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Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day by izzydata on Friday March 08, 2019 @11:54AM (#19339316)
Yea and I had no idea what it was or that anything could be done. Some could be a coincidence, but it seems pretty likely to be the cause to me. Over the last few months there has been a constant pressure in my lower back that has since gone away. A foggyness in my head has since gone away. Maybe it is some confirmation bias since taking supplements for awhile now, but the change seemed drastic.

Getting less than 5 minutes of sun per month and never eating any foods that contains Vitimin D such as fish for several years might be to blame.

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Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day by fcarraldo on Friday March 08, 2019 @02:20PM (#19341161)
Go to a doctor. A simple blood test for vitamin deficiency takes a few minutes. If you are deficient, you'll receive a prescription for a high dose to help combat the deficiency immediately, and a plan to take the correct maintenance dose over time. If not, you will know there is another root cause behind your symptoms.

This isn't something you should self-medicate. It's tremendously simple for a doctor to confirm your hypothesis.

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Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day by abosley on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:04PM (#19342162)
You dont even have to go to a doctor...there are online testing services that will test vit D w/out a prescription. IO checked mine quarterly for several years.
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Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day by izzydata on Friday March 08, 2019 @06:31PM (#19343281)
Supposedly it takes almost 60,000 IU a day for a long period of time to cause harmful levels of calcium in your blood. All supplements recommend 1 dose a day and the largest dosage is 10,000 IU. I see little risk in attempting self medication here. I'll consult my doctor at my next routine checkup, but I'm not worried about this.
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Re:People Who Eat the Same Meal Every Day by opportune on Friday March 08, 2019 @04:23PM (#19342318)
From personal experience the head fogginess is a pretty strong indicator of vitamin D deficiency. I didn't even realize I was deficient until I took 5k IU one night and the next morning felt amazing. The Vitamin D deficiency brain fog is almost worse than a hangover or being high IMO.
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