Thread: I finally know what is wrong with me

Some of you may have noticed from the various diet threads and what not that I have talked about my difficultly loosing weight, no appetite, aching body and insomnia. I finally have a doc that listened to me and we did some testing thinking that there may be a problem with my thyroid. When most of the tests came back normal, I was disappointed and frustrated.

I just got the last one back and found out that I am Vitamin D deficient. The symptoms are very close to hypothyroid and so it is often misdiagnosed as that. It explains so many of my problems and I have probably had this issue for 17 years (when I started being lactose intolerant). All I have to do is take a supplement everyday and it should be corrected and with time my symptoms (like extremely low metabolism and all the rest) should improve.

I was just so excited to learn that it was not "all in my head" or a lacking of food control or being lazy on my side I just had to share.

ETA: I am not saying that anyone from here ever said that to me but various doc's and nutritionist's have.

Wow! -
I hope you make a marked improvement very soon!
Thank you for posting this (it might help me too)!

(((Hugs)))

While its hard to hear news of poor health- lets just focus on the fact that you now know what is wrong and can take steps to feeling better! I hope everything gets better for you-take care!!!

That's good to know, and it may be such an easy fix for such a difficult problem. Let us know how it goes!

I'm always tired and doctors like to check my thyroid too. It turns out that I'm anemic. It's nice knowing what's wrong so it's easier to get healthy.

Isn't it great to find out that what can appear to be simply "nuisance" symptoms actually mean something and can be effectively treated -- and so simply, too.

Here's to rapid improvement of all your "stuff!"

Deborah

I'm so glad that you found this out!

I have a lot of trouble losing weight as well, mostly because of a combination of cysts in my ovaries that mess with my hormones and my metabolism as a result, and hypoglycemia (awful combo, lol). Thus, I definitely sympathize. As a sidenote I find that I have a much easier time controlling my weight if I'm on a multivitamin, so the vitamin D thing is very interesting to me since I've always just assumed my vitamins help but hadn't considered that a deficiency could be that problematic to weight loss specifically.

Best of luck! :)

Good too know that you found out and it's treatable!

*sending some serious SoCal sunshine*

Can you please keep us all posted on how things go? I have had a smilar struggle & was also disappointed at my thyroid test coming back normal. I wonder if I might also be vitamin D deficient.

best of luck!

Hey- knowing is better than not knowing. Once you know, you can treat it and get better. Yay- good news!

Congratulations on finding out what's wrong -- identifying the problem is the first step to getting better.

Oh, that's amazing. Such a simple solution!

Originally Posted by Goldenpear

I'm so glad that you found this out!

I have a lot of trouble losing weight as well, mostly because of a combination of cysts in my ovaries that mess with my hormones and my metabolism as a result,

Oh. I have ovarian cysts, but I'm not under a doctor's care for them (waiting it out for menopause, apparently they usually clear up then). But I didn't know they could mess with hormones and metabolism. That's verrrrrry interesting, thanks for the info!

So...BF, before clothes, we all got a big dose of the stuff on our skin. I have a friend who is taking like I dunno - 8x the minimum. She swears by it.

I learned this spring that I am also vitamin D deficient. Seems docs are paying more attention to that. Low vitamin D is also a risk factor for breast cancer.

Funny that I live in Florida and couldn't get it from sunlight!

I started taking a daily supplement but it didn't raise the levels enough, so now I am on a once a week pill plus the daily vitamin D/calcium supplement. Last week was the first week and the scale is starting to move in a downward direction again.

Good luck and I hope this works for you.

Souzan

I'm glad you found out what it was. I hope you're able to fix it.

I was extremely tired for months and couldn't figure out what it was. No matter how much sleep I got I was still tired. I got alot of blood work done and found out it was a B-12 deficiency. My Doc gave me an injection and I take extra supplements now. I feel like my old self.

Here's a great site for nutrition. I like to get more vitamins from food than supplements.

WHFoods: The World's Healthiest Foods

It is nice to know that I am not just crazy. I have always taken Calcium because I turned up lactose intolerant in about the 6th grade and I spend very time in the sun because of a med that I am on. Here I thought calcium was all I needed to worry about.

For those interested here is a list of the most popular symptoms ( and what I was told was wrong with me over the years:
1. rickets
2. poor bone and muscular strength(was told to take calcium and workout more)
3. burning in throat and mouth
4. insomnia (was given sleep meds)
5. irregular heartbeat ( one doc told me it was a heart problem and another panic attacks)
6. diarrhea (told I had irritable bowl syndrome)
7. eye problems (glasses and contacts)
8. nervousness ( diagnosed with general and social anxiety)
9. a paler skin tone ( fish belly white over here)
10. poor metabolism ( told not sticking with my diet)

I know that this is not going to be my cure all for all that ails me and I certainly don't think that all of my problems are in direct relation to this one thing but if it even results in the lessening of some of this stuff, my life will improve 100%. Thanks for all the support and knowing that there are others here who have the same problems!

Thanks for posting!! OMG

Im sort of having a light bulb moment.

I have a low thyroid and have trouble losing weight. When I got pregnant tests came back vitamin D deficient so I have been on supplements ever since.

Well Im losing weight easily, without trying and have been wondering why?

It could be breastfeeding or is it because my vitamin D levels are up from the supplements. I find it hard to believe its the breastfeeding because I breastfed my other two kids and never lost weight this easily.

Im freaking out a bit....

I found some info that pregnant women and children are especially prone to it so that could be the case!

I also found some interesting research that this is often misdiagnosed as depression or hypothyroid. (can you tell I jump into things with both feet!)

Thanks for the reminder. I had every test done too, except the vitamin D one to figure out why i am so tired all the time. I also can't lose weight. Anyway, my mom told me yesterday that she has a vitamin D deficiency. She was vegan for a little while and had to go back on dairy in addition to a prescription supplement.

Anyway, here is a good podcast to those who would like to more. It's the "hot" supplement issue right now with doctors and pharmacists.

672 Vitamin D (Archive) - The People's Pharmacy®

My husband of all people was vitamin D deficient and he works for the Forest Service, and he works outside almost daily. It goes to show even though a person doesn't think they're deficient, they can be. Since he's started taking his 2000 i.u. vitamin D tablets about a month ago he seems to be feeling better. He's not as tired or crabby and handles things better overall. I've even noticed a bit of a weight loss. I'm not outside much (UV, boo, hiss!) so I've started taking some too and it does make a difference. It's not our imagination!!!

I know this post is kind of old but I'm planning on going to the doctors (as soon as I can get in that is) to have my thyroid checked. I'll be sure to tell them to look for Vitamin D as well. Since moving in with the hubby, I've gained an unhealthy amount of weight. I decided to start tracking my food intake (by way of sparkpeople) and I eat waaaay less than I'm suppose. And it's not because I'm trying to eat less, it's just how I eat. It also says that I exercize more than I need to to lose weight. And instead, I've gained 5 more pounds. Quite possibly the most frustrating thing ever. It's hard to love yourself when your body is not doing what it's suppose to. I'm also anemic. I have trouble sleeping. Tired all the time. Easily depressed. Gah. Stupid body.
I'm just happy I found this thread.

Yay!! Im glad you found your "smokin' gun" Im all kinds of vitamin deficient as well. Breast feeding will do that ;-P