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Vitamin Deficient
YES - 72.7% - 8 votes
NO - 27.3% - 3 votes
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Posted 7/11/2012 9:00 PM (GMT 0)
So.. question. I have been online searching and have gotten mixed answers with vitamin D deficiencies and fibromyalgia.

So, I figure who better to ask than my online family!! idea

Are any of you deficient in Vitamin D and B12? Just thought I throw this out there.. :)
Posted 7/11/2012 9:35 PM (GMT 0)
My son is, they won't start him on fibro meds until it's up to normal limits BUT my son has had numerous gastro surgeries so he might not even be absorbing the pills he is taking. We will find out in 5 weeks
Posted 7/11/2012 10:39 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I am, Amy and found out via my holistic doctor who was the only one who did a micronutrient analysis of all of that kind of stuff. It cost me a few hundred as my insurance did not cover that type of testing, but I was fine with that.

Incidentally, my research seemed to indicate that a Vit D deficiency can mimic fibro so I am very curious what the drs who are well versed on each can tell us - i.e. how do they definitively differentiate one from the other? Stupidly I haven't been good about taking my supplements so I'm not sure if that would help, but I really need to get on that!
Posted 7/11/2012 11:51 PM (GMT 0)
I'm deficient in both.
Posted 7/12/2012 12:12 AM (GMT 0)
No ma'am all my blood work came back perfect !
Posted 7/12/2012 12:14 AM (GMT 0)
Andrea, I too read that Vit D can mimic fibro. Hence the question. Many of my family members are suggesting that it is just a vit disorder as opposed to actual fibro. Love the lack of support. Thankful that my immediate family is very supportive and have been my rocks. :)
Posted 7/12/2012 1:21 AM (GMT 0)
I was specifically tested for D3, not the Bs. Low end of normal at my lab is 40, I was 17, I feel better taking it, but still have fibro symptoms.
Posted 7/12/2012 4:27 AM (GMT 0)
5 Years ago my vitamin levels were down to 10. I wento the doctor because I felt tired all the time and felt pain all over my body as if I was covered with bruses. That is when my vitamin D was checked .After a few weeks taking vitamine D3 3000 UN a day, I started feeling better until the pain was all gone. 5 years later I am diagnosed with fibro. My vitamin D goes up and down depending on whether or not I take my vitamin D3. Now I wonder if my fibro started 5 year ago.
Posted 7/12/2012 6:06 AM (GMT 0)
I was vitamin D defient, but not now. I dont know about Vitamin B -12. I tried to take it orally and it made my heart race. I have a problem with my heart going to fast normally anyways. I had to stop it. I live in Alaska and most pople here are low in vitamin D. It's very common for Dr's to check your Vitamin D here. We are limited on sunlight
Posted 7/12/2012 12:36 PM (GMT 0)
We can be deficient and several vitamins.  I was deficient in D3 and I do take 5,500 IU a day of this vitamin. 

 

Sherrine

Posted 7/12/2012 12:57 PM (GMT 0)
Deep well, DHEA is controversial? My Dr has me taking 25 mg a day due to it help relieve stress. So I am very interested in why it is.

Momof4, lack of support stinks! But glad your immediate family is there for you, would hard to deal with if not.
Posted 7/12/2012 2:31 PM (GMT 0)
my Lyme doc did tests, found me deficient in B12 and D
I currently take 2000mg vit D, B 12, B complex, probiotics, daily vitamin for women, melatonin for sleep
I have been diagnosed with chronic Lyme and Fibromyalgia. I stopped taking ambien, and cut back on the melatonin and have been sleeping much better.
I have no energy to excercise, but know I I should do it...\
Posted 7/12/2012 11:34 PM (GMT 0)
Yes, I was very deficient in D3 when I was diagnosed with fibro about 21/2 years ago. Fortunately, my D3 count raised fairly quickly when I started taking supplements, and has been within the normal limits on each retest since then. I take 3-4,000 IU daily. I am not sure about B12, as they didn't test for this. However, I was iron deficient, also.
Posted 7/13/2012 2:35 AM (GMT 0)
Wait, so question for all of you who were Vit D deficient - IF you took the supplements as directed, did you notice any difference in your fibro symptoms? If so, which symptoms were improved by the Vit D supplements? Thank you.
Posted 7/13/2012 11:11 AM (GMT 0)
Hey Andrea, I was tested and deficient in D3 and B12. My Rheumy said that one of the reasons why I feel so bad is because of these issues. D3 was 14. So I am taking 50,000 IU weekly. B12, I don't remember.. But I am taking a B12 complex for that. Had blood drawn on Wednesday.. I guess we'll see if my numbers are coming up. However, with taking these supplements, I haven't noticed a change. Hence the reason why I called and made an appointment before September.
Posted 7/14/2012 2:28 AM (GMT 0)
The D3 helps with my aches and owies. Not the light, noise, weather, and all the other stuff I can't remember at the moment!
Posted 7/14/2012 2:00 PM (GMT 0)
I take these vitamins but only my energy and fatigue seems to be helped my pain has not been different. I don't feel that Fibro is the same as a lack of vitamins but it helps to take them for some of the symptoms. If it was just that then we all would be cured. O how I wish this was the case!
Posted 7/15/2012 12:51 PM (GMT 0)
Thanks, I will try to start taking the supplements regularly. Maybe that will help. :)
Posted 7/16/2012 7:04 PM (GMT 0)
I am in Vit D3. B12-i have pernicious anemia, Magnesium, and calcium.

However I have always been deficient in all of these.
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