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Vitamin D deficiency?

I hope somebody could shed some light on this for me. In April I had a severe panic attack out of nowhere, the next couple of days my anxiety went through the roof and its been a over two months and its still the same. I have random short panic moments out of nowhere and a constant tightness feeling in my chest that makes it feel difficult to breathe. I also have days of brain fog and "derealization" where I feel like I'm in a trance or a zombie like state. I noticed my bowels have been off too, I honestly think the last normal bowel I had was before this all started. It's usually constipation or diarrhea, there's no in between along side heavy acid reflux. I also get tension headaches behind my neck and more recently a pain behind my right shoulder that goes down my right arm that started yesterday. I was told by my doctor after numerous blood tests that my D level was low, he didn't say how low though and told me to take 2000IU a day and to go back in 6 months for a retest. Does any of this sound familiar to other D deficient folk out there or does any other sufferers have tips? I'd much appreciate it!
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Vitamin D Deficiency is directly related to depression Stress and anxiety,Vitamin D acts on the areas of your brain that are linked to depression, but exactly how vitamin D works in your brain isn’t yet fully understood.
Your anxiety,can depend on how much sun you are exposed to if you are an individual who is particularly strongly affected by seasonal shifts.
The Panic attacks you were facing are Because of depression and if you are in to long time anxiety then your digestive system is badly effected that's the cause that you got some problem with bowels.

Try to hang out with your friends in day time more you are exposed to sun light its more likely that your vitamin d3 supplement gonna benefit you.

Be very much careful while choosing Vitamin quality matters.

Hope this helps you
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Hi there,
I had a vit d drop, and it created havoc like this.. When things aren't balanced, it's hard for other vitamins/minerals to be properly absorbed. I find  taking a probiotic helps me absorb nutrients better (repairs so I can absorb more efficiently). You should start to see a difference after a month or so.. Mine was so low I was on 50,000 iu weekly, so if you're still having problems after a month or two, maybe bring that up to your doctor, if that would be an option..
Best of luck!
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