Vitamin D deficiency

Sunshine will help you...

Living in NE England we don't get much sunlight. I am now taking a cod liver oil tablet which has added vitamin A & D, which really seems to have helped my mood/seasonal depression this year. Living in Florida though I guess you get plenty of sun!

I take 10,000 iu daily of Vitamin D3. Haven't had my serum levels checked, but I noticed I had less sensitivity to light when I started taking it.

Vit D is a wonder vitamin.

I just recently found out I also had a Vitamin D deficiency and I'm taking 2 pills twice a week for 2 months and have my blood redrawn. I have also had problems losing weight. I have been on the Depo shot for years and they said that plays a big factor. I have noticed since I've been taking the pills I'm not as hungry and taht is a side affect. Drink lots of water also.

I tried for years to lose weight with no luck. I tried everything, and nothing worked. I never had my D levels tested, but my doctor put me on 5000 IUs of Vit D a day. Now, when I try to lose weight, I can. Good luck to you!

I actually had that same problem! Last about april or may last year I was put on Vitamin D and I did lose a little weight (After 4-5 months of working out and eating healthy) Nothing would take my weight down so when it started to go I was super happy, but I ran out of my Vitamin D pills and took a couple months for me to find another kind of Viatmin D that I was ok with ( I have a very sensitive stomache when it comes to all the pills in capsuls and stuff or weird coatings). After I ran out as well I stopped losing weight (And also didn't have time to work out). I'm now taking a great Vitamin D &K suppliment. I've lost 2 lbs so far in 7 days (Also with help from MFP and working out). It felt like it was impossible for me to lose weight when I wasn't on it though.

wow, I had no idea! This may be just what I need!

My SO is severely vitamin D deficient. The doctor recommended this - http://www.google.com/products/catalog?pq=mood+lamp&hl=en&cp=2&gs_id=7&xhr=t&q=seasonal+affective+disorder+lamp&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=909&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=shop&cid=6193898554855053027&sa=X&ei=SN3fTrO0D8Hk0QHHwqiwBw&sqi=2&ved=0CHkQ8wIwAQ

Don't know if it works yet. It's in the mail.

Me too! I'm on prescription vitamin D. There are several reasons that your level could be low and I know the easiest thing for people to say is get some sunshine. There are plenty of endocrine, digestive condtions that can cause it too. Get better! I am right there with you. Do you twitch and cramp too?

I was told that I too had a vitamin D deficiency. I was put on once a week supplements too. I took them for like a couple of months (my insurance would only let me fill one month at a time, and it was annoying to get filled every month and I just kept forgetting). I did start thing my calcium supplement with extra vitamin D in it and my last blood test, my doc didn't say I was low, so I just assume it was normal. But I'll continue with the supplement since I take it everyday anyways since I don't stay outside a lot anyways.

So I just found out that I have a severe Vitamin D deficiency. I was doing some research online and found a lot of information supporting the fact that this can be linked to weight gain and/or trouble losing weight. For the past year I have been struggling with the same 5lbs, up and down, up and down. In the previous year, after the birth of my daughter, I lost 43 pounds in 9 months without a struggle. I'm just wondering if any of you have experienced this, I'd love to hear your thoughts on the matter/experiences! Thanks!

I asked my doctor to test me for it and she found out that I have a vit. D deficiency. (I'm almost never in the sun--is th e reason I asked) Interesting that you say it prevents you from losing weight. Since I've been taking a supplement and doing MFP I don't have any trouble losing weight and I"ve lost a lot. I just count calories in and out and that works for me. I wonder if my Vit. D deficiency helped me gain the weight in the first place. IT could be.

i had very low vitamin d levels when i got checked.. (i think i was at like 7, and your supposed to be 20-50 iirc) my dr put me on a mega dose once a week for a few months and now i take a daily supplement (especially during the fall/winter - thanks WA for now sun lol)
i didnt really notice a change in my weight when i started taking it, but i did notice a great change in my mood and sleepiness. i went from feeling kinda depressed and not wanting to get out of bed, to getting up at 6am and feeling well resting and happy.

Bumping this old thread to see if anyone who is active on MFP now has a severe Vitamin D deficiency?

I got last week's bloodwork results today and my doctor prescribed 50,000 IU a week. I know have read some information out there saying that it can help with weight loss, energy levels and muscle spasms.

Anybody? Thanks!

Sunshine will also give you skin cancer

This is the thinking that is creating a population deficient in vitamin D. I don't recall all the farming families that were out of doors all the time and didn't know what sunscreen was dying of skin cancer, but there you go.

I had a test, was deficient, took 3-4000 IU daily for a month and am now not deficient. I have a 3000 IU mouth spray which is convenient, and 4000 IU in two drops of an oily liquid I can put on food. Alternatives to tablets.