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Vitamin D deficiency symtomps after treatment.
Hello, I have been diagnosed with a vitamin D deficiency with a level of 10 nmol/l after experiencing body, muscles and joint aches, tierdness and chest pains, I have experienced slmost every unpleasent feeling and condition while being deficient.
The doctor perscribed me 50,000 iu of Vitamin D3 weekly for 4 month, I started feeling a little better after the first couple od weeks. I used to get sudden pains in my chest and muscles and it almost completley vanished, I stopped being fatigued the whole time and my life got better in general. I can say that now I am 85% better.
Now, 5 month later I have finished the medicine and waited 1 month before testing again, the result came back as 106 nmol/l which is good news, but what is bugging me is that I still sometimes get that sharp pain in my chest (it's a little less commen than before, but I still get it sometimes) and I don't feel like I am back to 100% the way I used to be.
My question is what could cause the pains to be still occurring after I got treated? I waited exactly 4 weeks before testing my levels after I finished the course, could the Vit D concentration still be high in my body and those values are not correct??
The doctor perscribed me 50,000 iu of Vitamin D3 weekly for 4 month, I started feeling a little better after the first couple od weeks. I used to get sudden pains in my chest and muscles and it almost completley vanished, I stopped being fatigued the whole time and my life got better in general. I can say that now I am 85% better.
Now, 5 month later I have finished the medicine and waited 1 month before testing again, the result came back as 106 nmol/l which is good news, but what is bugging me is that I still sometimes get that sharp pain in my chest (it's a little less commen than before, but I still get it sometimes) and I don't feel like I am back to 100% the way I used to be.
My question is what could cause the pains to be still occurring after I got treated? I waited exactly 4 weeks before testing my levels after I finished the course, could the Vit D concentration still be high in my body and those values are not correct??
Chest muscles take no longer than 7 days to fully heal, I go to the gym regularly and know how muscles pain feels like, this isn't muscle pain.
Hello Gemfly, thankyou for your reply.
Many doctors told me that I have to stop taking it for a month before I get tested again, I don't know why. Do you mean that I should test my Magnisum, Potassium and Sodium aswell?
And I hope you can answer a couple of questions, why do I still feel symtopms (very minor ones) even after being in the average zone?
And can the deficiency hit you suddenly? I was perfectly fine untill one day I woke up and the symtopms hit me hard all of the sudden, could something trigger it?
Many doctors told me that I have to stop taking it for a month before I get tested again, I don't know why. Do you mean that I should test my Magnisum, Potassium and Sodium aswell?
And I hope you can answer a couple of questions, why do I still feel symtopms (very minor ones) even after being in the average zone?
And can the deficiency hit you suddenly? I was perfectly fine untill one day I woke up and the symtopms hit me hard all of the sudden, could something trigger it?
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While it's good your numbers went up you still need to be between at least 125-200nmoL.
You stopped taking D and your level has probably dropped. If you take D without other supplements...
other vitamins/minerals can become out of balance and cause symptoms.
I've never heard of stopping D to test.
The half life of Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol is just 25 hours in that form and as Calcidiol it's half life is 3 weeks. So every 3 weeks you have to restore your levels and with a substance that only last approximately 24 hours.
without magnesium present we cannot make cholecaliferol nor can it be converted to the storage or active hormonal form. The other major reason for adding extra magnesium is that raising vitamin D levels for most people (who are generally vitamin D insufficient) is that calcium uptake from food and water is increased.
The key point about magnesium is that it is best absorbed in small amounts through the day. So you will absorb more magnesium if the concentration is lower and the consumption is more frequent.
When people move from being vitamin D deficient/insufficient to optimal vitamin D status their ability to absorb calcium from the diet/water more than doubles, this is generally a good thing however calcium needs to be counterbalanced by magnesium which is a natural calcium channel blocker. Too much calcium can cause problems, it may get deposited in soft tissue or arteries and cause calcification that causes trouble in the longer term. vitamin K2 helps keep calcium locked in bones or deposited in bones while magnesium also helps prevent excess calcium being a nuisance.
Prior to blood tests:
stop taking iron 24 hours before
Stop magnesium 1 week before
Stop b12 a few months before
You can get tested for everything but I meant you should be taking magnesium and eating drinking things with potassium to balance the magnesium. Celtic salt is good for sodium (also to to account for other sodium in your diet).
You stopped taking D and your level has probably dropped. If you take D without other supplements...
other vitamins/minerals can become out of balance and cause symptoms.
I've never heard of stopping D to test.
The half life of Vitamin D3 Cholecalciferol is just 25 hours in that form and as Calcidiol it's half life is 3 weeks. So every 3 weeks you have to restore your levels and with a substance that only last approximately 24 hours.
without magnesium present we cannot make cholecaliferol nor can it be converted to the storage or active hormonal form. The other major reason for adding extra magnesium is that raising vitamin D levels for most people (who are generally vitamin D insufficient) is that calcium uptake from food and water is increased.
The key point about magnesium is that it is best absorbed in small amounts through the day. So you will absorb more magnesium if the concentration is lower and the consumption is more frequent.
When people move from being vitamin D deficient/insufficient to optimal vitamin D status their ability to absorb calcium from the diet/water more than doubles, this is generally a good thing however calcium needs to be counterbalanced by magnesium which is a natural calcium channel blocker. Too much calcium can cause problems, it may get deposited in soft tissue or arteries and cause calcification that causes trouble in the longer term. vitamin K2 helps keep calcium locked in bones or deposited in bones while magnesium also helps prevent excess calcium being a nuisance.
Prior to blood tests:
stop taking iron 24 hours before
Stop magnesium 1 week before
Stop b12 a few months before
You can get tested for everything but I meant you should be taking magnesium and eating drinking things with potassium to balance the magnesium. Celtic salt is good for sodium (also to to account for other sodium in your diet).
You should be above 125nmoL
If you stop taking D3 levels will drop again. It's better to take D daily at lower doses.
You don't have to stop taking D to be tested. Levels should be accurate.
Magnesium is needed. You might need to balance your potassium and sodium (electrolytes) as well.
If you stop taking D3 levels will drop again. It's better to take D daily at lower doses.
You don't have to stop taking D to be tested. Levels should be accurate.
Magnesium is needed. You might need to balance your potassium and sodium (electrolytes) as well.
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