Vitamin D Deficiency

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Good Evening all

I have a question regarding Vitamin D deficiency but feel I should

begin by giving you a breif outline of my health history.

I was diagnosed Hypothyroid in my late twenties and I am now 55. Like

many of us I was told that Throxine was all I needed to put things

right. All through my thirties I gradually gained weight and suffered

from an increasing list of seeminly random " symptoms " . These included

pains in my limbs, brain fog, dry skin, deafness, tingling in the

mouth and tounge, numb hands and arms, very heavy periods ............

I'm sure you get the picture!

Each time I went to my GP I was told my Thyroid blood tests were

perfectly normal and on three seperate occasions I was diagnosed with

depression and advised to take anti-depressants. I never followed this

advice because I just knew that my symptoms were Thyroid related and

felt that there must be answer somewhere.

By my late 40's I was severly aenemic, due to the heavy periods and I

was suffering increasingly from pain in my joints. I also had Plantar

Fascititis which is very painful. One evening I collapsed on an

underground platform and was taken to hospital where it was discovered

I was dangerously aenemic. As a result of these difficulties I felt

unable to continue working in London as the commuting had become too

much for me to cope with so I gave up what was a very good job. I

eventually underwent a full Hysterechtomy as I had very large fibroids

and an ovarian cyst which I also attribute to Hypothyroidism.

After joining this Forum, I discovered Doctor P and consulted him in

the summer of 2006. He suggested Adrenal support and Armour Thyroid

which I have been sucessfully taking ever since and have gradually

increased my dose to 5 grains per day. Many of my symptoms have now,,

thankfully, disappeared and I once again feel well enough to work,

albeit part-time, again.

My one major problem continues to be my weight. I am now 5 stones

overweight and find it impossible to correct this. My GP has suggested

various un realisitc ways of dealing with this over the years which

have included medication (contra indicated for those with Thyroid

problems!), " Go away and be happy " (very difficult under the

circumstances!) or most memorably " Why don't you join weightwatchers "

(as if!)

Finally, earlier this year, I went to my GP and insisted on being

reffered to an endocrinologist, which finally happened in August. He

has run extensive tests on me and when I saw him last week he told me

that I am still aenemic and I have a serious vitamin D deficiency.

When I asked if the Vit D deficiency could effect my body's ability to

metabolise the thyroid hormones he said no, but it would cause aches

and pains. I have read on this forum that HypoT sufferers should ask

to be tested for Vit D levels and would welcome your comments on this

issue.

Sorry this has been so long and drawn out but I am sure you will all

understand that I have been searching for the missing link for so long

now and am very wary of raising my hopes that this may be it!

Any input from yourselves would be most welcolme.

Best wishes to you all

Mandy