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A few months ago my doc checked my Vitamin D level for the first time. She was shocked when the results came back. It was the lowest she'd ever seen. So, once again, I was convinced that my pain and fatigue would magically disappear when I got it up to normal levels.
I certainly had all the symptoms of someone with a low level of this vitamin and I wondered why it had never been checked before. She said it could take a year to get back to normal and she prescribed mega doses. After 5 weeks, she checked again though she was sure it would not have made much of a difference so soon.
Then...I got a letter from her telling me to stop taking it for a month because it was too high! I started to wonder if she even had a clue about treating me. She even said it was an experiment for her.
After abstaining for a month, I started on 1,000 units a day. Two weeks ago she checkd again and found that it had dropped too low again so she wants me to take 2,000 units and get 30 minutes of sunshine a day...HA. It's been raining for several days and is supposed to continue for several more. Oh well, I can still take the pills.
Has anyone else had a problem with their Vitamin D level?
I certainly had all the symptoms of someone with a low level of this vitamin and I wondered why it had never been checked before. She said it could take a year to get back to normal and she prescribed mega doses. After 5 weeks, she checked again though she was sure it would not have made much of a difference so soon.
Then...I got a letter from her telling me to stop taking it for a month because it was too high! I started to wonder if she even had a clue about treating me. She even said it was an experiment for her.
After abstaining for a month, I started on 1,000 units a day. Two weeks ago she checkd again and found that it had dropped too low again so she wants me to take 2,000 units and get 30 minutes of sunshine a day...HA. It's been raining for several days and is supposed to continue for several more. Oh well, I can still take the pills.
Has anyone else had a problem with their Vitamin D level?
What amazed me most was that I have all the symptoms of someone lacking D...fatigue, depresssion and all over body pain. She's been treating me for about 3 years and had never checked before!
Go figure...we have to do our own research, I guess.