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Should I be worried? Low vitamin d or something more sinister

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vitamindbee · 24/01/2024 21:30

About 8 weeks ago, I hurt my back. No idea how. One day I woke up and it was done in! Spent a couple of weeks doing physio exercises, visited and osteo. Felt awful! Took a lot of ibuprofen.

It's better now but I feel off still. My joints hurt. My knees are awful. My shoulder (left) is painful.

I keep having random twitches. Tonight my lip felt tingly and was twitching. My left thumb has been twitchy today and my muscles feel off (slightly trembly and fatigued) Random leg twitches too. I'm typing this and my fingers are not quite as accurate as I normally am. Combine this with the joint pain and I feel awful.

I have done exercise today (weights with a personal trainer, being very careful not to upset any of my sore joints and gradually getting back into it after my back issue).

I visited the gp who ran some tests. The only thing to remark is vitamin D was around 10. I'm on high strength vitamin tablets now.

Has anyone had vitamin D and felt similar?

Honestly I was freaking out early and wondering if this is something more serious like a neurological disease.

I'm 41, overweight by a couple of stone (working on it) and a mum with a full time job if relevant. I'm tired normally but this muscle fatigue/twitching and joint pain is getting annoying now.

Vitamin D is 10
B12 is 368
Serum calcium is 2.24
Adjusted calcium is 2.28
Folate is 3.5
Ferritin is 39
Tsh is 1.39
T4 is 11.7

OP posts:
vitamindbee · 24/01/2024 21:50

That is reassuring. Wonder how long the vitamin d will take to work.

I'll give it a go and guess I'll go back if it doesn't affect my symptoms

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KCandtheSunlightBand · 24/01/2024 21:43

I had a similar conversation with my GP yesterday, vit D level of 10, she thinks most of the following could be attributed to vit D level;
I’ve had swollen joints in hands and feet, fatigue, the worst cramp I’ve ever had that lasts for minutes at a time. Fingers seem to get locked momentarily. Twitchy leg muscles. I’ve now been prescribed high dosage Vit D, for 10 weeks, to be followed by long term lower level supplement.

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