Symptoms of Vitamin D Deficiency in My Wife

I often preach the value of taking a daily multivitamin pill,felt that my wife was exhibiting symptoms of Vitamin
particularly in light of how our modern lives are lived. InD deficiency.
an article I have posted elsewhere entitled "Should YouWe pointed out that my wife was already taking a
Take a Daily Multivitamin", point out how we live ourdaily multivitamin with Vitamin D, but the doctor
lives these days and how people's individual situationscountered that, particularly due to the Roux-en-Y
usually make it in their best interest to at leastgastric bypass procedure, she probably needed to
supplement their nutritional intake with some general, allsupplement even more.
purpose, daily vitamin pill.My wife started taking a daily Vitamin D supplement
However, I have seldom studied, written about, orand experienced relief from the fatigue and depression
discussed the value of individual vitamins, minerals, orin a few days.
supplements.Now, I do not want to imply that she began running
A recent personal experience, combined with a littlearound the room, singing all day, and everything was all
research, has moved me to write about one nutrient inbetter. No, but she DID experience visible (to me and
particular. At least when I began my researches, I washer) relief from several of the symptoms which had
looking into Vitamin D only, but I soon learned that tobeen troubling her. She now has more energy and has
discuss this topic without mentioning calcium is onlylost the depression which was clouding her life for so
telling part of the story.long.
The personal experience was that my wife, aAs I said, this experience led me to do some research
particular person with a particular medical history,on the symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency, and this is
began experiencing what a doctor eventuallywhat I found.
determined was probably symptoms of a Vitamin DYou cannot look at Vitamin D without looking at
deficiency. When my wife began to take a Vitamin Dcalcium. The relationship between calcium and Vitamin
supplement regularly, a major portion of her symptomsD is integral, and one cannot be separated from the
cleared up.other. Vitamin D's main function is to assist the body in
This led me to do the research I mentioned, and what Imaking use of calcium. In fact, if you examine what
learned led me not only to write this article, but to lookhappens when a Vitamin D deficiency exists, you will
at my own vitamin and mineral supplementationnote that the symptoms of a Vitamin D deficiency are
regimen as well.almost identical to those of a calcium deficiency.
My Wife's SymptomsRickets and Osteoporosis
First, my wife is 51 years old, overweight (she admits itWhile my wife did not experience these, at least not to
freely), does not get outside much, and had theour knowledge, Rickets and Osteoporosis, both
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery about seven yearsconditions of the bones have long been linked to
ago. I will add that she began having some of herdeficiencies in Vitamin D and/or calcium.
symptoms a couple of years ago, about five yearsHowever, recent research is illuminating other
after she had the surgery. She does take a dailysymptoms of Vitamin D deficiency, such as heart
multivitamin supplement and a daily B-12 supplement.disease, cancer, stroke, depression, fatigue, heart
A while back, my wife began experiencing chronicpalpitations...the list goes on, and you may have noted
fatigue, heart palpitations, an increase in Candidasome of my wife's symptoms listed there.
infections, high blood pressure, and depression.Vitamin D is normally formed in our bodies by a
She had a history of anemia and her iron was low, soreaction to direct sunlight on our skin. However, if we
she was treated for that. She began menopausedo not get enough sunlight, a deficiency can occur.
about the same time, so some of her experiencesAlso, as we age, we have a bit more difficulty making
were ascribed to at least possibly being related to that.and using Vitamin D. People who are obese also have
While in training for a new job, she began having dizzya problem as Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin and can
spells, more heart palpitations, and mini-blackouts. Somebe absorbed by the fat in the body, essentially taking it
testing indicated that she had a growth in her abdomenout of circulation.
(tumor?), and on her thyroid. Her iron levels, which hadPeople with digestive problems, either natural or artificial
been treated, had dropped again. She was goinghave problems using Vitamin D as some of its action
through menopause, constantly fatigued, she lost heroccurs in the digestive tract.
new job because she could not perform the requiredMy wife's doctor pointed out that people who have
actions, she was depressed (surprise?), and she hadhad gastric bypass surgery, such as the Roux-en-Y
to undergo a long and expensive series of medicalprocedure often experience symptoms of a Vitamin D
testing.deficiency a few years afterwards.
While she got a little immediate relief from some of theOur personal experiences and beliefs are not to be
fatigue by receiving intravenous iron treatments, thetaken as a medical diagnosis, as many of the
seemingly unending round of testing showed thatconditions discussed in this article can arise from a
everything seemed to be normal, and there was nowide range of causes. However, if you are
apparent medical reason for all the problems she wasexperiencing what seems to be some of the
experiencing.symptoms of Vitamin D deficiency, you definitely
Then, one doctor diagnosed a possible problem whichshould discuss this with your doctor and do a little
had been overlooked by other physicians. This doctorresearch on your own.