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Delivered A Baby, Breastfeeding, Had Wine, Tired, Depressed. Blood Tests Done. Elevated Liver Enzymes. Is It Because Of Vitamin D Deficiency?
Question: I just recently had a baby on march 3rd. I am exclusively breastfeeding. I do not smoke. I have had a glass or two of wine on 2 or 3 occasions with dinner however it is NOT a habit and is rare. I am 22 years old. 116lbs. Prepregnancy weight was 109 and gained 33lbs during pregnancy. My question is this...
I was feeling very tired, anxious, depressed, and just drained. I went to the doctor and they did a blood test. TSH result was i believe 1.4, vitamin D level was at 15, and they said my liver enzyme was very mildly elevated. They want to retest in a week and the doctor has started me on 1000 units of vit d3 two times daily. Could the mildly elevated liver enzyme be due to the vitamin d deficiency? I am extremely worried that something could be wrong with me as I think I have read too much online. Please explain to me your opinion on this so I can sleep tonight.
I am to my best knowledge otherwise healthy.
Any and all physical symptoms I have experienced are:
Exhaustion
Anxiety and Panic
Depression
Increase in Appetite
weight loss (2-4lbs in 2 weeks)
heart palpitations
migraine and headache
IBS (diarrhea, gas, bloating)
burning feeling in throat/tongue
insomnia
some nausea (usually in conjunction with panic)
chest pain
aches and pains
some dizziness
I was feeling very tired, anxious, depressed, and just drained. I went to the doctor and they did a blood test. TSH result was i believe 1.4, vitamin D level was at 15, and they said my liver enzyme was very mildly elevated. They want to retest in a week and the doctor has started me on 1000 units of vit d3 two times daily. Could the mildly elevated liver enzyme be due to the vitamin d deficiency? I am extremely worried that something could be wrong with me as I think I have read too much online. Please explain to me your opinion on this so I can sleep tonight.
I am to my best knowledge otherwise healthy.
Any and all physical symptoms I have experienced are:
Exhaustion
Anxiety and Panic
Depression
Increase in Appetite
weight loss (2-4lbs in 2 weeks)
heart palpitations
migraine and headache
IBS (diarrhea, gas, bloating)
burning feeling in throat/tongue
insomnia
some nausea (usually in conjunction with panic)
chest pain
aches and pains
some dizziness
Hello,
Thanks for posting your query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of two causes: Low vitamin D levels and anxiety attacks. Moreover your vitamin D levels are also low from your lab results. Mild elevation of liver enzymes should not be a concerning cause and is unlikely to cause these symptoms.
It can be due to obesity, Over-the-counter pain medications, including acetaminophen, viral infections and XXXXXXX (non alcoholic steatohepatitis). XXXXXXX (non alcoholic steatohepatitis/ fatty liver) is basically excess fat deposition in the liver along with inflammation. It is usually suspected when the liver enzymes, ALT & AST are raised in the blood and there are no reasons to explain this rise.
XXXXXXX most often occurs in people who are in their middle ages and are overweight/obese. These liver enzymes should come back to normal after regular exercise.
Regarding vitamin D levels, you need to take a XXXXXXX of vitamin D with milk or curd once a week for 8 weeks and then once a month. Each XXXXXXX contains 60,000 IU of vitamin D and should be taken under a doctor’s guidance.
Generalized anxiety disorder is common to occur after child birth while rearing a child. Although the commonly prescribed treatment is antianxiety medicines but since you are breast feeding, you can resort to cognitive behavior therapy also after consulting a psychiatrist. Also reduce your consumption of products that contain caffeine, such as coffee, tea, cola and chocolate.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Thanks for posting your query.
Your symptoms are suggestive of two causes: Low vitamin D levels and anxiety attacks. Moreover your vitamin D levels are also low from your lab results. Mild elevation of liver enzymes should not be a concerning cause and is unlikely to cause these symptoms.
It can be due to obesity, Over-the-counter pain medications, including acetaminophen, viral infections and XXXXXXX (non alcoholic steatohepatitis). XXXXXXX (non alcoholic steatohepatitis/ fatty liver) is basically excess fat deposition in the liver along with inflammation. It is usually suspected when the liver enzymes, ALT & AST are raised in the blood and there are no reasons to explain this rise.
XXXXXXX most often occurs in people who are in their middle ages and are overweight/obese. These liver enzymes should come back to normal after regular exercise.
Regarding vitamin D levels, you need to take a XXXXXXX of vitamin D with milk or curd once a week for 8 weeks and then once a month. Each XXXXXXX contains 60,000 IU of vitamin D and should be taken under a doctor’s guidance.
Generalized anxiety disorder is common to occur after child birth while rearing a child. Although the commonly prescribed treatment is antianxiety medicines but since you are breast feeding, you can resort to cognitive behavior therapy also after consulting a psychiatrist. Also reduce your consumption of products that contain caffeine, such as coffee, tea, cola and chocolate.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
I have read a great deal and had heard about the fatty liver but i am not overweight...in fact i have only about 6lbs to be back at my prepregnancy weight.
i was just wondering if the elevated liver enzyme (since it was so mild) could be a result of the low vitamin d?
i was just wondering if the elevated liver enzyme (since it was so mild) could be a result of the low vitamin d?
Hello,
Thanks for writing back to me.
Elevated liver enzymes cannot happen because of vitamin D deficiency. It is most likely due to fatty liver. You need to cut down your calories by restricting the intake of carbohydrates and fried foods and doing some regular exercise like brisk walking for 45 minutes.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Thanks for writing back to me.
Elevated liver enzymes cannot happen because of vitamin D deficiency. It is most likely due to fatty liver. You need to cut down your calories by restricting the intake of carbohydrates and fried foods and doing some regular exercise like brisk walking for 45 minutes.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
what about vitamin k deficiency? you need vit k to absorb vit d or vit d to absorb vit k right? i i am deficient in vit d then would k not suffer? hence affecting liver function?
Hello,
Thanks for writing back.
Vitamin K helps in the activation of vitamin D and absorption of calcium but it is not true vice versa. It is not essential that vitamin D deficiency causes vitamin K deficiency. Vitamin K is important for formation of clotting factors in the liver. It is true that vitamin K is related to liver well being but vitamin D has no effect on vitamin K.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
Thanks for writing back.
Vitamin K helps in the activation of vitamin D and absorption of calcium but it is not true vice versa. It is not essential that vitamin D deficiency causes vitamin K deficiency. Vitamin K is important for formation of clotting factors in the liver. It is true that vitamin K is related to liver well being but vitamin D has no effect on vitamin K.
Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.
Wishing you good health.
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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