Have you had your vitamin D levels checked lately?

[meems]

What caused the zinc deficiency? I know you can go the other way & have too much zinc & it cause pain in joints..I had an uncle that supplemented & had this happen..

[rbunnymom]

Originally Posted by meems What caused the zinc deficiency? I know you can go the other way & have too much zinc & it cause pain in joints..I had an uncle that supplemented & had this happen..

Not sure. Think it is a GI absorbency issue. There are different kinds of zinc supplements. We have to get this from behind the counter at pharmacy. This is zinc sulfate. Thanks for mentioning about the side effect of having too much.

Also, I have a B12 deficiency and take monthly injections. Prior to finding this out I had lots of nerve pain/tingling. With the shots all is well. I haven't had my Vit D levels checked. I will at next appt.

[momof4inmi]

Meems, where are you finding all this info. I keep getting the same 3 or 4 things over and over. Can you help me please? I am really interested in this.

[meems]

This was a great article..I bookmarked it..

Vitamin D for Chronic Pain: Answering your questions


Let me go search again, there were so many over & over & over...hair loss another side effect I'm remembering now..

I'll post more links as I find them, I really feel this needs to be shouted from rooftops..

Here..this will keep you busy for a few hours..

google vit D pain

Excellent article from last Jan..

Vitamin D Is The 'It' Nutrient Of The Moment

[momof4inmi]

thank you for posting that. Is the vitamin D something you can get at walgreens/walmart/meijer or is it a precription strength?

[meems]

This is a great website..

Vitamin D Council | Understanding Vitamin D Cholecalciferol

[meems]

I'm finding there is a big difference between D2 & D3, but I can't tell by the D I purchsed at the drug store exactly which D they are...I "think" D3 is clearly marked & D2 is just labeled D. I have to get out & look closer. D2 does not absorb as well as D3.

[meems]

Vitamin D Newsletter June 2009 | Pregnancy and Gestational Vitamin D Deficiency

[meems]

FYI..you can get the D3 in reg stores..I found them at Target & very reasonably for the 1,000 IUs.

[carisal]

interesting info... after I had DS I was asked at the hospital to participate in a clinical study on vitamin d + breastfeeding. I remember in the papers it involved taking 10,000 IU vit D/ day <or placebo>and going in for bloodwork each month(also giving milk samples and the baby's urine would be tested) and also to go in for evaluation for depression. I declined to participate only because I was afraid taking an excess of vitD could possibly cause a kidney stone(not sure if that is a possible cause of stones but I had one while pregnant w/dd and that was enough for me to try very hard to avoid them... LOL)