What is wrong with me? Vitamin d deficiency? Help!

[Mummyofbananas]

I currently feel like I'm falling apart. Symptoms are:

• fatigue - never feel like i've slept enough and having to nap which I never normally do.
• aching bones and joints
• feel really run down, always sniffly, cold sores etc
• red dry eyes- I can't wear contacts anymore
• look like i've aged 10 years in the last few months and weight gain/can't lose weight
• dry skin and hair
• no energy or motivation to do anything
• feel low and weepy and anxiety is spiralling
• always either too hot or too cold, no temperature regulation

The last time I felt this bad it was my ferritin, levels were undetectable. I had my iron checked last year and it was 60 something so i'm not sure if it's that and it's going down again but reading up some of the symptoms seem to tie in with low vitamin d.

I also work from home and i'm not sure if it's just working from home and not being active enough.

I'm feeling really low (and a bit sorry for myself) right now. I don't know if i should ask for blood checks or just buy a high dose vit d and b and see how I get on.

diagnosis: motherhood!

Sounds like a low thyroid to me. I’m no doctor though!

Havent read all the replies

But having been there -

My feretin was 8 ...
My vit d was just 33
And my b12 was low

All 3 were low @ same time - i felt horrendous

I had iron iv for the iron....

I take 2000 iu vit d daily now - it went from 33 to 77 to 89...

I also make sure i regularly have potato and eggs -, b12 - eggs max 3 a week...

My iron is monitored...

My body doesnt absorb iron tablets

I snack on dried apricots ... etc..

I eat iron rich cereal

Also had many full blood counts
Also thyroid tsh t4
Also prolactin tested etc

They are testing cortisol next week
And they keep an eye on my liver as i Have a liver condition

Do ask 4 testing

Do get them to look at why iron is low
If it is
Dont accept ' periods,
I had an urgent colonoscopy ' i had bowel polyps

If iron is low ask 4 a qfit test

@Mummyofbananas
Also up your vit c

Last winter was insane for Covid and other viruses that literally sucked life from people but went on FOREVER! Did you have any of these? Do you take vitamin d already (just wondering as was told a normal strength d does the job for most people who have an ok diet as so many things are fortified now). How is your diet/ sleep/ screen time/ water intake? I’d definitely go to a doctor for blood tests instead of trying everything and anything x

Thanks- yeah I don't have heavy periods so i'd definitely be looking into it if my iron was low again. Last time I'd just had 3 pregnancies, 3 fairly large bleeds in labour and breastfed 3 babies so it was probably understandable that it was so low.

My ferritin was undetectable apparently but I didn't get an infusion because I wasn't quite anaemic just heading towards it.

I could have written this myself!

However, I've had blood tests and all results have (thankfully) come back normal but this is frustrating because I am struggling everyday with the symptoms you have listed in your OP.

I would advise, like a few others have, to go to your GP and detail everything you have in your post.

Best of luck in getting some answers