Vitamin d lupus

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Avatar m tn Vitamin D deficiency is very common with Lupus (one study showing 96% of lupus patients deficient in vitamin D) however the body will lower vitamin D when calcium is high as a protective mechanism to prevent extra calcium being absorbed from the diet. Anaemia is a frequent occurrence in SLE and causes include inflammation, renal (kidney) insufficiency, blood loss, dietary insufficiency, medications, hemolysis, infection, hypersplenism, myelofibrosis, myelodysplasia, and aplastic anaemia.
Avatar f tn From my research, and the ailments, it appears my problem has been a continual low or none Vitamin D all along. Tests come back with no Vitamin D or very little. I ran out in the sun, with no sunscreen and now I garden, so Vitamin D should not be an issue, but it is. When I don't have enough Vitamin D, I get mouth sores (not herpes). I take Vitamin D, for two days they are gone, and then come back, until I take my next round of D once a week.
Avatar n tn I even have the low vitamin D - treated with 50,000 units of Vitamin D once a month. Are you treating with an internist or a rheumatologist?
1690188 tn?1305865363 I don't really know a whole lot about Lupus, but I do know that magnesium is essential for getting the most out of vitamin D. I've had vitamin D deficiency myself. Plus, possible undiagnosed Celiac. When I learned about the importance of magnesium from newsletters from the Vitamin D Council, that's what made the difference in my vitamin D levels.
Avatar m tn Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have found that T-cells will lie dormant unless they can find vitamin D. Optimal vitamin D levels are 80ng/mL or 200nmol/L.
471161 tn?1317190950 P.S. --- When I complete this protocol, I shouldn't have to avoid the sunlight and foods with vitamin D anymore. The vitamin D dysregulation should be gone by then and vitamin D shouldn't rapidly convert to the 1,25 hydroxy anymore.
4494800 tn?1355440491 Hmm. I'm interested in your vitamin D deficiency. Do you take in enough vitamin D, and your body just can't absorb or use it? I think if you have low Vitamin D, low calcium follows because D is used to metabolize calcium. What you describe may not be caused by one ailment or syndrome - for example, the shortness of breath may be unrelated to the burning eyes, etc. Are you heavy? What is your diet like? Best wishes.
Avatar f tn For anyone wishing to learn about the multitude of conditions that happen as a result of Vit D deficiency, you can read the New England Journal of Medicine article by Dr. Michael F. Holick, noted as the world's renown expert on Vitamin D by the Vitamin D Council (www.vitamindcouncil.com) by going to www.vitamindhealth.org and clicking on "original journal articles". There is also an external link to a presentation made by Dr.
Avatar f tn What was your vitamin D level? If your low on it then it can cause all kinds of problems. The joint and muscle pains are the main ones from what I've read. I wish I could help you with the menstrual part of it but I had a hysterectomy many years ago. I wonder too just like you about being on such a high dose of vitamin D. Did you have the stomach pain before or after they put you on vitamin D? It does a number on my stomach, making me feel nauseous.
Avatar f tn Bone and joint pain are symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. To rule these symptoms out as a cause, make sure vitamin D levels are optimal - 80ng/ml or 200nmol/l.
Avatar f tn Toxic substances, harmful chemicals, side effects of certain medicines can also give rise to such condition that the level of vitamin D goes down the normal level. It is a rare occurrence that the vitamin D levels is low because of some hereditary diseases. Following are some of the causes for low levels of vitamin D. Lack of Exposure to Sunlight The layer under the skin produces vitamin D using sunlight.
Avatar f tn Im serious though .... you REALLY need to think about the Vitamin D thing!!!! When he fixes my Vitamin D level (it only stays normal for about a week after a 8 week trial), I can tell a BIG BIG BIG differene in the fatigue and achiness, and just all around!!!! I sincerly hope something I said helped, even if just a lil!!!
Avatar f tn What positive results did you see? Arthritis is the last thing I need! I take calcium, vitamin D, fish oil, flaxseed oil, vitamin C, and magnesium, I also have osteoporosis and I am 44! I am hoping to see an improvement in my bone scan this summer. Being hyper with Grave's surely didn't help.
482543 tn?1248355421 So he called in an RX for Vitamin D 50,000 IU once a week. Is Vitamin D Deficiency part of RA or Lupus? A lot of the lab work he ordered looks like he is looking at both of those possiblities.
867582 tn?1311627397 I don't know that Lyme can *turn into* MS, ALS or lupus, because Lyme is a bacterial infection. But because the causes of MS and ALS are unknown/murky, it's hard to say and someday maybe somebody will find a link. (In a book about Lyme, "Cure Unknown", by Pamela Weintraub, she highlights an MD named Dave Martz who had been diagnosed with ALS that turned out to be Lyme. He has recently been president of ILADS.
Avatar f tn had all the normal blood tests, mono, red, white thyroid, ANA, JR, Lupus and Lymne and Vitamin D- all came back normal except the Vitamin d was low. She has also had a MRI normal and a spinal tap for menegetis - normal. She is so weak partly from laying around that she is having trouble walking. could all this be from the Vit D deficency?
Avatar f tn The most commonly observed vitamin and mineral deficiencies in patients with RA, are folic acid, vitamin C, vitamin D, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin E, folic acid, calcium, magnesium, zinc and selenium.
Avatar f tn Has anyone else had a vitamin D test done lately? My test came back last month at 19ng/Ml. Very low.
572651 tn?1530999357 I also thought the highlights on vitamin d were interesting (the part about low vitamin d causing the body to go into a pro-inflammatory response mode). It seems like low vitamin d is a common factor among many auto-immune diseases, so it makes sense that it would be one of the contributing triggers. Add to that the fact the it seems most people with one auto-immune disease seem to acquire one or more additional AI diseases at some point...
Avatar f tn Low level Vitamin D can mean several things - including problems with the parathyroid glands, malabsorption, among other things. Take the Vitamin D dosage that your doctor recommends. You may need to see an endocrinologist who can determine if your low Vit. D levels are due to parathyroid problems.
6361680 tn?1403274447 since the body uses magnesium to convert inactive vitamin D to active vitamin D. Magnesium is essential for ATP (energy). Chelated magnesium supplements are worth trying out. Check with your doctor first before supplementing if you have kidney problems.
4451049 tn?1387153437 Hi redstar , what ammount of vit d should a person with autoimmune dissorder take and what other vits are good to take ? does a multi vit contain less than seperate vits. I must need them. Havnt been tested for vits.
1810531 tn?1344529717 No problem. :) I had heart rhythm issues due to magnesium deficiency in particular (eg: 300bpm for a few minutes, 250bpm for 7 hours). Some info since you mention you have Lupus... The following info is from the book "The Everything Guide To Thyroid Disease" by Theodore C. Friedman, MD, PhD and Winnie Yu Scherer.
Avatar n tn Unexplained bone and muscle pain was found in 93% suffering vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency is found in 98% of autoimmune thyroid patients. Vitamin D deficiency is usually found in most autoimmune diseases. Vitamin D regulates the immune system. Typically, autoimmune thyroid patients need levels at 80 - 100ng/ml (200 - 250 nmol/L). Natural treatments for pain includes omega 3, glucosamine and chondroitin, and ginger.