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How To Improve Vitamin D Levels In Body?

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2014

Question: I have low vitamin d levels 14 in the spring then I was given 2 rounds of a catch up dose now I've been tested again and am only up to 15 I have severe pain arthritis and inoperable spurs in my neck impinging on my spine I go to pain management which because Im in a RA flare isn't working so well Right now i fell hopeless why are my D levels so low when I've done everything to try to raise them and where do I go from here? YYYY@YYYY

Answered by Dr. Divakara (24 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Could be due to inadequate dosage.

Detailed Answer:
HI XXXXXXX

Greeting from Dr. Divakara. P
Thanks for choosing Healthcare Magic for posting your query .

First of all I need to know what dose of Vitamin D supplement was given for you and for how long ? Because if inadequate dose has been given obviously your Vitamin D levels won't rise much .

Also in addition to Vitamin D supplements , you need to get a good exposure of bright Sunlight everyday as it is the sunlight that triggers synthesis of Vitamin D in the skin .

Kindly get back to me with details asked .

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Ashwin Bhandari

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (54 minutes later)

I was given 11 thousand units 1 time a week for five weeks twice. I don't wear sunblock go out in the sun with my dog every day to walk her I am starting to get spots. I hate milk but have been drinking it in cereal. I feel its not getting into my bones pain and mobilty is very hard but I do it anyway hard to even type this that is why Im not puncutuating and fixing errors I am sorry for that. After exercise of any sort i am even more pained tired and crabby I am having a difficult time maintaining my life duties when I go without painmeds I can't move. My goal is to fix whatever is wrong get off medication and resume a normal life, and I feel my doctors have failed me so my situation is worse because its been getting worse for years.

Answered by Dr. Divakara (45 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Dosage is extremely low.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Your Vitamin D dose given to you is very low. In my practice i give 60 thousand units weekly once for 2 months . I advise you to ask your doctor to give you this dose and lets see the difference it makes.

Also increase your exposure to sunlight. Preferable time is between 9a.m and 4 p.m .

Also let me know what pain medications you are on .

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (24 minutes later)

pain medications XXXXXXX 325 3x qd ocycodone 10mg ex 2xqd am and pm oxycodone10mg5x qd rapid release still have breakthrough pain in afternoon in am wake at 4:00 unable to walk without assistance of chair or something to grab for about 15 minutes until meds start to work. Pain is very deep almost from inside my bones I have a relatively high tolerance to pain too as I had 2 children with no pain medication and basically allowed the rn to dig around my anticube
until he found the vain I have no history of substance abuse, and tired of not being treated for underlying problem. Oh my Md just put me on Klonopin which is too strong because of family matters

Answered by Dr. Divakara (25 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Try physiotherapy.

Detailed Answer:
Hi

Your pain medicines are fine but I would like to recommend Tab Pregabalin everynight. Kindly ask your doctor for prescription.

Also try getting physiotherapy or consult a chiropractor once and see if it makes any difference.

If possible kindly upload your MRI report so that i shall go through it and see if anything can be done.

Regards.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj

Follow up: Dr. Divakara (1 hour later)

I have tried all of the above lyrica, doesn't work allergic to gabapentin, cybalta helps a little but I stopped using it cause I wasn't sure whether I was just feeling better or not. Been for all kinds of therapy works for a little while but then it quits as my condition keeps getting worse

Answered by Dr. Divakara (16 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
How long you have used Lyrica

Detailed Answer:
Hi

I need to know for how many days and in what dose you have used Lyrica. Because it is a very slow acting drug which shows its effects only after few weeks of continued usage.

Apart from that there are not much other alternative . Just by correcting your vitamin D may improve your pain to some extent.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Vinay Bhardwaj