Blood tests proved i have Vitamin D deficiency

You might not want to hear this, but if you have been deficient for two years or more, then a recovery time of three months is optimistic. It can take up to a year to correct the deeper consequences of deficiency, such as bone softening. I and some others who contribute here also found that the bone pains actually felt worse before they got better on high dose vitamin D. In my case, it took seven months until I felt I turned a corner and started to lose the brain fog and depression. One of the best things you can do is put as many healthy and nurturing habits in place for yourself as possible while you await recovery - good diet, sleep hygiene, some exercise, etc. - all the things that help promote good mental and physical health anyway. Look after yourself well! All best wishes. :-)

I hope you soon start to feel better now you that have found how low your vit D level is. As jaybelle says you should have been told that it takes at least three months to get any results and with such a low reading as yours it could take a while longer.

Hi,my level was at 15.After 10wks of 20,000iu twice a week the level was 61.

I still tire more easily than i would like.I still have pins and needles and head sweats.

I was also low in folates and was prescribed 5mg folic acid daily for 10wks also.

During the early days,i would have days where i could not weight bare,Due to this i was given an MRI which thankfully clear.

In fairness i was told it could take several months to feel like myself again.I am feeling so much better than i did,just not quite there yet.

Take care of yourself and rest whenever you can/need.

 

Hi I have also just had blood tests and found out my vit d levels are 19. My gp however has put this as normal when it clearly is not. I also have low folic acid. It makes me feel really ill. Did you have any other symptoms?

Three months to get from 7 to an acceptable level with a daily supplement of only 1200 IU is sheer optimism (to put it politely)! That is approximately the amount we need daily - nothing left to build up the low body stock.

In the UK the amount of vit D3 prescribed for deficiency at that level is 60,000 IU per week for 10 weeks before checking the new vit D level - you are on 8,400 IU per week! I'm no longer deficient, I live in northern Italy where technically you are able to make vit D in skin all year round - and I take more than your doctor has told you to take. We are recommended by our local vit D expert doctor to take 2,000 IU per day.

If you want a speedier improvement you need to take more vit D3 - which is available to buy in the pharmacy in most countries.

did he check your b12 folate and ferritin alot of people with low vid d also have b12 def x

Hey thanx for the replies!

My house doctor wanted to describe antidepressants when she heard about my depression related symptoms. So I asked her to take all tests related to fatigue, sleep problems and basically all the standard depression symptoms.

According to the blood tests, my calcium levels were fine. And the only deficiency was D3.

However, looking back now at my life, I've had several depressive periods. And I must admit that I'm not a natural sunseeker and prefer to sit inside a lot. 

So could over 10+ years of depressive moods finally be tied to my Vitamin D deficiency? I hope so. I guess I just have to wait and see and take the supplements.

I remember also having shin pain in my early 20s. I'm 32 now.

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So i have been taking supplements since my blood tests were made, mid april. Doctor told me to make another visit mid July to see how the levels look like. 

So if it will take more than 3 months to restore my low levels of 7. Maybe up to 1 year? should i really go trough all this time feeling this low in mood etc. Or should i take antidepressants on top of this?

I suspect my daily intake of 3 drops of my Vitamin D3 1200 UI is to little to restore my Vitamin D3 levels. Even though my house doctor adviced me to take this.

Should i go for a higher daily intake? In which case how much? 5000 per day?