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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I was like this. Saw a new rheumatologist who took my various symptoms seriously. Turns out I'm chronically deficient in vitamin D. Had to take weekly megadosea for 3 months and now I'm on a daily supplement of a lower dose. I also started hydroxychloroquine for whatever autoimmune disease I have (I'll hopefully be getting a formal diagnosis on the 16th)

I feel so much better than I did. I actually have a life now and can go out and do things I enjoy.

Absolute life-changing treatment. I've been trying to get rheumatologists to take me seriously for 20 years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Did your regular bloodwork from your PC doc show a vitamin D deficiency?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yep. Apparently my records for years showed it and nobody ever said anything to me. I'm looking into replacing a lot of my doctors because of it. I also keep a better eye on results on my own now.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

In Turkiye, you can check your blood test results at home with E-nabız, which also shows any irregularities in your blood (as in marks values that are not in the regular range with red). Could there be something similar in your country?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Unreal.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I don't know what you mean by PC so I'm just assuming the doctor is sitting in the doctor room just playing doom 1993

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

PC stands for Primary Care physician.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

My wife and I turned up low in vitamin D too. We're on the megadoses. She is, I'm doing good since it's still summer. I'm going back to megadoses as soon as the sun stops showing up. Anyway I was just going to ask if your sleeping improved. My wife can't sleep. I sleep like a baby, but I have a strong suspicion that I got some immunological problem going on because I have a permanent elbow pain and a reoccurring rib cage pain. Getting old...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm a big fan of magnesium citrate or chelated magnesium for more restful sleep, might be worth a shot. Not a doctor though.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

"Magnesium Glycinate" is the one I choose for daily use. Magnesium Citrate is great at getting those Mg levels up initially; but for daily maintenance, I prefer the glycinate version. They kinda have their own use-cases imo