vitamin deficiency

Question
This may not be exactly in your line of expertise, but I'm seeking an answer, and hopefully you'll consider giving me an answer.  My dr did a vitamin D level two weeks ago and it was 15 (normal is over 40).  She has placed me on a D supplement 50,000 units to be taken weekly.  My symptoms are very troublesome:  I am female, 53, with hot flashes, night sweats, terrible insomnia, fibromyalgia, hypertension and depression which was under control until the last 3-4 months, with TERRIBLE mood swings. My question is will getting my D level up help any of these?  I know there is recent studies that D can help with musculoskeletal pain of fibro, as well as heart health and even cases of psychosis and schizophrenia have shown improvement.  I'm a nurse, so you can be as technical as you wish in your answer. Thanks in advance.

Answer
Patricia,
You are a nurse, so you know how little we actually know about the human brain. We know that some things help, but we don't know why. We know that some things ( like low Vitamin D levels) can tell us that there is something wrong- but that sometimes fixing that "thing" doesn't make you any better.

The best resource I can direct you to is here-
http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/vdds.shtml

They discuss the probability of there being a Vitamin D Deficiency Syndrome. Much like fibromyalgia was a few years ago- there is some discussion as to whether or not this syndrome exists, but this group seems to be taking a scientific approach to the subject. You may just be on the cutting edge of a new revolution in medical thinking.

Hope this helps,
Lela Simon

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