How did being vitamin D deficient affect your life?

I had no idea how much it was affecting me. But it makes sense. For the last several years I’ve been indoors most of the time. I stopped eating dairy foods. And life got so crazy that I really stopped paying attention to my health! I couldn’t think through the brain fog. I’d spend days just sitting on the couch, fighting fatigue and hoping for some more energy. Everything had me in tears. My whole life I had been an energy ball - a non-easily-offended stable person - a go-getter. I didn’t recognize myself anymore and I know most people close to me couldn’t figure this emotional tired wreck out! I was flat out burnt out. Not only that, I was allowing the fatigue and fog to paralyze me. Figuring out solutions, getting moving, making lists, making a life change - it took brains and energy. Circular cycle. And hormones were really playing in. Finally… I got an appointment with my OB/GYN’s office. They listened compassionately to my woes: “I know I have small children and everyone says I’m supposed to be exhausted but this is not normal!” And they ordered blood tests. Come to find out I was very, very, very vitamin D deficient. Not to mention some B vitamin issues. A friend who majorly struggled with hormonal health issues, fatigue, and depression shared with me how incredibly helpful restored vitamin D levels were for her. I was excited as my doctor administered the D vitamin injection on me, and also eased into B supplements per my doctor’s orders. It was amazing. It wasn’t two full weeks before I was noticing a night and day difference. Am I totally healed? No. Do I bounce out of bed every morning? Not necessarily… but a whole lot more than I was three months ago. The mood swings all around my hormonal cycle were awful. Like, beyond-normal, to depths I won’t describe here. God was far away; my family was the seeming root of regular horrible sobbing sessions; our marriage was suffering; our children needed a whole Mommy. And one tiny vitamin pill has been changing all of that. Who knew?! Now, it worked for me. It may or may not work for you. Depression and fatigue are not things you want to be figuring out online or taking advice on the internet for! The B supplement has helped, as has a commitment to a multivitamin. And as the fog has been clearing, I’ve been able to stay hydrated better, eat more healthily, and even work out again. I am so glad that the Lord brought answers for me through wise advice and excellent medical care! And - Lord willing - every day is one step closer to complete healing! Is D the solution to everything? Of course not. Has it been linked to mood and energy? Yes. This mom is just happy to be feeling some energy and noticing joy again now that some dark fog has lifted!