vitamin d deficiency/ tingling and muscle twitching

[CC414]

Hi all,
Does anyone know vitamin d deficiency can cause muscle twitching and tingling?
As I know, low calcium can cause muscle spasm, but my calcium and all other vitamins minerals are normal, except vitamin d is low.
Anybody has a same symtoms like me....????

Thanks

[Dr_Smita_S]

Hi

Deficiency of vitamin D can cause muscle aches, weakness, muscular hypotonia and bone pain. Muscle spasms can also result due to associated calcium deficiency.

There are many other conditions also which can cause muscle twitches. Some of them include benign fasciculation syndrome, hypoparathyroidism, stress, excessive exercise, deficiencies of other minerals like magnesium and calcium. You should consult a doctor for complete evaluation to rule out any medical disorder.

Regards

[LG0526]

Hi-

     I also have a vitamin d deficiency (less than 7) and I take 50,000 IU of vitamin d twice a week.  I also have a B12 deficiency and take shots twice a week.  I too have muscle twitching and numbness and tingling in my hands and feet.  I am going to see a Neurologist because my doctor told me that b12 deficiency can cause nerve problems.  I am not sure if vitamin d can cause nerve problems as well as the b12.  I have terrible headaches and the eye doctor said that the nerves in my eyes were inflamed.  I know that if you have the deficiency for a long time and goes untreated it could cause permanent damage.  Just wanted to let you know that you are not alone with your symptoms. :)  

[CC414]

Thanks for your comment!
The muscle twitching and tingling make me too nervous.
I think it cause me have anxiety and stressful life.
My b 12 is within the normal range. Every blood tests are normal except my vit.d. I will have a nerve conduction test tomorrow.
Hope it well..
Anyone one has the same experiences?

[goodguy1968]

Hi
I have same symptoms like you, since 4 months. It started with burning in the whole body. turned into body aches as well as twitching and tingling. I feel fatique and soar throat and needling and pins. It is abnormal. I did test all types of blood, even all types of virus tests. everything is negetive but only Dvitamin is low. Can any one help me, I am also diabetic. but my sugar is normal. please help me to get out from this. Thanks.

[ginak]

Hello,

I found out that my vit d level was a 7 earlier this week and I am having tingling, numbness, twitching, muscle cramps, eye pain and dry eyes. I was placed on 50000 ius of vitamom D per week for the next 7 weeks and then another blood draw. I also have high EBV titers and this is of great concern to me. I can't seem to get any answers or any help.

[KimJSCP]

I have had many of the same symptoms, with the most annoying/severe being muscle twitches.  I discovered that it was from too MUCH vitamin B6.  As long as I don't get too much, I am fine.  I have found that I pretty much need to make sure that my multi-vitamin does not contain more than the RDA, which is 2 mg.

I did go through a period of gret stress (husband died from cancer at 37) and my left eyelid twitched almost continuously for about 4 months.  Since then, when under great stress, my eyelid will gain occasionally twitch.

[stringpicker]

I am a 27 years old male. I've been experiencing muscle twitching (eyelids first, then moved to other muscles) and skin burning sensation specially on my scalp, for months. Recently I've also had muscle and joint pain. I've been to a neurologist, had two MRIs, and a general blood test about 6 months ago and the doctors didn't come up with anything and told me it's anxiety.

Last week I got really frustrated and went to another doctor, which took another blood test, this time monitoring for almost everything including Vitamin D levels. An hour ago, I received a call from him, telling me that my Vitamin D level is 16, that I need to start taking Os-Cal Vitamin D supplements with food, and expose myself to sunlight for at least 15 mins everyday.

I've been working from home for the past 8 months and went out only twice or three times a week, which now explains everything. I've been suspecting everything from viral infection to MS and cancer, turns out it was none of them but a problem that might lead to any of those if it's not diagnosed early.

[trishandjoey]

Wow! I am glad to hear I am not alone. I have been having muscle pain for a couple of months now. The doctor suspected that it was due to my low Vitamin D level (17). Now I am having numbness and tingling in my arms/hands and legs/feet. I am scheduled for a nerve conduction test. But perhaps it is also linked to low vitamin D. My left eyelid has been twitching for a couple of weeks and my scalp has been hurting (I was wondering if I needed to change shampoos) but again, perhaps it is all due to low vitamin D. Also included in my symptoms is fatigue. How wonderful if it can all be remedied by taking vitamin D supplements (I am taking D3 2000 IU daily) and getting more sun (as much as possible in New England - I moved here from California, I think maybe my body went into shock!) Thank you for posting comments, I have found it very helpful!

[jazzyl]

Hi all,
I am from toledo Oh and for months i suffered with severe muscle aches and pains, muscle spasm, tingling in hands and feet and fatigue. I did every test in the book including being tested for lyme's disease. I saw several neurologist and nothing until a girlfriend i hadnt seen in years came to visit and mentioned vit D deficiency. I called my doctor up and got my levels checked and was blessed to find out i was deficient.

I was placed on 50,000IU weekly for 3 months and that finally made me feel like my old self. Lately i have slacked off since my levels were normal but i have started having tingling again so i will redo my levels and get back on my 50,000IU weekly.

I just wanted to share that i thought i was on my death bed but vit D deficiency is such a simple thing that doctors do not check for. Please if you have any of these issues ask your doctors to check you vit  D levels.

I want to leave by saying that the pain or issues dont go away by the first week but they do disappear and you do regain your old life again.
Take care all!
Jazzy

[Kitten2010]

I too have a low vitamin d count [ 8 ] and am in my second week of taking 50000 units of supplement. However, last night was terrible with muscle and joint burning tingling etc.. Driving me crazy! Only putting pressure on my legs giving me any relief but I can't do that forever. Well just needed to vent and let everyone know we're in this together and no one is alone.

[carolyn707]

Hi Everyone,
I' have been having muscle pain...twitching everywhere on my body and muscle fatigue for a month now. I was convinced that I was suffering from early ms or als symptoms. My Dr. took a battery of blood tests and discovered my vitamin d level is 23. That may not sound very deficient after reading other posts, but it apparently is enough to cause problems. He started me on 1000 iu a day until further notice. I hope it helps..and I hope it won't take too long to get relief. It does drive you crazy at times. Good luck to all of you. I will pray for all of you tonight...I promise.

[adebade]

hello Carolyn. how are you now. I do have the same symptoms and i'm very scared. vit d was 30 in march and I didn't think about it till I get all this tingling in my feet and arms and tiredness , pins and needles etc. thank you

[dtoma]

Does anyone know how long it takes for the Vitamin D level to increase?  I have been on 50000 IU for only a week, but the tingling in my hands have been occurring for 3 months and it is driving me up a wall.  What's even worse is that I type all the time and have to keep correcting the words because of my fingers not working properly.

[minmtn]

You surely have your answer by now, but according to Dr. Michael Holick, when Vit D is significantly low, SERUM calcium will nearly always look normal or elevated.  That is because you cannot absorb any calcium when Vit D is not intact, therefore, it will be leached from bones (unregulated) to meet needs of vital organs (heart, lungs).  IONIZED calcium is what must be measured.  Your calcium was probably quite low also.  Dr. Holick says take calcium citrate, not carbonate.  You can see his presentation at YouTube, Vit D and Prevention of Chronic Diseases, part of grassroots health, an organization of medical research scientsts attempting to inform the public about the epidemic of Vit D deficiency and chronic diseases.  Hope you are in perfect health by now!  

[sunny1247]

i thought i was alone - i have had mucle twitching, tingling/stinging pains in hands and feet, leg pain esp at night and bad headaches - worst part is the tiredness it driving me crazy!

my level was 22 last year and i supplemented with 1000 iu per day - 8 weeks later retested and it went upto 58 - yippee! however 7 months later it has gone down back to 22 and the above symptoms have come back so its back on the 1000 iu a day - i want to take higger doses but am worried about taking too much...
this all started after i contracted a stomach bug last year...

[pyrmontboy]

This is interesting. There is some new research coming out that links Vitamin D deficiency to problems with the gut.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19758226

I had a mild deficiency a while ago which I took Ostellin for and have replenished now. I'm currently getting my gut tested to see that all my gut digestive bacteria are in balance.   They're starting to link gut bacteria (or lack thereof) with a whole range of autoimmune diseases.

Anyone else develop a sudden intolerance to coffee or caffeine in general when they realised their Vitamin D was low ?

[alexmacc]

I too have had many of the same symptoms for 2 years and just today discovered my vit D is low at 12.6. When I initially started with the pain, tingling I was very alarmed and had a battery of test where they said I just had the flu or a virus and not to worry. Not sure if they ever tested my vit D levels but they did test specifically for Lyme and RA (both neg),  After the initial fear, I guess I just learned to live with it as it did become milder just flaring up every now and then and tried to ignore it since I have a high tolerance for pain and am a heavy sleeper.

I just turned 40 and went for a general physical and all my labs came up fine except my vit D.

I also have in the past couple of years developed an intolerance for caffeine and IBS-like symptoms usually around my period and just before. The rest of the month it does not bother me, which is why I have ignored that too.

I hope my ignorance and desire not to be sick has not caused irreparable damage to my ever faithful body...  

[LifeMaMa]

Unlike evryone in here, I just started having the tingling, muscle spasms, and numbness in arms and legs for about 3 weeks now. BUT I have not been feeling myself for over 7 months.

I stared with a week-long headache that turned to dizziness, ear pain, heart palpitations, chest pain, shortness of breath and finally anxiety. I've been to numerous doctors, had and EKG, a 48-Hour heart monitor, x-rays, and labs done. I saw an ENT doctor, a Neurologist, an ER visit, 2 urgent care visits, my family doctor and his Nurse Practicianers numerous times. Non of these care providers believe my symptoms and exams qualify me for a brain MRI. One test that came back abnormal was my Vit D level, 11.5. The Nurse Practicianer had me started 200IU over the counter daily. After 6 weeks, a redone Vit D level showed mine went up to 29.

Then about 3 weeks ago, I started with the tingling and numbness.. lots of leg muscle and knee joint pains. I was so scared.. thought of the worse like MS, fibromyalgia, or even Cancer of some kind. I saw another NP on 3/3/2011. She recommended I increase my Vit D to 4000IU daily for a month and see if it helps. She assured me symptoms really don't point to direct MS. We'll see. I'll keep you all posted.

By the way, I'm a 29 year-old mom of 2 kids. One age 3 and one 8 months old. I'm from Wisconsin.

[adebade]

hello . how do you feel now? I do have the same sort of symptoms and started to take vit d. is it better for you? thank you very much

[lindaki]

Hi. Just checking to see how you have been feeling lately. Has everything started to get better? I am having a bunch of tests coming up over the next few weeks to find out if there is any problems (hope not)! I have low vit d, too. I am on 2,000 per day. But my muscle twitches started after I started taking supplements. Do you have muscle twitches?

Take care,
Linda <

[lavinika]

I just discovered that my vitamin D was very low. This comes after 4-5 months of medical leave: initially I have been told I have bilateral carpal tunnel and after doing 2 months of therapy for it, I have been referred to a long series of specialists: osteopath, neurologist, physiatrist, therapist, rheumatologist, infection disease specialist, etc and none of them was able to find the cause of the tingling, numbness, pain I feel in my arms. I have done an EMG which came out ok, did MRIs for my head and neck, blood tests for Lyme disease which came out negative . Lately I have started to feel the tingling in my legs too on my calfs, and the fatigue got worst.  I have been suspected for Lyme disease, gout, MS.

I wonder, could the vitamin D deficiency cause all this...

[AidaC]

21 yr old female here. I went in for pain in my neck and the doctor took one look at me and ordered a Vit D test. After years of migraines and stomach issues, no one has ever tested my vitamin D. My level was 12. He also tested C-Reactive Protein (reads inflammation in body) which came up very high at 9. Anyone else have this tested? He put me on 20,000iu a day, YES that's right. My levels jumped up to 53 in a month.

[AidaC]

Forgot to mention all the twitching-  started with eyelid and then went to my left thumb. The constant twitching thumb made me very nervous, but the thumb has completely stopped since taking the vitamin d. If I miss a dose, or take it at a different time, my eyelid will flutter or a foot with twitch. It's like my levels are trying to level out. Since being on the high dosage, I see now how instrumental vitamin D is to twitching.

[free2run]

Hello...I have PCOS and MS. My endo tested my vitamin D and told me to take 2,000 a day...since then I have started going to Johns-Hopkins in Baltimore MD to see a Neurologist for my MS. He too tested my vitamins as he took 13 tubes of blood from me. I really love this place....I have also had a 4  hour long MRI and waiting on those results but anyway...my Vitamin D was level 22. He has me on 50,000 for 10 days then 50,000 once a week for 3 months before more blood work. I haven't started this yet as I have not been able to get my prescription filled but will on Monday. Being as positive as I am I think this will really help me a lot. After my 10 days I will be back to let you all know how it goes.

[Lolita180]

To cc414, I an sorry you are feeling just like me. I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia nearly5 years ago. However, the doc never bothered to take blood tests to see if I was vitamin deficient which is why I have fatigue chronic pain and an array of debilitating symptoms. I now see a rheumatologist who has me on pain killers and I am responding poorly. I believe I am really deficient because I had stomach surgery and no longer take the necessary vitamins. I think you should try getting a prescription for vitamin d and you will gradually see a change in pain fatigue and depression. Also try getting more bloodwork for other vitamin deficiencies. Diet plays a major role in chronic pain as well. I will be seeing a nutritionist soon. I hope you feel better.

[ros283]

Yes it is little known, too much vitamin B can cause the twitches.  Which in my case became quite extreme when I was put on a high dose of B vitamin complexes.  I think it is Vitamin B6 that is the culprit as Kim JSCP but I was on a mixture so can't be sure.  

But the twitching became so extreme at night and I felt it come direct from my brain all the way down to my feel that it is only what I can imagine something like parkingsons feels like.  Came off the very high (higher than RDA of B vitamins and am fine.  

That's something they don't tell you isn't it.  Only refer to numbness when taking too much!