Vitamin D deficiency

Well ..update...had my second dose yesterday of 40,000u vitamin D...and I feel really unwell... anxious,edgy,weepy, constantly going to the loo, hurting everywhere,just feel so weird... going to hopefully see the doctor tomorrow...has this happened to anyone else???

I can't believe the difference..had my 40,000 units on Tuesday..(and then for next six Tuesdays) my joint swellings are almost gone..I feel.. different..can't explain it..just feel human again...my b12 injections always perk me up a bit...but the vitamin D..it's incredible...BUT feeling annoyed that I wasn't tested before now because have been feeling so yuk!?!

(I have b12 injections... haven't got pernicious anemia..am vit b12 deficient as am vegetarian)
My symptoms re vitamin D...were fatigue, muscle pain, swollen joints..have also now got osteoarthritis...

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I think I might need careful guideance.
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sorry - not 'make', but 'absorb' B12.

Be careful with Vit B12 supplements. If your body cannot make Vit B12 you have Pernicious Anaemia, which does have nasty symptoms and IS serious. A GP should run tests for you.

Apologies if I have missed a description, but what are the symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency?

Did those symptoms disappear after a course of tablets?

I have been banging on here about getting your vitamin D in the darker months.
I am still struggling to get my laptop to work on my tablet, so If the air goes blue. in the next few minutes you will know why.

Thank you NanKate ?

I take large doses of Vit D each day as I am on steroids and have no side effects. ?

..just now had phone call from my GP.had numerous blood tests and vitamin D very low..been prescribed some capsules,two a day,once a week for seven weeks...also hope no side effects...I react to so many things....but hope that I do start to feel better..SOON!!

The Synergistic Interplay between Vitamins D and K for Bone and Cardiovascular Health: A Narrative Review

Am eating egg every day as friend said the K2 helps to direct the calcium in bloodstream away from soft tissue.
That is very interesting Jacksgrandma

Wow! what a coincidence! but last night I searched GN for old threads about Vit D.

Just put vitamin D in search and it will bring the thread up its interesting.

Thank you for all your comments and support. I am fairly new to gransnet and didn't select to watch the thread so I thought no one had answered! I am now five weeks in on megadose of vitamin d. Have had a few bad tums, I am on liquid , so don't know if that's why? Am eating egg every day as friend said the K2 helps to direct the calcium in bloodstream away from soft tissue. I am beginning to feel much better and am regaining strength when exercising. Thank you!

Thanks paddyann

I take it and have no side effects.

I was diagnosed with a Vitamin D deficiency a while ago, my GP told me to get some from the pharmacist where I get my prescriptions made up, she didn't give me one for this. I just buy Health Aid tablets as recommended by the pharmacy. I've never noticed any side effects.

I hope you get sorted with something that suits you OP.

Jalima its vegavero B12 spray from Amazon ,one pump sprayed every morning on the tongue .The man says spray or patches work better than pills .

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paddyann what is the spray you mention - is it prescription only?

Yes, when our ancestors first arrived from Africa they were dark-skinned but we gradually evolved with paler skins which absorb more Vitamin D.

However, with all the concerns about skin cancer, people are afraid to expose their skin to the sun so can lack vitamin D and more particularly the further north you live. Rickets has been seen again in recent years.
Doctors will prescribe it in tablet form.

Don't forget that people in the North of Europe with pale skins absorb more Vit D from the sun which is why we managed to live there in the first place.

I was at a dermatolgist and asked her about it and she said forget the Vit D pills its just fashionable at the moment.

Paddynan, does your gyneocoligist masquerade as my rheumatologist? She is English of Indian heritage tho, not Greek- but she says the same as yours, we all need To take Vit D supplements in northern England and all points north because we don’t get enough sun

I've been been taking calcium and Vit D tablets for almost five years and I've not noticed any side effects.