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Posted 11/5/2013 11:05 PM (GMT -5)
I have been taking 8000 iu of vitamin d per day for about 2 months. I have had aches and pains in different a areas due to my fibro but the past two weeks I haWasn't it hilarious?ve developed muscle pain ALL OVER my body from arms, chest, hips , legs ands and feet. Cramping aching pains. This past Friday I was so bad I could hardly put one foot in front of the other:(. I didn't take the vit d on say and was a little better and haven't taken any since. It's the only thing I have been taking. I am still hurting today ... Cramps have been terrible in legs and feet I am wondering if anyone else has had this type of trouble with vit d? It's been a different type of pain that what is norml for my fibro :( confused eyes shakehead
Posted 11/5/2013 11:17 PM (GMT -5)
Sounds like you may have overdosed on it. Is your D over the counter or prescription? Are you getting regular blood work?
My D is a prescription and I take 50,000 IUD twice a week. I see my doctor for close monitoring.
Posted 11/5/2013 11:21 PM (GMT -5)
It's over the counter and my doc said he sous recheck in 3 months but he hasn't yet. I have faithfully been taking it for the past two months and have continued to get worse :( if I have overdosed will it get better on its own? What can I do?
Posted 11/6/2013 12:11 AM (GMT -5)
Call the doctor and tell him what's happening and ask for him to check your levels right away. You can stop it now but it would be good to tell the doctor asap. I think you'll be okay once you stop but I can't be positive about it.
Posted 11/6/2013 12:19 AM (GMT -5)
Ok I will call tomorrow I should get it checked to know where it's at while all this is going on
Thank you
I would like to know if anyone else has experienced this type of problem ?
Posted 11/6/2013 2:47 AM (GMT -5)
If you were taking too much vitamin D you would be weak, have nausea, etc.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/vitamin-d-toxicity/AN02008

You have muscle and bone pain if you have a bad deficiency in vitamin D. Vitamin D is used to help with chronic pain.

I'm not sure what is happening. It might not have anything to do with vitamin D. I have had pain all over if I forget to take ibuprofen which I use for the pain of fibro or I get all over pain if I overdo, not pace myself, or if weather fronts are coming through.

Do let us know what your doctor has to say.

Sherrine
Posted 11/6/2013 2:52 AM (GMT -5)
Vitamin D usually doesn't cause more pain. If your levels are too high you can get a kidney stone. It happen to me, but I was taking 50,000 units for a long time.When my got 4 times too high I didn't hurt in the joints like fibro, only kidney stone pain. When you get some time go ask your Dr. to recheck it. It's important you keep up with this because my Dr. never told me to get it rechecked. This is how mine got so high.
Posted 11/6/2013 9:10 AM (GMT -5)
My level was 16 and was having a lot of problems but this has been worse! I have read that vitamin D pulls calcium from the bone S. can cause muscle pain but I didn't know .. There are so many conflicting things. :(
Posted 11/6/2013 10:23 AM (GMT -5)
I haven't had any problems that I'd specifically attribute to a daily intake of 5-8 1000 IU.
Posted 11/6/2013 1:06 PM (GMT -5)
I have osteoporosis and you need vitamin D and magnesium to help the bones absorb calcium. Calcium supplements come with added vitamin D in them.

If your vitamin D level is 16, that's very low (in the USA) and that can be causing more pain. I was only 13 when my doctor suggested I start taking vitamin D3. The lowest "normal" number is 30. I'm trying to get to 60 or 70 which slightly above the middle ground for vitamin D. I use vitamin D3 (5,500 IU a day). It's considered better than D2.

You can also try CoQ10. This is an enzyme that is in all our cells. It you might be deficient in that...especially if you are taking a statin drug. I take this also. It's excellent for the heart and circulation.

Sherrine
Posted 11/6/2013 4:20 PM (GMT -5)
My experience may not be at all that relevant to your own, but I'll share it just in case:

I didn't feel well after taking a high dose of the D vitamin from Walmart, "gummy" variety. The placebo effect may have come into play, but the headache and dizziness it caused ruined my entire evening, so I haven't touched Vitamin D since my first attempt of taking it. At first I wondered if it was the amount of vitamin D I took, but later I wondered if it was the other substances in the gummy, being that I get headaches and dizziness very easily when I eat the wrong thing.

Also, keep in mind that vitamin D isn't just a vitamin, but can also be considered a hormone as well:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18689389

Your increased pain may or may not have had anything to do with the vitamin D, but I would continue to listen to your body and go from there along with seeking the advice of your doctor.

Post Edited (CharmCityLady) : 11/6/2013 2:36:58 PM (GMT-7)

Posted 11/6/2013 10:52 PM (GMT -5)
I started magnesium today , slowly as I have low blood pressure and my doc says it might make it go too low. I am feeling some better today. My doc wasn't in today when I called but I want to get a new blood test to see where I am.
Sherrine, when yours was at 13 were you having problems? I mean what kind of problems were you having and do it help?
Posted 11/7/2013 6:40 AM (GMT -5)
It was mainly pain. I asked my doctor to check it and I think he was surprised because I live in sunny Florida and am in the sun a lot. But I always use sunscreen and that blocks vitamin D from entering the body.

I use vitamin D3 gel caps that I get through Putitan.com. I also use magnesium malate and CoQ10 that I get from this site. The magnesium malate helps with pain, too. Most of the time they have a buy one get one free...buy two and get three free. Can't beat that price!

A muscle relaxer might really help you. I take one called Robaxin. It's been around for years so it's generic and inexpensive. Many here use Flexeral and that seems to work well, too. I have been doing a lot of fall house cleaning and was thinking about how much better I'm feeling since starting the muscle relaxer a little over a year ago. It has made a significant difference for me so you might want to ask your doctor about it.

Sherrine
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