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Can Low Vit D cause this?
Hello. I am in my early thirties, female and I have been having these symptoms for about 3 months now.
I feel incredible off balance. I feel like my head is swaying, like as if my head weighs a lot and I can't balance the weight of it. I sway, and I stumble and I can't go on with anything in my life. With this, I have had panic attacks, high anxiety and light headedness at the same time. I have been to doctors and my blood pressure is low. I have never had a blood pressure problem before until this started happening. He said that low BP can cause the off balance feeling, so he ordered blood tests which were all normal, But for a slight elevation in Iron. In this time I have also had an MRI of the brain which showed normal. Finally I asked for more blood testing and discovered that I have a low Vit D level of 11nmol/L and have been put on supplements of 3000IU per day. Doc said to come back in 3 months to test again.
What worried me is that he said that low Vit D can not cause dizziness or off balance. (The room inst spinning for me, its more like I am spinning) He thinks it's the inner ear and that I should see a neurologist. I did see a neurologist who did some reaction and reflex tests on me and nothing more, said I was fine. There was no testing done on my ears.
What I want to know, in your opinions, does Low Vit D cause:
- Severe Off balance (my main problem)
- Fatigue
- Eye tiredness (when reading from computer, concentrating on close up objects in detail and wearing glasses which I have to)
Those are the main. I also have symptoms which more closely relate to Vit D such as:
- Nerve like spasms in my right wrist and elbow
- Muscular pain
- Tenderness in joints and muscles
- Random stabs of pain in parts of my body
- Depression and anxiety.
Other symptoms are:
- I get cold a lot.
- Severe constipation
- Insomnia
- convulsions upon trying to fall asleep.
- Many more.
But the main thing I want to know is.. could Vit D be causing this off balance thing because I can';t do anything at all, it completely disables me, and it doesn't change, its constant, and gets even worse when I eat, drink, anything seem to make it worse, any little thing.
Thank so much for reading, I have been crying for days and it was good to talk about it somewhere, no one really understand just how bad it feels.
I feel incredible off balance. I feel like my head is swaying, like as if my head weighs a lot and I can't balance the weight of it. I sway, and I stumble and I can't go on with anything in my life. With this, I have had panic attacks, high anxiety and light headedness at the same time. I have been to doctors and my blood pressure is low. I have never had a blood pressure problem before until this started happening. He said that low BP can cause the off balance feeling, so he ordered blood tests which were all normal, But for a slight elevation in Iron. In this time I have also had an MRI of the brain which showed normal. Finally I asked for more blood testing and discovered that I have a low Vit D level of 11nmol/L and have been put on supplements of 3000IU per day. Doc said to come back in 3 months to test again.
What worried me is that he said that low Vit D can not cause dizziness or off balance. (The room inst spinning for me, its more like I am spinning) He thinks it's the inner ear and that I should see a neurologist. I did see a neurologist who did some reaction and reflex tests on me and nothing more, said I was fine. There was no testing done on my ears.
What I want to know, in your opinions, does Low Vit D cause:
- Severe Off balance (my main problem)
- Fatigue
- Eye tiredness (when reading from computer, concentrating on close up objects in detail and wearing glasses which I have to)
Those are the main. I also have symptoms which more closely relate to Vit D such as:
- Nerve like spasms in my right wrist and elbow
- Muscular pain
- Tenderness in joints and muscles
- Random stabs of pain in parts of my body
- Depression and anxiety.
Other symptoms are:
- I get cold a lot.
- Severe constipation
- Insomnia
- convulsions upon trying to fall asleep.
- Many more.
But the main thing I want to know is.. could Vit D be causing this off balance thing because I can';t do anything at all, it completely disables me, and it doesn't change, its constant, and gets even worse when I eat, drink, anything seem to make it worse, any little thing.
Thank so much for reading, I have been crying for days and it was good to talk about it somewhere, no one really understand just how bad it feels.
All,
I can tell you I am 95% sure I have the answer to the off balance feeling. Anxiety. I know you may be skeptical at first and think (it has to be something physically wrong w/ me). The thing is... anxiety causes a chemical offbalance in your body which in turn can cause a physically off balance sensation. I came to this "realization" after getting all tests done to rule out brain or inner ear issues, and thinking back on all the anxiety/stress/worrying I've had the last 4 months. The first time I remember getting the off balance feeling was even during a moment of anxiety.
I'll post more soon on how I'm tackling this, but some immediate things you can try:
- meditation, yoga, breathing exercises when you wake up and later in the day too
- stop worrying so much about your health issues (tough I know, but just do it)
- look into the ayurvedic herbal formula called "mentat" - you can even find it on amazon.com for ~$5-9 a bottle. I've been taking it for about 2.5 weeks and it has definitely helped at least with the ability to focus more and work on the computer more.
- make sure you're getting enough sleep and plenty of water each day
I also spoke with an ayrvedic dr this morning and she'll be giving me more advice on diet, herbs, etc so I'll post more again soon. But TRUST me, if your MRI and ear tests are fine, it is anxiety. And you will get better after some time.
I can tell you I am 95% sure I have the answer to the off balance feeling. Anxiety. I know you may be skeptical at first and think (it has to be something physically wrong w/ me). The thing is... anxiety causes a chemical offbalance in your body which in turn can cause a physically off balance sensation. I came to this "realization" after getting all tests done to rule out brain or inner ear issues, and thinking back on all the anxiety/stress/worrying I've had the last 4 months. The first time I remember getting the off balance feeling was even during a moment of anxiety.
I'll post more soon on how I'm tackling this, but some immediate things you can try:
- meditation, yoga, breathing exercises when you wake up and later in the day too
- stop worrying so much about your health issues (tough I know, but just do it)
- look into the ayurvedic herbal formula called "mentat" - you can even find it on amazon.com for ~$5-9 a bottle. I've been taking it for about 2.5 weeks and it has definitely helped at least with the ability to focus more and work on the computer more.
- make sure you're getting enough sleep and plenty of water each day
I also spoke with an ayrvedic dr this morning and she'll be giving me more advice on diet, herbs, etc so I'll post more again soon. But TRUST me, if your MRI and ear tests are fine, it is anxiety. And you will get better after some time.
We (my doctors) have already ruled out anxiety as a factor. My off balance feeling is there whether I am working or just watching TV. Gets worse when I need to use the bathroom and when I am tired.
I am happy that you have found something that has worked for you and have been willing to share that for those who want to try it out.
I am happy that you have found something that has worked for you and have been willing to share that for those who want to try it out.
I thought that the off balance feeling caused by anxiety would be on or off, or only during moments of anxiety. I have it 24 hours a day, my balance problems are constant. They get worse yes, when eating, etc, but there isn't really any time when it's not there, its always there. I was under the impression that if it was caused by anxiety, it wouldn't be so constant. Maybe I am wrong. Please do keep us updated. Thank you for replying.
I would get lightheaded and anxiety usually about 2 hours after eating. Definitely worse with stress and when tired. Reactive hypoglycemia due to low vitamin D was what my endocrinologist said, but mine always improved when I ate something. Sorry to hear your's is all the time. Hang in there!!
Have you ever heard of Vertical Heterophoria? I have had the off-balance feeling, along with a bunch of other symptoms, for 4 years now. All of my tests have come back clear (except that I too am low on Vitamin D). But a couple years ago I learned about VH, and have since been diagnosed with it. You can google it, but I would recommend going to the website for the Vision Specialists of Michigan www.vsofm.com and see if the symptoms you have match.
I believe there are only a couple of docs in the US that test for this. I didn't go to Michigan because the other one was closer to me. But they are treating me for VH using glasses with prisms, and I definitely have seen some improvement. It's a long process though, depending on severity of the case. But if it gets me back to normal, I don't care how long it takes!
Good luck, and if you've had any improvement please share what made the difference.
I believe there are only a couple of docs in the US that test for this. I didn't go to Michigan because the other one was closer to me. But they are treating me for VH using glasses with prisms, and I definitely have seen some improvement. It's a long process though, depending on severity of the case. But if it gets me back to normal, I don't care how long it takes!
Good luck, and if you've had any improvement please share what made the difference.
Have any of you with the rocking feeling or feeling of being off balance been told you have nodules on your thyroid? Your parathyroid and thyroid glands are next to each other. High calcium can be the cause of vit d and parathyroid controls this. I had the same feeling for months and when my endo drained one of the nodules on my thyroid to relieve the pressure I immediately felt the sensation and then complete relief. He explained this as pressure on the nerves in my neck going to the area by my inner ear being relieved. It made complete sense because when I laid in bed at night it was like I was in a rocking chair ( or had the spins feeling but back and forth) I notice it come back periodically in the year since the aspiration.
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