Posted by Tomatheus on June 27, 2014, at 19:56:30
In reply to Anyone else have chronically low vitamin D?, posted by Chris O on June 26, 2014, at 0:37:49
Chris,
I had my vitamin D level checked once, and it was low: at 21.9 ng/mL, which is in the "insufficient" range. As you may know, I've been supplementing with vitamin D3 for close to five months now. I seemed to notice good things at first as far as my chronic fatigue symptoms are concerned, but I haven't noticed any benefits that I can attribute to the vitamin D3 in some time now. I've actually reduced my vitamin D3 dose from 3,200 IU to 2,000 IU because of an increase in pseudohallucinations that may or may not have been related to the fact that I've been taking vitamin D3 (I actually noticed an increase in pseudohallucinations first after reducing my Abilify, but then noticed a *second* increase in pseudohallucinations after bringing my Abilify dose back up to its usual level, which led me to reduce my D3 dose).
At any rate, I know that a one-person anecdotal experiment doesn't mean much of anything as far as real evidence is concerned, but with me not experiencing any kind of significant response to the vitamin D3 at this point, I tend to think that at least my chronic fatigue symptoms probably aren't caused by my vitamin D3 level being low. Might a low status still contribute causally to depression, anxiety, and other mental health conditions? I think it's possible that it might. Low vitamin D levels could conceivably explain some of the biochemical abnormalities that have come up for depression and other disorders, but then again, maybe the low vitamin D and the biochemical abnormalities that might come along with it could be caused by depressive behaviors that include spending a disproportionate amount of time indoors. As far as vitamin D and depression (and other psychiatric disorders are concerned) are concerned, I think that the jury is still out on what causes what.
At least that's my understanding of things.
Did you notice any improved feelings of well being when your vitamin D levels were in the 40s?
Tomatheus
Has a psychotic disorder with strong chronic fatigue symptoms
Taking Abilify, olive leaf extract, sulbutiamine, & vitamins B3 & D3
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