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Needing some support/advice on how to cope with this deficiency?

I am 22 year old female and have been diagnosed with Vitamin D deficiency (16). It started off 6 months ago with constant head tingling that went away and reappeared 3 months, I have head tingling in my knees, and feet. I began taking D3 a month ago and the tingling has gone away, but I have constant chest pain, brain fog, jaw pain, and headaches. I have had a brain MRI, a chest x-ray, EKG, and blood work and seem to be perfectly healthy. While I feel somewhat relieved that its just a vitamin d deficiency I get scared thinking it could be something else as I can't believe that being deficient in vitamin d could take such a toll on my body/anyone's body. I just want to feel normal. Any advice and support would be greatly appreciated.
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So I have recently been diagnosed with Vitamin d deficiency of 15. I have been light headed for 3 yrs and have been to every doctor in town. My wife is ready to throw me out the window but I don’t blame her. They all think I have anxiety and I just started taking a pill for that which does not make me happy and all it does is make me sleepy. I will start taking liquid D3 on Fri. My Neurologist told me to take 2000MG and did not think much of my numbers. He also said he did not think this was my issue and gave me a pill. My symptoms.
Light headed ( I feel like I had a few drinks)
Vision gets a little blurry ( been to the eye doctor already)
Some Ear pain but better now. I was told I had an inner ear issue but they were wrong.
Joints hurt, but I'm thinking it's Arthritis
Teeth hurt - went to an Oral surgeon and he said it was TMJ which seems mostly better now.

My big questions........... Did anybody who had a vitamin D deficiency who started taking a high dose of D3 feel better as far as the light headedness? How long did it take? The light headiness is my biggest issue
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I was dx with a level of 15. I'm on vit D 50,000 iu E2 twice a week. I thought I was going to die! Had vertigo tinnitus nausea stopped eating major major anxiety. It's been one month and have two more to go. Yesterday was the first day that I felt like myself. My doc says it will take at least a good 3 months to feel better. I've had weird muscle pain and twitching and pain in my bones...you're not alone hang in there!!! It will take time but you will get better!!!
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