Vitamin D3 Cured my Anxiety, Depression, and Panic Disorder

[Laurieo79]

I have been thinking this may be the cause of my anxiety which started a few months ago. Thank you for the post. I am going to the doctor today and will request this test.

Sure enough Vitamin D at 13.8.. Will let you know what Doc prescribes

[Damavandi]

Hi Laurieo:

Great that you had your test done so quickly. From now on, when you are quoting the result of your test, please make sure
to mention whether the unit is ng/ml, or nmol/L. Besides, also, let us know the normal range on your test. Was the normal range on your test from 1 to 100 ?

Ali

[Laurieo79]

Hi Laurieo:

Great that you had your test done so quickly. From now on, when you are quoting the result of your test, please make sure
to mention whether the unit is ng/ml, or nmol/L. Besides, also, let us know the normal range on your test. Was the normal range on your test from 1 to 100 ?

Ali

it was 13.8 ng/ml normal range 30-90 ng/ml.

[Cody Storch]

Hi Damavandi,

I saw your PM and wanted to thank you. For some reason it's not allowing me to respond. I did have my vitamin D tested before I knew it could be an issue and it was the only thing that turned out low. I am not sure if this was the correct test, and my doctor did not seem to think it was a big deal at all (nor did she tell me the actual levels of D3 in my blood)

So a couple questions if you don't mind.

1- what kind of doctor should I go to for this test and that might know a bit more than this one?
2- You said D3 deficiency was linked to panic and anxiety, and specifically, derealization. My symptoms came on literally overnight and I never knew why, where is evidence to suggest that D3 would cause this, other than the successful evidence of your experience?
3- should I start taking D3 before seeing the new doctor and getting the real test, or wait until I can get an actual grasp on my levels?

I want to believe that this would be my problem, I really really do. So far nothing has helped me and I am a mess. I feel like I'm living in a dream / nightmare... Thank you for taking the time to help me.

[Damavandi]

Hi:

As far as neurosis is concerned, there is lots of both printed, and an online information concerning the symptoms. As a matter of fact, at the previous page, NOWUCCAS has provided lots of references in this regard. Endocrinologists are the best among the specialists to visit, when it comes to vitamin D3 deficiency. If you can not get a hold on your previous test, arrange for a vitamin D3 25-OH test through your new doctor.

Ali

[ahmadk]

Hello Ali and everyone ,
After 8 weeks of D3 , my level rised from 7.8 to around 70 ng/ml , i feel less sleepy , more energetic and generally better.
However , mood swings persist.
Anybody has any experience regarding timing ? some studies say it might take months after reaching normal levels for things to get better , but im skeptical.

[Damavandi]

Hi Ahmad:

By mood swings, from what feeling to what other feeling you are referring to ?
Are you taking any chelated magnesium together with D3 ?

Ali

[ahmadk]

Generally from being very normal to feelings of moderate anxiety at evening especially.
yes magnesium chelate 300mg +B1 B6 B12
upon doing more research it seems that it might take more for full benefit to appear , i will hopefully wait and see.

[backwater]

Hey Damavandi. I just recieved my Vitamin D, 25-hydroxy test which im assuming is the 25-OH test because the doc said she was going to give me that test. Anyways, My result was 52.5 ng/mL which was suprising to me cause im hardly out in the sun. Maybe once a week i'll spend an hour outside doing yard work with no shirt on. A few weeks ago I was outside all day with no shirt nor sunscreen in the Dallas Texas heat cleaning a pool out. Prior to the test i had taken 10000 IU of d3 one a day for four days. Doubt that would do much benefit for such a short time frame. I was suprised at my result. Was expecting much lower. Anyways i'm still taking 10000 IU's 1xDay, plus vitamin k2 and magnesium celated magnesium daily. Any recommendations on how long I should continue with this dose to get my d3 scores up to the 90's? Im looking for optimum scaling in the 30-100 ng/ml limits. Can a full day of diect sunlight make much of a difference? Cause honestly I'm not outside very often, besides the occasional yard work. Could the test be inaccurate? Regardless, I will continue taking the 10000 daily for a couple of months. Then set a maintenance dose. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated

[Damavandi]

Hi Backwater:

Is your test result (52.5 ng/ml) from a range of 1 to 100 ng/ml ? If so, do not take 10,000 IU daily any longer.
Cut D3 to 1,000 IU daily, which is the minimum. Considering that with a bathing suit on, at the baking sun, you get
20,000 IU of vitamin D3 every 30 minutes, then yes, one or 2 days of work in the sunshine without your shirt, and sunscreen, could elevate your level of D3 very much. There is no danger of D3 toxicity when you only get it from the sunshine due to the fact that human body self regulates the level of D3 obtained from the sun. However, dermatologists are very much concerned that too much sunshine causes skin cancer. You should really take these specialists' advice into consideration, also. It seems that you absorb D3 better than anybody else, both the natural, and supplement ways. Therefore you should really be careful about toxicity.

One of the symptoms of chelated magnesium overdose is over exhaustion. That eventually will happen to you, sometimes.
Then stop taking it for a rather long time.

Please discuss all the above with your doctor in order to make sure that her advice is the same, or something else.

Best of luck,
Ali