I became extremely sick twelve years ago. I was in extreme pain, with bone-crushing fatigue, and my anxiety was in overdrive. I literally spent a year on my couch. I got up to go to the bathroom, get some food and twice a day I milked 2 goats. My doctors thought I was nuts and they almost had me convinced. I was diagnosed by a chiropractor with fibromyalgia. Giving a name to my ailment helped me psychologically, but not physically.
There was a point in time that I had the stamina to stay up for a couple of hours at a time. My mom took me to a woman who practiced alternative medicine. I had hair analysis done, and she put me on supplements. I took almost all of the supplements for many years. There was one that I did not take; I do not know why. I think I was just tired of swallowing “things”.
Two years ago, I started reading about vitamin D deficiency. In articles by Dr. Frank Lipkin and on Natural News, they explained the symptoms of vitamin D deficiency. Guess what? To my surprise and curiosity, a lot of the symptoms were like fibromyalgia. I went back through my paperwork and saw that the nurse had indeed told me to take vitamin D.
I ordered Bio-D-Mulsion from Biotics Research Corporation and started taking it. It was in liquid form, and each drop was 2,000 international units of vitamin D. I used 2-3 drops every day, along with magnesium, vitamin C and B-complex. Nothing is a quick fix when using supplements.
That next summer, I started fishing again. I had given it up because of pain and fatigue. I noticed that I felt better if I was out in the sunshine. I could fish all day and not be laid up on the couch for a week like previously. I started gardening with enthusiasm again that same summer. The difference was quite noticeable to my husband, family and friends.
I dreaded going into winter that year. I always have severe SAD (seasonal affective disorder) and depression. Imagine my complete disbelief when I failed to turn into an anxious, depressed hermit? I handled deaths, bad news, and stress like regular people. It did not throw me into a dark hole, and I did not have that constant black cloud hanging over my head.
The last two summers and winters have been the same. I still get what they call a fibro flare and have to go easy sometimes. I suffer pain and once in a blue moon, I still get panicky. Overall, my quality of life is better by at least 50 percent.
When I was asked by another fibromyalgia sufferer what had made such a stark difference, I had to think about the answer. Going back through the supplements, I remembered that I had started on vitamin D. The fact that I spent more time out in the sun had to play an immense part in my better health too. After all, the sun is said to be the best source of vitamin D.
I suffered many of my fibro symptoms as a kid. That lead me to remember that I could not drink milk as a baby, teen or adult. I was allergic to milk and given soybean formula instead. I worked long hard hours and was not on a healthy diet. When I had jobs, like raising outside hogs, I felt better. When the hog operations went to confinement facilities, I started feeling worse. Again the connection between my health and the sun and vitamin D is recognizable.
I am not suggesting that everyone with fibromyalgia will instantly regain their health with vitamin D. I am not a doctor, please check with yours before you start taking a new supplement. For me, vitamin D deficiency clearly played a monumental part in my health deterioration. Vitamin D has given me the chance to enjoy my life.
