Vitamin D has changed my life
I am a 22 year old male who has suffered from chronic fatigue for the past maybe 5 years but not to the absolutely debilitating extent of actual chronic fatigue syndrome. My life revolved around being able to get an afternoon nap and being able to get 9+ hours of sleep a night.
I could wake up at 11am and fall asleep easily at 2pm. It was absolutely frustrating. Did a couple tests 2 years ago as suggested by a doctor namely fbc, thyroid, b12 among a few others which all came back normal. But not vitamin D.
This year I decided I had enough and requested a vit D test. Came back at 16 ng/ml.
Started supplementing 50 000iu a week with k2 and magnesium. Noticed a change in the first day which I chalked up to placebo as didn't think levels could improve so quickly. It has now been a week and I am in disbelief at how my life has changed.
I feel normal and can easily stay awake during the afternoon and only get tired close to bedtime. It's so surreal I'm afraid to jinx it. I'm beyond grateful.
I always wondered how my friends could power through a full day and night with worse sleeping patterns than me and how could I be so fatigued in my 20's. Turns out it was vitamin D.