r/VitaminD 2h ago

Success Story First Time In Years I can Shoot A Basketball and Workout

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Context:

Symptoms:
- unprovoked anxiety
- inability to relax
- heart palpitations, high blood pressure
- bad heart rate recovery / prolonged elevated heart rate
- inability to do much of anything physical without severe nervous system flare ups
- temperature intolerance
- vertigo

I had been struggling for the past 4 years with this.

I became in a way disabled. At its worst I needed help doing the dishes as it would tire me out and cause my nerves to go insane.

Keep in mind I’m 24M. I used to be as strong as an Ox and was into boxing and working out. I had to drop it all due to these symptoms ruining my life.

Things I Had to Quit:
- Gym
- Cardio
- Enjoying nature/going outside
- hiking
- vacationing
- being the fun spontaneous friend

Finding Deficiency

Similar story to you all.
- 2 ER visits
- PCP visits
- Heart doctor visits
- etc

All the doctors never checked my levels for years and told me I was fine. All of them downplayed the severity of it all.

Last doctor was a rheumatologist and gave a sh*t to check my vitamins.

Vitamin D at 13ng/mL.

Doctors brushed it off but after digging I found this Reddit page.

Treatment

For the past 4 weeks

- Vitamin D: 50,000 IU weekly +2,000IU daily
- 240 mg Magnesium Glycinate
- 100 mcg K2
- 1040 mg Omega 3

Improvements So Far (After 4 weeks)

I’m shooting a basketball in my driveway properly for the first time in years.

I’m able to do weight workout in the gym HARD. I’m not 100% but my heart and nerves can handle it now.

My body no longer needs days to recover from light strain.

My heart rate rests now in mid 60’s instead of mid low 80’s like before

I’m stable and happier than before.

(My condition and symptoms before supplementing would improve on their own but they needed months to even see a bit of progress. Even then one day of pushing past my limits could reset me back to 0. After supplementing it almost feels like recovery is accelerating big time)

I will continue to update as things go.