Vitamin D

[panda60]

When I saw my new rheumatologist who diagnosed my fibromyalgia he suggested it might be worth having my Vitamin D levels tested at some stage. So I got round to it last week, then saw my GP who said I had a serious deficiency of vitamin D. I am taking a massive daily dose and waiting to see what happens.

Caroline

[angela2284]

I have fibro and do not retain vitamin d I take a supplement and eat foods that contain it. I don't feel any different than before still in pain ugh!!!!

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Oh thats all very interesting i have had several bloods taken over last year and my iron is always low sometimes so low hey dont know how i am walking about but i have never had vit d done so that is a thing i may suggest to my doctor to check love to you Diddle x

[Kerry29]

hi caroline52,

My vitamin d level is 17 and should be 35. I have an insuffiency of vitamin d and am on 20,000 units of calciferol in one tablet once a week. What was your levels of vitamin d?

[panda60 in reply to Kerry29]

I don't actually know, but was told it was a severe deficiency. I have been but have been put on colecalciferol tablets 6 daily at 1000u, Interestingly enough there is an article in Take A Break mag today about children and vit

Caroline

[Glenys]

Very interesting. That's one of the things I HAVEN'T been tested for lately. I was taking a vit B supplement and apparantly, I was saturated in Vit B12 when the blood results came back, and had to lower my doses, and my foliate was over too! So at least the fatigue isn't due to pernicious anaemia!! I'll have a look at the vit D thing though. Thanx.