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Could my low mood and anxiety be caused by Vitamin D and Iron levels?

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tanya38390
tanya38390

I've been experiencing low mood and anxiety since the start of January now. It came on quite suddenly, and I found myself crying on my lunch breaks, having to leave my desk and so on.

My doctor recommended antidepressants, but I was keen to be tested for any underlying causes first.

My blood test results showed

Vitamin D- 23

Iron- 19

So my doctor says I was slightly deficient. Could this be causing such extreme low mood and anxiety? It is affecting my work as I can't focus on anything, and I struggle getting on the tube and being in the office. My friends and family are now really worried about my mental health.

I started taking Iron/Vit D (20,000) prescription nearly two weeks ago. I saw an improvement last week, but feel like I am back to square one again now.

Just looking for some insight here. Has anyone else experienced anything similar? Thanks in advance.

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  • kim12266
    kim12266 tanya38390

    Posted

    my daughter was recently treated for vit d deficiancy had to have 3 months of tablets and yes that would explain the way u are feeling it does take a while for there to be an improvement

    • kim12266
      kim12266

      Posted

      my daughter had really bad anxiety and struggled to get out the door some days they also prescribed anti anxiety meds and an antidepressant but she just took the vit d first to see if improved and thankfully it did so she never took the other medication

    • tanya38390
      tanya38390 kim12266

      Posted

      Thanks so much, your message helps a lot. I hope that my tablets start to help soon. How long did it take for your daughter to recover? I hope she is feeling better now!

    • kim12266
      kim12266 tanya38390

      Posted

      it took a good month of being on the vit d before she actaully started feeling better

  • Lady_C
    Lady_C tanya38390

    Posted

    sorry that you are feeling that way. good you are trying other remedies. please don,t go on anti depressants just because the doctor says, doctors are good at dishing out those medications and the truth is that the medications have very damaging side effects and can cause you more problems, google anyone of them and read on the side effects. they are curing one thing on you and causing a bigger problem which can be long term. please try seeking out other therapies and natural healing foods i believe it will help. i say so because i work with people who are living with the effects of anti depressants and its not good, if it can be avoided with a better and non medical solution then that will be beautiful.

    i wish you good health

  • Bren5
    Bren5 tanya38390

    Posted

    Yes, when my iron and vitamin D are low my moods are low too.

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