Pain in chest. Diagnosed with Vitamin D level as 15ng/ml.

breads & vegetables, rice, juice and fruits usually.

What about meat, fish, seafoods, eggs, poultry and dairy produce as (apart from twenty minutes a day in the sun) that is the only natural source of Vitamin D.

If you don't eat any of those foods then you are likely to be deficient in Vitamin B12 too and the some symptoms of both are similar.

Thanks for reply. but sometimes the pain feels like originating fom heart. Did u have pain like that too? how much time does it take to reccover from this level deficiency?

The pain felt muscular and bone pain, I did sometimes think it was my heart, but was assured my heart was fine. My level was 17, and started taking high doses of vitamin d in early Feb, I didn't start to feel human again until around  August/September, but over a year later still have pain in my bones. Just to mention, not sure if anyone else had this problem, but taking high doses of vitamin d can zap your magnesium level, and I suffered from skipped heart beats, doctor wasn't bothered, I looked into this myself, so I started taking Epsom salt baths, this really helped. 

This will take time, but you will feel better soon, my doctor told me it takes at least 3 months for the vitamin d level to start rising.

The same thing is happening to me. TodayI went to doctor again and she told that all the pain I am having is because of vit d deficiency. My heart is working fine. Still I am just worried bcn of fast heartbeats. I will also try the epsom salt bath. How much time does it took after the bath for heartbeat to become normal?

It took a few baths before it started to feel normal again, you will generally feel unwell for a while, I had panic attacks in the beginning, it is quite scary what vitamin d deficiency does to your body, give it time, you will get better.

I had same panic attack and it was like my last day came. I went hospital here doctor gives fews blood tests but not vit D and vit b12 other all normal. I took second opinion with cardiac specialist, ENT specialist, Orthopedic specialist and finally they all suggest me to go to psychtrist cause all my report normal and there is no sign of anything that causes panic attach then the psychiatrist prescribe me depression medicine. 

Hello Clare,

Can you tell us the procedure to take the epsom salt bath? Like the quantity of salt, duration to sit in the tub, how frequently to take the bath?

Hi, 

I try to have a soak once a week for around 20 mins to half an hour, and use around a good cup full of salts. 

Yeah I understand that. But I am having sudden pain in my chest however the pain is not that much severe but it feels like needle pain whichcomes and goes at times. Also due to this I have panic attacks too and mypulse goes up.Also sometimes I feel shortness of breath. I don't know how much time will it take to recover. I am really very worried..

 

This is exactly what I experienced, like a short sharp pain, the panic attacks will stop, I was a bit depressed but declined tablets from my doctor as I read depression and panic attacks are normal when deficient, hang in there, things will get better, but it does take time.

clare what would you suggest ? can i stop medication of depression? and proceed for vitamin d doses.

I couldn’t comment on anybody’s particular circumstances, but I knew I had never suffered from depression and had read vitamin d deficiency caused depression, so if you feel the same , I would try it.

Thank you Clare02625 !!  I am also on same boat. I never had any stress & anxiety. I am healthy male with daily exercise with no addiction to alcohol, smoking etc. I did a lot of blood test 2D echo , MRI, X ray etc but found nothing all normal just left is Vitamin b12 and D test.

How's your health now? Do you still suffer from chest pain or panic attack after first attack ? & after taking vitamin D medication is all this stop. Please reply.....

Sachin, first of all I'll advice you to go through your D and B12 tests. If the D level is low then definitely it will be a cause of the chest pain. Please refer to an experienced physician as most of the doctors do not acknowledge this pain due to D deficiency. Secondly, if your D score is in good level then you may have some anxiety as its a huge possibility bcj of the repetitive thoughts of your underlying disease. The same happened to me. I was very low in Vitamin D(13ng/mol) due to which it led me to serious anxiety while there was nothing wrong with me. So, if its just anxiety please do not hesitate to refer to a psychologist as they are the best person to help you, I assure you this. Let me know of your results.

God bless you.

My health is much better now , no more anxiety or panic attacks, I still get chest pain but nothing like what I used to

Thanks Mike for suggestions.......yes today morning here in India, I did these tests i.e. B12 and D13 and after few hours I got my results my Vitamin D is 12Ng/Mol, which they prescribed as extreme deficient.

& B12 is 281 which need to be in the range of 223-1132  which is also nearly level of deficient, I guess.

Tomorrow I looking forward for Magnesium test, as I read through several forum that this should also leads to the symptoms I mentioned above.

Guys, what is next should I do ? Which supplement should I take to recover from these deficiencies.

Please suggest..

Yes sachin, thats really deficient level. You can take vitamin supplements ( i took calciferol) but it will be better to consult a physician. Spend some time in sunshine in the morning. Have a balanced diet and exercise. If you still feels anxious or chest oain then refer a psychiatrist.

God bless you.

Thank You Mike for your comment !!

I really appreciated your suggestion .

I will look forward to seek advice from Physician and hope will recover from this soon. Also I am planning to have Magnesium test tomorrow.

I hope you recover fast. Be satisfied by going through all required tests..

God bless you.

Good to hear that Clare....

Hey Sachin, mine is a very similar story to you. I am 23 years old. I started having chest pain which used to last for 2-3 seconds and then I would be confused as to why is this happening. I went to the doctor and all reports were normal. Doctor said I have anxiety, but I have never been an anxious person and I didn't have any kind of stress. Cardiologist did ecg and 2d echo tests but both were normal. Then I finally went to a psychiatrist who said I should get vitamin D and B12 checked. Turns out, my D3 is 9. 2 ng/mol and B12 is 282. He asked me to take arachital(d3-2 injections) and optineuron forte (b12-6 injections) and then take d3 and b12 supplements every week. I have taken 1 injection of d3 and 2 of b12 so far and I feel much better since the pain has reduced.

It is also important that your Folate level is monitored as this is essential to process the B12.

There is a complex interaction between folic acid, vitamin B12 and iron. A deficiency of one may be "masked" by excess of another so the three must always be in balance.

Symptoms of a folate deficiency can include:

symptoms related to anaemia

reduced sense of taste

diarrhoea

numbness and tingling in the feet and hands

muscle weakness

depression

Initially, replacing B12 will lead to a huge increase in the production of blood cells and platelets (which occurs in the bone marrow) and can lead to rapid depletion of folate and iron stores; this can then limit the expected recovery of Haemoglobin.

Both iron and folate may be needed so please have these levels checked by your doctor.

I am not a medically trained person but I've had Pernicious Anaemia (a form of B12 deficiency) for more than 46 years.

I wish you well.

Yes my folic acid was also on the lower side (5.9 ng/ml) and he has prescribed the tablet Folvite for it which I have been taking. Sorry I forgot to add that in the previous message.

Also, I have had a complete blood count test wherein all the reports were normal with haemoglobin being 16.2 g/dL.

Hi Unmey good to hear that u feeling OK.

Did you test ur magnesium level too for this I guess magnesium played a vital role in mental health as read from different health blogs. I am currently taking Calceferol Vit D3 tablet once a week 60000 IU ..and also I'm taking Vitamin B12 tablet Mecuneuron OD ... I'm also going to start Magnesium diet supplement to recover my magnesium level. I felt from thses blog that the symptoms we have all are not related to mental heath but I guess due to these difficiencies it affect our mental health and it is really bad that most of the doctor doesn't know the solution. To give for this.

I was privisouly too scared when visited psychiatrist but after reading this forum i m kind of out from my illness ...

Can you please tell me what tests are required to check for magnesium levels?