joint pain lasts 24 hours, worse since high dose vit d presc.

[rja002]

Hello everyone. I am worried about my mother. She broke her toe about 2 months ago and since then has been having migrating large joint pains (never on both sides at same time). The pain lasts for 24 hours almost to the minute then disappears. After her left shoulder got really bad she saw a doctor who ran several tests and made a referal for rheumatologist. She can't get in for another month so I am trying to learn all I can since the doc is seeming to push lupus already.. Her rheumatoid factor bld was 27, sed rate 45, and ana speckled titer 1:1280. Her vitamin d was low so she was put on 50,000 iu weekly. The 3 days following the vit d is when her pain gets worse then subsides so she has a couple good days.. The joints seem to be swelling more and hurting more this week.  This is her 3rd week of vitamin d.

She is 56 yrs old, petite, other problems in past carpel tunnel, hernias, takes medication for cholesterol, and the broken toe did have a screw put in it surgically when she was 29.. She is in the midst of menopause which started I believe about 3 or so years ago..

any thoughts, suggestions or similar stories would be appreciated! Thank you

[statmando]

CoQ10 and Vitamin D definitely helped my symptoms.  I use statinhelp for those and more

[carolanivey]

My guess is that part of her problem started with the broken toe. The pain probably threw off the way she walks and stands, which in turn puts pressure on the adjacent joints, and on up the line. It really is a case of the "toe bone connected to the knee bone" etc.

Cholesterol medication is notorious for causing joint pain...my Mom had to switch away from Lipitor because of it. I think she is taking Crestor now.

I'm not sure about the vitamin D. Sometimes massive doses of it doesn't really do much to bring up the blood serum level. People with autoimmune disorders tend to run low on vitamin D. If you suspect the D dose is causing a problem, I would try skipping a dose and see if the pattern continues. A dexa scan, which is a simple test for bone density, is probably in order since she is menopausal, if only to get a baseline for future comparison.

arthritis dot org is a good place for information about blood tests, what they're for and what the results mean. drugs ******* is also a great place to look up side effects of all kinds of meds and supplements.

Good luck!