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Vitamin D level low

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mike67005
mike67005

Hi there, I am just looking to hear how some of you guys are feeling with low levels of vitamin D.

I recently had some blood results and my doctor said that my vitamin D has come back "quite low". He says he is putting me on an 8 week course of high dosage meds (unsure which as I do not have the prescription yet) to see if it helps.

What I'm actually after here is to see if anyone with this issue feels similar to myself. For quite some time now, around 10 months actually, I have had bone pain in my lower back, my sides around my pelvis and actually just in general around the pelvis. I have had a normal MRI result on the lumbar and sacral spine. It's got a little worse as time has gone on and I now get muscle ache too, particularly in the backs of my legs and I am very stiff when I first get up in the morning, some days a feeling of general soreness. Is this at all similar to anyone else with vitamin D issues? Any comments greatly appreciated, thank you

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  • mike67005
    mike67005

    Posted

    I am a 31yr old male
  • EileenH
    EileenH mike67005

    Posted

    Low vit D often causes aches and pains - but it depends on the person. My husband had a level of 7 a few weekes ago - he feels fine! Loads of people don't notice anything - or any difference when they have got their vit D back to a decent level. 

    Basically - take the pills, get your vit D checked and see how you feel. If the aches and pains and stiffness are still there after a few months - ask your doctor what they think about it.

  • clivealive
    clivealive mike67005

    Posted

    What is your diet like?

    According to NHS Choices 

    Good food sources are:oily fish – such as salmon, sardines, herring and mackerel.

    red meat.

    liver.

    egg yolks.

    fortified foods such as most fat spreads and some breakfast cereals.

    Your skin can "make" Vitamin D when exposed to sunlight but you are not going to get much of that for a few months and nowadays it is not PC to go out without covering up or using high factor sun screen.

    If you don't eat much or any of the above you may also be deficient in Vitamin B12 the symptoms of which are similar.  Were your serum B12  and serum Folate tested at the same time.

    I hope you get to feel better soon

    • mike67005
      mike67005 clivealive

      Posted

      I've been this way since near the start of 2016. Diet is good as I have a hiatus hernia so I need to eat well. Aches and pains have slowly got worse over time

  • liza5050
    liza5050 mike67005

    Posted

    I been on 50,000 of vit D3 I felt ok for about 1 month, I have all you system plus my arms hurts and limited movement on them, I been referred to a  rheumatologist . 

    Appoint is 1/27 

    • liza5050
      liza5050

      Posted

      Meant to say symptoms
    • mike67005
      mike67005 liza5050

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply. I am unsure on my dosage as I am only picking up the prescription today. I hope you start to feel better
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