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Vitamin D Deficiency ?
Can a Vitamin D deficiency cause this much pain? Went to the doc for muscle pain & weakness with increasing shooting pains to the point of affecting everyday functioning.
Blood test came back low in Vitamin D. Result was 11, (should be 26 to 55). Other results OK. Cervical Spine & lower back MRI
OK. Treatment is 50,000 units of D per week for 4 weeks and thereafter once a month. Been on it for 4 months. Feel at times like I was in accident.Have researched on the net, and still find it difficult to believe that this can cause this much suffering. Anyone familiar with anything like this?
Blood test came back low in Vitamin D. Result was 11, (should be 26 to 55). Other results OK. Cervical Spine & lower back MRI
OK. Treatment is 50,000 units of D per week for 4 weeks and thereafter once a month. Been on it for 4 months. Feel at times like I was in accident.Have researched on the net, and still find it difficult to believe that this can cause this much suffering. Anyone familiar with anything like this?
after 5 weeks of taking alfacalcidol and one capsule of cod liver oil and half a calcium tablet (they are too big to swollow) every day (last two tabs recommended by a nurse friend), i can say that i suddenly feel better this week, it was also the easter weekend so i rested (although i did drink enough alcohol to drown a small horse), but compared to how i felt last week i am a different person, anyway, thought i would share this
Although Vitiman D Deficiency may be a symptom of something more serious (as many people have stated above) it may also be due simply to lack of sunlight (staying in all day, covering all skin when in sunlight, using sunscreen whenever outside etc.).
So...(in my opinion)...keep aware and informed (and get tested and talk to your doctor about whatever you feel necessary etc.), but don't "jump the gun" and convince yourself you have some terrible disease. I did this once. I googled my symptoms once and convinced myself I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. I went to the doctor in tears...all "freaked out" and the doctor laughed at me and shook his head and told me I did not, indeed, have it.
My point: Worry...BUT don't worry (if that makes any sense)
Crazy Fact: Seems the whole skin cancer prevention thing is tricky: Sun burns (and too much exposure) can lead to skin cancer and using sunscreen (and covering up) can lead to lack of vitamin D which can lead to skin cancer.
Go Figure!!!
A.K.
So...(in my opinion)...keep aware and informed (and get tested and talk to your doctor about whatever you feel necessary etc.), but don't "jump the gun" and convince yourself you have some terrible disease. I did this once. I googled my symptoms once and convinced myself I had Rheumatoid Arthritis. I went to the doctor in tears...all "freaked out" and the doctor laughed at me and shook his head and told me I did not, indeed, have it.
My point: Worry...BUT don't worry (if that makes any sense)
Crazy Fact: Seems the whole skin cancer prevention thing is tricky: Sun burns (and too much exposure) can lead to skin cancer and using sunscreen (and covering up) can lead to lack of vitamin D which can lead to skin cancer.
Go Figure!!!
A.K.
For those with joint pain, including CFS and fibromyalgia sufferers, and for those with vitamin deficiencies: most doctors do NOT know that undiagnosed celiac disease can cause these symptoms. They mostly think of celiac as an intestinal ailment, but it is an autoimmune condition where symptoms can bypass the intestines entirely, and the immune system can attack joints, thyroid, skin, pancreas, brain, etc., causing an unbelievably large range of symptoms. It almost ALWAYS causes vitamin deficiencies.
On the bright side, it's the easiest disease in the world to cure, and the cheapest: don't eat gluten (the protein in wheat, rye, and barley).
The reason doctors don't know about this is that they are trained and taught by the pharmaceutical industry, and the pharmaceutical industry cannot sell a drug for this. They don't make any $ if you change your diet and stop taking all the medicines they throw at you.
Check out some websites on celiac: www.glutenfreeandbeyond.com, www.celiac.com
On the bright side, it's the easiest disease in the world to cure, and the cheapest: don't eat gluten (the protein in wheat, rye, and barley).
The reason doctors don't know about this is that they are trained and taught by the pharmaceutical industry, and the pharmaceutical industry cannot sell a drug for this. They don't make any $ if you change your diet and stop taking all the medicines they throw at you.
Check out some websites on celiac: www.glutenfreeandbeyond.com, www.celiac.com
hello, have also been diagnosed with low vit D, level is 13 instead of 60 -100. i too also have been feeling awful, incredibly tired, emotional, headaches, pains and aches in legs and arms and last week sharp pains in legs. have been put on alfacalcidol to raise my levels.
before finding this site i did think i was going slightly mad, and in a way i way i am relieved to find this, although not good to hear that other people are struggling with this too.
i have another two weeks to wait before i see the DR again, and not sure how i will cope, i think i will have to try and rest and maybe take some time off work. although, sitting around doing nothing does not help and feel very restless.
also, an odd symptom is that my legs buzz sometimes like my mobile is ringing and on vibrate, but its not, it my legs. this is how i first found out what was going on.
i have just been discharged from hospital after 18 months of Graves Disease, some of the symptoms are similar, but i do think i have had this shortage of Vit D all that time, as i had to give up cycling to work round that time as my legs became weaker and weaker.
Anyway, i wish all good health!
before finding this site i did think i was going slightly mad, and in a way i way i am relieved to find this, although not good to hear that other people are struggling with this too.
i have another two weeks to wait before i see the DR again, and not sure how i will cope, i think i will have to try and rest and maybe take some time off work. although, sitting around doing nothing does not help and feel very restless.
also, an odd symptom is that my legs buzz sometimes like my mobile is ringing and on vibrate, but its not, it my legs. this is how i first found out what was going on.
i have just been discharged from hospital after 18 months of Graves Disease, some of the symptoms are similar, but i do think i have had this shortage of Vit D all that time, as i had to give up cycling to work round that time as my legs became weaker and weaker.
Anyway, i wish all good health!
People who have had countless symptoms including fever, joint pain, muscle pain, lack of concentration, poor memory, dizziness, low energy, shakiness, poor sleep, feeling of heart attack,facial and extremity numbness and tingling etc. to name a few- symptoms consistent with many of you, have been to my knowledge diagnosed with D deficiency, but also might have symptoms consistent with Lyme diesease. This could explain a bunch of things as well as lead to many more questions. You draw your own conclusions...
The trouble is most docs know very little about LYME or they dismiss its signifigance. Testing has a high incidence of false negative, there are numerous categories of LYME that you could contract other than the commonly tested for borrelia burgdoferi, there are several ways to get it other than ticks, and you may not even notice a tick on you. The LYME symptoms may come and go over time making them more difficult to identify. Some tests may be more accurate in early stages while others are more accurate during later stages. There are many tests for LYME that your family doc or insurance company will probably never reccommend, if they even know about them in the first place.
A great place to learn about LYME is at Columbia University, NY where they can run a full array of tests with leading edge technology, knowledge, and research, and take LYME concerns much more seriously than most doctors. If they are able to help even one of you that would be great! They can at the very least give hope for a solution to LYME, possibly to your health! just find Columbia University LYME center info on a search engine...I have never been there so I can not reccommend them. On the other hand, from what I have read, they are among the top in the Lyme research field.
The trouble is most docs know very little about LYME or they dismiss its signifigance. Testing has a high incidence of false negative, there are numerous categories of LYME that you could contract other than the commonly tested for borrelia burgdoferi, there are several ways to get it other than ticks, and you may not even notice a tick on you. The LYME symptoms may come and go over time making them more difficult to identify. Some tests may be more accurate in early stages while others are more accurate during later stages. There are many tests for LYME that your family doc or insurance company will probably never reccommend, if they even know about them in the first place.
A great place to learn about LYME is at Columbia University, NY where they can run a full array of tests with leading edge technology, knowledge, and research, and take LYME concerns much more seriously than most doctors. If they are able to help even one of you that would be great! They can at the very least give hope for a solution to LYME, possibly to your health! just find Columbia University LYME center info on a search engine...I have never been there so I can not reccommend them. On the other hand, from what I have read, they are among the top in the Lyme research field.
Hi, I am really glad i found this site. thanks to eveyone who posted, it has been very educational. i am a 31 yr. old female who was just told that my vitamin D level was very low. how low they didnt tell me. i went into the emergency room 2 weeks ago with severe headache, blurred vision, body pain, fatigue, nausea and weakness. they perscribed me 800mg of ibruprophen and reglan 10mg. the ibuprophen gave me severe pain in my upper stomach right up under my rib cage, so i stop taking it. after taking these meds the symptoms still did not go away. thats when i went to my Dr. who took bloodwork and told me that my vitamin D level was low and that i need to get a ultrasound done on my liver since recent ultrasound found a "spot" on it. i am waiting on the results to see what is going on. what should i do until the results come back. duh i know the answer PRAY! thanks for all your testimonies!
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