Vitamin D Deficiency General Chat

[Katy]

Has anybody been diagnosed with this, just had results from a blood test saying that I have very low levels. Would explain the pains in my arms and legs and general tiredness. Been prescribed the maximum dose to take for 7 weeks, with a blood test in a month to see if my levels are improving.

The doctor has said its a lot more common this year with lockdowns etc.

 

[Gemma]

I have been taking Vitamin D tablets for years to counter low levels on my doctor's advice and now most doctors are saying we all should in winter.

 

[Welshy]

I've not long finished the few weeks on the really high weekly dose myself which reminds me I need to get an appointment to check levels now

 

[Jess]

Has anybody been diagnosed with this, just had results from a blood test saying that I have very low levels. Would explain the pains in my arms and legs and general tiredness. Been prescribed the maximum dose to take for 7 weeks, with a blood test in a month to see if my levels are improving.

The doctor has said its a lot more common this year with lockdowns etc.

Sorry to hear that Katy, I take a daily multivitamin but nothing about vitamin D has ever flagged up in my blood tests - I'm sure the tablets will do the trick x

You might want to look at getting a "sun lamp"

 

[Franco Pinion]

You might want to look at getting a "sun lamp"

Mrs Pinion bought one of these a few months ago and she says they really work. I think you can get one from around £25 upwards.

 

[Deleted member 63]

I take D but have never been deficient, just low due to Canadian winter lack of sun. It's not just the short days here (in fact, I'm in the southernmost part of Canada so we are better off than a lot of Europe in that regard). Southwestern Ontario gets a lot of cloud cover in the winter, too, so even in the daytime, we don't get a lot of sun some years.

 

[Cherub]

Has anybody been diagnosed with this, just had results from a blood test saying that I have very low levels. Would explain the pains in my arms and legs and general tiredness. Been prescribed the maximum dose to take for 7 weeks, with a blood test in a month to see if my levels are improving.

The doctor has said its a lot more common this year with lockdowns etc.

Vitamin D can have a big impact on your general mood and at worst can even assist in pushing people towards depression. Always good to be on top of it but even more so if you have a natural shortage.

 

[Ozzy47]

I take one every day as well, 1,000 IU (25 mgc) it's 125% of the recommended daily value.

 

[Best]

I take a vitamin D tablet every day, sometimes a pill, sometimes effervescent.

I was told that because I work in an industrial building with no natural light and always wear suncream when I go out in the summer I would not get enough vitamin D naturally, as even though I eat a balanced diet this is not enough to get the levels needed.

 

[Cherub]

The government is to offer free vitamin D supplements to over 2.5m vulnerable people in England and has ordered further research into whether it offers protection against covid-19.