im 42 , and since feb iv been feeling unwell with host of symptoms , started out flu like symptoms , body tempreture changing , i get a heat rash when hot , eased off a bit now , ..achs and pains in legs , fingers and toes at times , burning sensation on my upper back like sun burn but iv not been in the sun , so tired after doing very little , feeling depresssed and low mood , also suffer with anxiety ,
iv been back and forth to the doctors and had a very vast amount of blood tests done , FBC the lot ..discovered im vit D deficient levels 27 so on tanlets for that and calcium to , but thats all the doctor thinks it is ...any one els have ideas ? or had similar symptoms
i had the low mood, pain, fatigue etc when i was vitamin D insufficient.
It can take up to 3 months of supplementation for the symptoms to clear up.
So you'll have to be a bit patient i'm afraid.
i know its hard but from experience the pain does reduce and eventually goes.
you can speed things up a bit if you live in the UK since the rays from the summer sun can stimulate the skin to make vitamin D. but be careful not to overdo it or you'll create other problems!!
i think the recommendation is 20mins 3 times a week.
I was vit D 26 and started on supplements. I also lay out in the sun when it came out for a short while I am now up to 62. It is important not to use sun shield as it will block the vit D. As dambudzo says don't overdo it though, skin cancer is a lot worse! They reckon it takes around three months to get vit D improvement.
thanks for replying , will be patient ...managed to get out today in the hazy sunshine felt good today so was pleased think it lifted my mood a little to
Hi I suffer demo restless leg syndrome about this time every year and it drives me to distraction. Currently suffering from it again which is why I was look at this thread . It turns out that it's because I'm am vitamin D deficient. A few days after I get my injections of vitamin d the restless legs disapear. The doctor just said some people just don't get enough sunshine and cover up especially in the winter and so they get deficient. unfortunatly wairing for an appointment at the surgery and then for the blood test result and then appointment with the nurse to get it done is another couple of weeks of not very much sleep and a lot of irritability. I will however start taking supplement which I sat I will do every year and forget so end up like this. Hoping urs is something as simple as this x