Vitamin D deficiency

Yep, found out about my deficiency when I took a nap after work and didn't wake up until the next morning when I had to go back to work. Not sure what my 9 year old did all evening and night but it turned out well. Get more sun!

I'm also having mine checked tomorrow and I'm sure I am deficient as well. I've also learned that you can't trust what doctors say if your intuition is telling you there is more going on.

There's a whole lot of over reaction in this post. I'm just going to go ahead and throw down the gauntlet here. I'm a cancer survivor, and while my Vit D levels were extremely low during the time of cancer diagnosis and treatment (probably much lower than your daughter's), no one had the audacity to throw out words like "severe." Please. I was given a script for 5,000 miu's (or whatever those letters are), and never filled it. I just bought some 1,000 miu stuff @ rite aid and make sure I get plenty of sun. Most people in the northern US would be "severely low" during the winter months anyway when no one gets sun.

You need to let go a little. It's nice to know she should get a little more Vit D but it's really not a huge deal.

My 16 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with a level of 16 of Vit D. She had severe bone acheyness, migraines, and extreme fatigue that has caused a lot of missed days of school. Also, she was chronically ill with sinus infections and general illness. For 2 years I have been trying to find out the cause and thought it may be related to the mono she had. I would love to get all the money I spent going to our doctor back b/c she would constantly say it was depression and she was so wrong. I even took my child to a psychologist who, after 3 visits, told me my daugher was not depressed and in fact is a well rounded, happy child. My family physician argued that she still thought she was depressed! So last month I decided to find a different doctor. We went and he ordered about 20 or so tests. All of them came back normal except she had a severe Vit D deficiency. His office girl told me to put her on 1000iu per day. I put her on 2000iu. When we returned to see him, he said all was normal and didn't know what was wrong with her! I asked about the Vit D and he looked puzzled and double checked the chart. He totally missed it! He said it was slightly low and to put her on 2000iu which is the dose I decided to give her at the time. We left and I was not happy. I decided to do my own research and set her up with my endocrinologist who I think I may just make our primary doctor for now on.
I learned that gel Vit D made from olive oil is far better than the ones made with soy, that a normal level is 50-100..not 30-100 as most doctors who even know about Vit D suggest, that it's good to take K2 with the D3, that calcium will not absorb without Vit D, and that Vit D deficiency is being linked to many disorders and diseases such as autoimmune disorders, weight issues, depression, cancer, and diabetes. I have just ordered a couple of books on Vitamin D deficiency and I ordered Vitamin D3 in 5000iu gel capsules. I now have my daugher taking 2 capsules in the morning (do not take later in the day or you won't sleep!) and I have a feeling the endocrinologist will raise this dose even higher until my daughers level is within normal range. I'm also having mine checked tomorrow and I'm sure I am deficient as well. I've also learned that you can't trust what doctors say if your intuition is telling you there is more going on. We know our bodies better than anyone and a mother knows when to dig deeper for her childs sake. I mentioned to my cardiologist about my daughters diagnosis and that I am being tested also. He didn't know much about it but said he's been hearing a lot of scuttle butt about it. There is even Vitamin D Council that you can go to their website and sign up for their newsletter.
I hope that any of this information helps someone out there that may be struggling but not getting any answers to why they feel so bad. I am not a doctor and can't give medical advice, but I can certainly help possibly send you in the right direction as to where to start.

There's a whole lot of over reaction in this post. I'm just going to go ahead and throw down the gauntlet here. I'm a cancer survivor, and while my Vit D levels were extremely low during the time of cancer diagnosis and treatment (probably much lower than your daughter's), no one had the audacity to throw out words like "severe." Please. I was given a script for 5,000 miu's (or whatever those letters are), and never filled it. I just bought some 1,000 miu stuff @ rite aid and make sure I get plenty of sun. Most people in the northern US would be "severely low" during the winter months anyway when no one gets sun.

You need to let go a little. It's nice to know she should get a little more Vit D but it's really not a huge deal.

My 16 year old daughter was recently diagnosed with a level of 16 of Vit D. She had severe bone acheyness, migraines, and extreme fatigue that has caused a lot of missed days of school. Also, she was chronically ill with sinus infections and general illness. For 2 years I have been trying to find out the cause and thought it may be related to the mono she had. I would love to get all the money I spent going to our doctor back b/c she would constantly say it was depression and she was so wrong. I even took my child to a psychologist who, after 3 visits, told me my daugher was not depressed and in fact is a well rounded, happy child. My family physician argued that she still thought she was depressed! So last month I decided to find a different doctor. We went and he ordered about 20 or so tests. All of them came back normal except she had a severe Vit D deficiency. His office girl told me to put her on 1000iu per day. I put her on 2000iu. When we returned to see him, he said all was normal and didn't know what was wrong with her! I asked about the Vit D and he looked puzzled and double checked the chart. He totally missed it! He said it was slightly low and to put her on 2000iu which is the dose I decided to give her at the time. We left and I was not happy. I decided to do my own research and set her up with my endocrinologist who I think I may just make our primary doctor for now on.
I learned that gel Vit D made from olive oil is far better than the ones made with soy, that a normal level is 50-100..not 30-100 as most doctors who even know about Vit D suggest, that it's good to take K2 with the D3, that calcium will not absorb without Vit D, and that Vit D deficiency is being linked to many disorders and diseases such as autoimmune disorders, weight issues, depression, cancer, and diabetes. I have just ordered a couple of books on Vitamin D deficiency and I ordered Vitamin D3 in 5000iu gel capsules. I now have my daugher taking 2 capsules in the morning (do not take later in the day or you won't sleep!) and I have a feeling the endocrinologist will raise this dose even higher until my daughers level is within normal range. I'm also having mine checked tomorrow and I'm sure I am deficient as well. I've also learned that you can't trust what doctors say if your intuition is telling you there is more going on. We know our bodies better than anyone and a mother knows when to dig deeper for her childs sake. I mentioned to my cardiologist about my daughters diagnosis and that I am being tested also. He didn't know much about it but said he's been hearing a lot of scuttle butt about it. There is even Vitamin D Council that you can go to their website and sign up for their newsletter.
I hope that any of this information helps someone out there that may be struggling but not getting any answers to why they feel so bad. I am not a doctor and can't give medical advice, but I can certainly help possibly send you in the right direction as to where to start.

I had a Vitamin D level of 6 a few years ago and have gotten it up to 34 by taking 1000 iu tablets a day. My endocronoligist likes to joke that everyone north of Florida is deficient in Vitamin D. Can you cite your source (or sources) that say that 30 -100 isn't ok, that 50 - 100 is normal because I've got a few top notch doctors who do a fabulous job taking care of me who say 30+ is fine.

Dial it back a bit and chill. A vitamin D deficiency isn't the end of the world.