am unwilling to take anti-depressants anymore and ppis as the antidepressants never help and the PPIs I think made me sicker.
Moon

I live in sunny Florida. I rarely ever wear sunscreen, but then I'm not one to cook on the beach either. I asked my pain doc to order the blood test for Vit D3. Low end of normal is 40, I was 17.

I started taking 1000 mg D3 daily. After the first day, I felt 100% better. I couldn't believe it. Almost all the pain is gone, I take a Flexeril at night to help me sleep and keep my feet still. I still don't have a lot of energy, going to increase the D some, and see if that helps.

Please ask your doc for the test! It just may help you too!

That's low, I think.