vitamin d and b12 connectiong to anxiety and depression

[Lookingformercy]

im always anxious nearly about everything and i dont like to go out alot like i used to and my body aches  

and i get depressed day between every 2 days

my vitamin d was rlly low 4.5 i took supp and got it to 26 or 27 but still low

and b12 is 104 wich i think low

is there a connection between how i feel and thesse vitamins ?

i did real alot on google about b12 and vitamin d how it connected to anxiety and depression


i dont eat fish at all barley anything contains vitamin b12 and i dont get exposed to the sun

[Lookingformercy]

i dont take any meds at all except vit d supp

and i have anxiety and little depression wich is rllly rlly annoying

i wanna know if i t might be related of my vitamin d and b12 deficiency

[VictorAB]

Well you have to remember that everyone is different and every body reacts differently to supplements. I too don't get any sun, but for me it's due to a UV reaction. I also take Vitamin D tablets to help my body get what it needs from my lack of sun. Like you, I have noticed that, if I take the D tablets every day my depression gets worse. It may well be an interaction with your body's chemistry that is worsening your emotional state. I fixed this by beginning to take the D tablets every other day instead of every single day. It helped me a lot.

My best guess, and keep in mind this is just a guess based only on observations not on data, is that the build up of vitamin D while taking them every day was getting to a high enough level that it negatively interacted with either my body chemistry or with my medications.

Some supplements are known to interact negatively with medications and vitamin D is one of those which will interact at times. It may not happen with everyone but it can happen with some people.

As for the B12, I don't have any personal experience with taking that as a supplement. That said it wouldn't be a bad idea to check and see it B12 is known to interact negatively with any medications. Even a rare interaction is still a big deal if you're the one affected by it.

[Paxiled]

Answered this in part on the anxiety forum.