Weight Gain and Vitamin D Deficiency

jennk5309

I'm pretty sure that Vitamin D deficiency can cause depression and anxiety, which can lead to seeking serotonin through eating excess carbs, leading to weight gain. Overeating is still the cause, but it's a coping response to a chemical problem in your body. My vitamin D levels were close to zero a few years ago, and adding some sunlight and 2,000 IU a day shot it up to almost perfect levels and made a huge difference in my disposition and health. I lost weight as well, but I was working really hard for that also, it didn't just fly off on its own. I walk in the sun for 30 minutes a day without sunscreen.

Leannie1211

Very interested in this thread. I have been feeling tired, gaining weight etc so thyroid was tested. Now been on medication for 3 months but still having symptoms. At a routine check up nurse noticed that I had a pulse of 38 so I was referred to a cardiologist. All heart tests (ECGs etc) were fine so they checked my bloods which showed I was vitamin D deficient. Cardiologist has said that Vitamin D deficiency can cause slow pulse rate and this has a knock on effect on your metabolism (and makes you feel tired etc). So even though I am only eating 1400 calories a day, with a pulse rate in its 30's (cause by the Vitamin D deficiency) I am no where near burning that many calories off.

So I am very much hoping by taking the vitamin d, my pulse will raise and inturn my metabolism will increase and losing weight will be easier.

rupajoshi01

Hi Everyone

Kinda newbie so please excuse me if this has already been mentioned.

I am vitamin D deficient and have been for a long time....the drs put me on vit d supplements and then take me off, and then a few months later im deficient again. So I have been advised to have regular blood tests, spend time in the sun, and not to stop taking over the counter vit d supplements. If they find that the vit d is still low after taking supplements the dr will put me on prescription strenth supplements for some time and then take me off them again.

Now I dont know how that relates to weight gain or loss, as I have just re started my weight loss journey, but i do find that when my levels become low, I am less likely to exercise and my mood is crappy...

xx

GretaGirl8

I have been on a weekly dose of 10,000 iu per week. I, too, was severly deficient. to be honest, i don't think vit D deficiency has a direct impact on weight...but among other things, low vit D is linked to depression (which can add to weight loss issues).

donnawap

I recently was diagnosed with low Vit D (11). My endochronologist had ruled out thyroid issues and tested for D. He presently has me on a dosage of 100,000 iu per week for 3 months to boost it, followed by at least 2,000 to 5,000 iu per day to maintain. According to the literature he gave me, Vit D slows the metabolism, promotes insulin resistance, contributes to high blood pressure, causes fatigue, can trigger your lipids to be out of whack, and can be a severe deficiency. I am reasonably "in shape" (5'7 and around 155-160 lbs). I just felt "off" and realized that a low calorie diet (700-800 per day) coupled with riding a bike 4 times a week should actually be losing weight. All thyroid tests all came back within normal ranges. The Vitamin D fortified in our foods is not enough to support a healthy Vitamin D level, and while sunshine is the best, your body does not absorb any Vit D if it is covered in clothing or sunscreen.

eldamiano

I thought that most vitamin D comes from sunlight.....

gert1985

A friend was taking medication for Fibromyalgia. After many years of not getting any real results from that medication, they found her to be very low in Vitamin D. She is now off most if not all Fibromyalgia medications. I have not talked to her to see if she's lost any weight, but found that to be interesting.

momasox

I was recently found to be Vit D deficient (19). This is very a very interesting topic.

JaneLane33

I thought that most vitamin D comes from sunlight.....

It can but with a combination of lifestyle and location you or anyone may not get enough. The farther your location is for the equator the more time out of the year the angle of the sun will be wrong plentiful Vitamin D production. It's okay but it's not enough. Mix in that most people work in offices and inside building instead of working outdoors and the use of sunscreen. Most of us simply do not get out in the sun enough to produce enough to store for those longer winter months and for year after year of that.

On the general topic I think the weight loss seen after starting vitamin D is from the energy one feels. It's like a light switch is turned on and you can do things again.

1FitBabe

Interested to learn how those of you who have been supplementing with Vit D for a while are now doing?

poonamjagtap

Hi, I hv sever pain in my right ribs, stabbing like.... even my joints started paining.... back of my right knee also started paining same time. I was so restless n feeling llike old woman where I m just 32 so I went to doctor, with bunch of test I m diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiency (10). I would like to know does anyone experience the same pain? frm last 3 weeks I m on 60K iu (tayo)
every week but still my pain is on. is this pain associated with vit d deficiency or smthing else??

xixshaiyaxix

I have Hypothyroidism, Insulin Resistance (Pre-Diabetes) and PCOS. I have taken many tests and came out with being Vit. D deficient along with Iron deficiency. My nutritionist recommended an over the counter supplement, I am now taking 2000IU Vit. D in gummy form. I have only been on this new regime for a few days. I hope that this helps. I barely get out in the sun, and I have suffered with clinical depression since adolescence, I hope that this supplement is some sort of help. I am also taking a Multivitamin with Iron in it which she recommended by brand. I hope to feel some sort of relief or change especially in my chronic fatigue.. I am interested in reading everyone's situation with Vitamin D. I never thought that it could all be possibly connected.

SlimMe37

I was recently diagnosised as severely vitamin D deficient and have just started week 2 of a 50,000 iu per week therapy treatment to get back to normal.

I was just wondering if anyone else has experienced a weight gain from a vitamin D deficiency?

I was severely deficient earlier his year. I am on vitamin D daily (prescribed). I didn't gain weight from it. I gained a few pounds because I kept stuffing my face.

SlimMe37

Hi, I hv sever pain in my right ribs, stabbing like.... even my joints started paining.... back of my right knee also started paining same time. I was so restless n feeling llike old woman where I m just 32 so I went to doctor, with bunch of test I m diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiency (10). I would like to know does anyone experience the same pain? frm last 3 weeks I m on 60K iu (tayo)
every week but still my pain is on. is this pain associated with vit d deficiency or smthing else??

Look up the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I was diagnosed this year with it. We are known to be deficient in vitamin D and this was confirmed by my rheumatologist.

SlimMe37

Interested to learn how those of you who have been supplementing with Vit D for a while are now doing?

I feel better than I was but I do have fibromyalgia which means I will always have pain and tiredness but to varying degrees. I'm sure the vitamin D has helped me feel less achy though. I take gem everyday since Feb this year.

lindsey1979

Hi, I hv sever pain in my right ribs, stabbing like.... even my joints started paining.... back of my right knee also started paining same time. I was so restless n feeling llike old woman where I m just 32 so I went to doctor, with bunch of test I m diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiency (10). I would like to know does anyone experience the same pain? frm last 3 weeks I m on 60K iu (tayo)
every week but still my pain is on. is this pain associated with vit d deficiency or smthing else??

I'd heard that joint pain can be symptom of low vitamin D, but I've also been told that low vitamin D can make some autoimmune diseases worse and that is usually underlying source of the joint pain. I didn't experience joint pain myself, but I was severely low as well (8). My doc had me do 50K per day for 2 weeks to bring my levels back up and then 10K per day going forward. After 3 months, my level was solid at 78.

lindsey1979

I have Hypothyroidism, Insulin Resistance (Pre-Diabetes) and PCOS. I have taken many tests and came out with being Vit. D deficient along with Iron deficiency. My nutritionist recommended an over the counter supplement, I am now taking 2000IU Vit. D in gummy form. I have only been on this new regime for a few days. I hope that this helps. I barely get out in the sun, and I have suffered with clinical depression since adolescence, I hope that this supplement is some sort of help. I am also taking a Multivitamin with Iron in it which she recommended by brand. I hope to feel some sort of relief or change especially in my chronic fatigue.. I am interested in reading everyone's situation with Vitamin D. I never thought that it could all be possibly connected.

I've got Hashi's and IR as well (no PCOS though). I also had really low vitamin D. My doc said low vitamin D can cause all sorts of problems, including fatigue and difficulty losing weight (or unexplained gaining). When taking the vitamin D make sure you have some fat in your stomach -- it's a fat soluble vitamin so if you don't have any fat in your stomach from food, it won't be absorbed. My doc had me on much higher levels (my maintenance dose is 10K per day) and my levels are good again. The fatigue greatly lessened/disappeared, but this may have also been due to the thyroid drugs (I opt for Naturethroid) as I started for treatment for both at the same time. Good luck!

shellypaints

Hi, I hv sever pain in my right ribs, stabbing like.... even my joints started paining.... back of my right knee also started paining same time. I was so restless n feeling llike old woman where I m just 32 so I went to doctor, with bunch of test I m diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiency (10). I would like to know does anyone experience the same pain? frm last 3 weeks I m on 60K iu (tayo)
every week but still my pain is on. is this pain associated with vit d deficiency or smthing else??

Extremely low levels of vitamin D will cause bone and joint pain. It is from the calcium leaching out of your bones. Eventually your bones will soften to the point you get adult onset rickets. My level was 12 when I was Dx. I am on a maintenance dose of 8K iu daily along with 1000mg calcium. I was Dx 2010. This was after having full panels and MRI's for rheumatoid arthritis done. Most of the studies stating the correlation with weight gain have NOT determined the deficiency as a causation. That will require more studies.

Most of what was stated about the sun, and eating fat, and calcium is unsubstantiated so take those comments with a large grain of salt.

Kalikel

I swallow tons of it and sit outside all the time to keep my D somewhere that can at least register when they test, lol. I have special problems with D and never have enough. I actually had to relocate just so I could be in the sun all the time because the supplements weren't cutting it. I've been losing.

So, I know that, at least for me, losing weight with low D is totally possible.

For most people, low D is no big whup. You take the supplements and over time, it goes up. Good luck.

Kalikel

Hi, I hv sever pain in my right ribs, stabbing like.... even my joints started paining.... back of my right knee also started paining same time. I was so restless n feeling llike old woman where I m just 32 so I went to doctor, with bunch of test I m diagnosed with severe vitamin deficiency (10). I would like to know does anyone experience the same pain? frm last 3 weeks I m on 60K iu (tayo)
every week but still my pain is on. is this pain associated with vit d deficiency or smthing else??

I'd heard that joint pain can be symptom of low vitamin D, but I've also been told that low vitamin D can make some autoimmune diseases worse and that is usually underlying source of the joint pain. I didn't experience joint pain myself, but I was severely low as well (8). My doc had me do 50K per day for 2 weeks to bring my levels back up and then 10K per day going forward. After 3 months, my level was solid at 78.

The joint pain is generally more an issue of calcium deposits that the D itself.

If your D is low and you can't absorb your calcium, the body freaks out because it needs calcium. So the bones start breaking down to release some. Then the body freaks out again, because too much got released, so it crystallizes the extra calcium and sticks it into your joints. Sometimes it hurts a little. Sometimes it can have you writhing in pain, wishing you were dead.

It's especially an issue if your body can't regulate calcium and there is no D. That gets to be a vicious and unhealthy cycle...and is why I left the bitter northern climate and relocated to the Sunshine State. I was tired of being hospitalized and have only had to do it twice since the relocation.

Don't ever doubt people about that "pseudo-gout" pain. I'm not supposed to take pain pills and usually don't, but there have been times it hurt so much that I was like, "I don't care if the pills kill me. At least I'll be out of this pain!" It can hurt a LOT.