I had a phone call today and got told I’m extremely low on vitamin d. (No puns please) It’s been making me feel ill and constantly sleepy. Not only am I mentally ill and exhausted, I am physically as well. Great.
It is good that you had the vitamin D test done . You can work on this fairly easily. I try to at s minimum have my vitamin D tested at least twice a year for better physical and mental health. Sometimes I have levels that are lower than they should be , I increase my sun intake and vitamin D intake and then retest . It is early spring and it is not uncommon to come out of the winter months with lower levels. I supplement with 5000 IU of vitamin D on most days .
Sun I only gradually increase at times of day that the UV levels are lower , I am personally susceptible to skin cancer .
it's funny. I also have severe OCD and a giant vitamin D deficiency, though I got told yesterday. The doctor gave me these pills—don't know the name, but I take them once a week—on a prescription, dunno if you got those. I hate feeling so weak all the time: I'm always nodding off and I have no energy for anything, so all I can do is sit around, which leads to me ruminating and engaging in compulsions. It's hell. I hope you feel better.
I’ve had low blood tests for d3 and yes it’s exhausting. Your doctor should let you know whether 2000 or 5000iu will help you. I can’t even tell you how much the right amount of d3 has helped with my fatigue problems.
Does anyone feel like they are stuck in place? I haven’t done anything besides lay in bed on my phone (if I’m not at work) for almost a year now. I have the desire to go out and be a part of the world, but I feel like my body is glued to my bed. I can’t motivate myself to get out of pajamas to go anywhere, and the entire time I’m out (even just at the store) I just want to be home in bed. I mainly just DoorDash food now, when I can convince myself to eat. I’m tired.
Lately I just feel like I’m on the verge of losing it and I don’t know why. I feel so uncomfortable in my own body. Physically and mentally. Not due to insecurity but just that something isn’t right… I never feel good, I’m always fatigued, my head hurts all the time, but my blood work comes back fine so doctor’s will do nothing. I have anxiety and panic attacks and recently I guess depression since I’m always down. I have relationship OCD so my partner deals with me not being sure of him constantly and it breaks my heart. I don’t want to leave him because he’s great but half the time my brain is telling me he isn’t the one. I keep counting as well, constantly counting every letter in every word and every word in every sentence… it just feels like I’m gonna go insane one of these days and I’m scared. When I talk to someone about this, they have no clue what to tell me or how to help. Am I alone in feeling this way??
I have no idea to what extent the new medication I am on is affecting me positively or negatively. The past two days and Monday have been awful. I feel close to walking around in a daze in the mornings. For whatever reason Tuesday was actually like a 3 on a 5 star scale whereas average had been below 2.5. I know the OCD is pissed off but it’s so bad and interfering with my life so much. It just hammers at me basically nonstop. I know I can watch YouTube and read books/comics and sometimes play with Legos but exercise, video games, consistency, feeling like I have a choice when I want to do these things is so difficult. I’m starting to lash out with anger at things and am going back down the path of self harm and suicidal thoughts. I just despise all of these thoughts like nothing I’ve ever experienced before.
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