Hi Group,

Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating symptoms that
I've been told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have an
appointment with MD tomorrow morning.

Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart palpitations
came on, last few days they're fairly pronounced. I have dry
funny taste in my mouth. Calves and other muscles starting
to twitch a bit too, especially after walking around. The
lower part of my legs feel like they're vibrating. My
resting heart rate and BP are lowest in summer, and highest
now. This annual cycle is in it's third year.

Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%.
Salmon 2x/week. Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
(1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg,
can't recall).

I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning booth
per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/ Vit D
study. I live at 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years ago
(grew up in Delaware) and have seen no significant UV
exposure for several months.

Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says tomorrow
and following blood work.

Comments are greatly appreciated.

Mike

"Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.google.com...
> Hi Group,
>
> Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating symptoms
> that I've been told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have
> an appointment with MD tomorrow morning.
>
> Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> palpitations came on, last few days they're fairly
> pronounced. I have dry funny taste in my mouth. Calves and
> other muscles starting to twitch a bit too, especially
> after walking around. The lower part of my legs feel like
> they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP are lowest
> in summer, and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's
> third year.
>
> Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%. Salmon
> 2x/week. Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't
> recall).

It is the former not the latter.

>
> I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning
> booth per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/ Vit
> D study. I live at 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years
> ago (grew up in Delaware) and have seen no significant UV
> exposure for several months.
>
> Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> tomorrow and following blood work.

It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't know
and can't admit it to you or himself, IMHO.

What meds are you on?

>
> Comments are greatly appreciated.
>
> Mike

"William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in message news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.google.com...
> > Hi Group,
> >
> > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating symptoms
> > that I've been told might be vitamin D deficiency. I
> > have an appointment with MD tomorrow morning.
> >
> > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> > palpitations came on, last few days they're fairly
> > pronounced. I have dry funny taste in my mouth. Calves
> > and other muscles starting to twitch a bit too,
> > especially after walking around. The lower part of my
> > legs feel like they're vibrating. My resting heart rate
> > and BP are lowest in summer, and highest now. This
> > annual cycle is in it's third year.
> >
> > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%. Salmon
> > 2x/week. Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> > (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't
> > recall).
>
> It is the former not the latter.
>
> >
> > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning
> > booth per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/
> > Vit D study. I live at 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3
> > years ago (grew up in Delaware) and have seen no
> > significant UV exposure for several months.
> >
> > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> > tomorrow and following blood work.
>
> It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't know
> and can't admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
>
> What meds are you on?
>

Hi William,

Lisinopril 20mg/day.

Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is freaking
out. Had blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH Vitamin D, BUN,
creatinine (sp?).

Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and 7min. Not
alot for my darker colored skin. Nonetheless, palpitations
are gone, sleep improved. So those are the symptoms I've
seen are related to D deficiency. I live in NH. I see a
study recently was published saying UV in Boston in winter
is insuffucent in maintaining vit D levels, and I'm not
outside alot in winter (that will change). I also looked at
my typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
based on 2000cal diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
activity/exercise level. Vitamin D is needed for calcium
absorption, from what I've seen. So the null hypothesis is
these symptoms that are similar to tetany might be low
calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement, twitching in
eyelid much reduced, but the ones in calf (and occasionally
other muscles) are still hanging in there.

I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit family.
Hope some time outdoors there will make a difference. But
reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in winter
has me in twitches (pun inteded). Guess that's a rare thing
in men 40...?

Cheers, Mike

http://www.dontforgettotakeyourvitam...gochenour36640

Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound like
possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink tap water
that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes through filters,
the water should be RO or distilled.

My health became much better after getting off that garbage!

Another possibility might be excessive mercury from the
seafood, or from dental work. I also had muscle twitching
from dental mercury.

GT

"Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10f26b3f.0403121040.6acb4841@posting.google.com...
> "William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in message
news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi Group,
> > >
> > > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating
> > > symptoms that
I've been
> > > told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have an
> > > appointment with
MD
> > > tomorrow morning.
> > >
> > > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> > > palpitations
came on,
> > > last few days they're fairly pronounced. I have dry
> > > funny taste
in my
> > > mouth. Calves and other muscles starting to twitch a
> > > bit too, especially after walking around. The lower
> > > part of my legs feel
like
> > > they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP are
> > > lowest in
summer,
> > > and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's third
> > > year.
> > >
> > > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%.
> > > Salmon
2x/week.
> > > Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement (1000mg/400mg/30mg)
> > > or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't recall).
> >
> > It is the former not the latter.
> >
> > >
> > > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning
> > > booth per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/
> > > Vit D study. I
live at
> > > 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years ago (grew up in
> > > Delaware)
and
> > > have seen no significant UV exposure for several
> > > months.
> > >
> > > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> > > tomorrow
and
> > > following blood work.
> >
> > It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't
> > know and
can't
> > admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
> >
> > What meds are you on?
> >
>
> Hi William,
>
> Lisinopril 20mg/day.
>
> Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is
> freaking out.
Had
> blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH Vitamin D, BUN,
> creatinine
(sp?).
>
> Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and 7min. Not
> alot for my darker colored skin. Nonetheless, palpitations
> are gone, sleep improved. So those are the symptoms I've
> seen are related to D deficiency. I live in NH. I see a
> study recently was published
saying
> UV in Boston in winter is insuffucent in maintaining vit
> D levels,
and
> I'm not outside alot in winter (that will change). I also
> looked at
my
> typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
> based on
2000cal
> diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
> activity/exercise level. Vitamin D is needed for calcium
> absorption, from what I've seen. So the null hypothesis is
> these symptoms that are similar to tetany
might
> be low calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement,
> twitching in
eyelid
> much reduced, but the ones in calf (and occasionally other
> muscles) are still hanging in there.
>
> I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit family.
> Hope some time outdoors there will make a difference. But
> reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in winter
> has me in twitches (pun inteded). Guess that's a rare
> thing in men 40...?
>
> Cheers, Mike

Get off the calcium supplements and increase your
magnesium levels.

You pH levels are probably way to acidic. Increase fresh
veggie and fuit intake and lower meats. Stay away from any
green fruit, coffee, tea, soda pop. Try fresh lemon squeezed
into water for an acid lowering drink. Sodium and potassium
bicarbonate supplements at 10 and 4 can help dramatically.

"Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.google.com...
> Hi Group,
>
> Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating symptoms
> that I've been told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have
> an appointment with MD tomorrow morning.
>
> Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> palpitations came on, last few days they're fairly
> pronounced. I have dry funny taste in my mouth. Calves and
> other muscles starting to twitch a bit too, especially
> after walking around. The lower part of my legs feel like
> they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP are lowest
> in summer, and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's
> third year.
>
> Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%. Salmon
> 2x/week. Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't
> recall).
>
> I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning
> booth per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/ Vit
> D study. I live at 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years
> ago (grew up in Delaware) and have seen no significant UV
> exposure for several months.
>
> Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> tomorrow and following blood work.
>
> Comments are greatly appreciated.
>
> Mike

Tanning is like meditation and lowers your stress levels.

"Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10f26b3f.0403121040.6acb4841@posting.google.com...
> "William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in message
news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi Group,
> > >
> > > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating
> > > symptoms that I've been told might be vitamin D
> > > deficiency. I have an appointment with MD tomorrow
> > > morning.
> > >
> > > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> > > palpitations came on, last few days they're fairly
> > > pronounced. I have dry funny taste in my mouth. Calves
> > > and other muscles starting to twitch a bit too,
> > > especially after walking around. The lower part of my
> > > legs feel like they're vibrating. My resting heart
> > > rate and BP are lowest in summer, and highest now.
> > > This annual cycle is in it's third year.
> > >
> > > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%.
> > > Salmon 2x/week. Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> > > (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg,
> > > can't recall).
> >
> > It is the former not the latter.
> >
> > >
> > > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the tanning
> > > booth per recommendation of friend that is part of UV/
> > > Vit D study. I live at 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3
> > > years ago (grew up in Delaware) and have seen no
> > > significant UV exposure for several months.
> > >
> > > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> > > tomorrow and following blood work.
> >
> > It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't
> > know and can't admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
> >
> > What meds are you on?
> >
>
> Hi William,
>
> Lisinopril 20mg/day.
>
> Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is
> freaking out. Had blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH
> Vitamin D, BUN, creatinine (sp?).
>
> Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and 7min. Not
> alot for my darker colored skin. Nonetheless, palpitations
> are gone, sleep improved. So those are the symptoms I've
> seen are related to D deficiency. I live in NH. I see a
> study recently was published saying UV in Boston in winter
> is insuffucent in maintaining vit D levels, and I'm not
> outside alot in winter (that will change). I also looked
> at my typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
> based on 2000cal diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
> activity/exercise level. Vitamin D is needed for calcium
> absorption, from what I've seen. So the null hypothesis is
> these symptoms that are similar to tetany might be low
> calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement, twitching in
> eyelid much reduced, but the ones in calf (and
> occasionally other muscles) are still hanging in there.
>
> I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit family.
> Hope some time outdoors there will make a difference. But
> reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in winter
> has me in twitches (pun inteded). Guess that's a rare
> thing in men 40...?
>
> Cheers, Mike

Where did the mercury go?

"GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message news-
bS4c.19843$%06.12011@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound like
> possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink tap water
> that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes through filters,
> the water should be RO or distilled.
>
> My health became much better after getting off that
> garbage!
>
> Another possibility might be excessive mercury from the
> seafood, or from dental work. I also had muscle twitching
> from dental mercury.
>
> GT
>
>
>
> "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:10f26b3f.0403121040.6acb4841@posting.google.com...
> > "William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in message
> news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> > > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.goo-
> > > gle.com...
> > > > Hi Group,
> > > >
> > > > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating
> > > > symptoms that
> I've been
> > > > told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have an
> > > > appointment with
> MD
> > > > tomorrow morning.
> > > >
> > > > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> > > > palpitations
> came on,
> > > > last few days they're fairly pronounced. I have dry
> > > > funny taste
> in my
> > > > mouth. Calves and other muscles starting to twitch a
> > > > bit too, especially after walking around. The lower
> > > > part of my legs feel
> like
> > > > they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP are
> > > > lowest in
> summer,
> > > > and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's third
> > > > year.
> > > >
> > > > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%.
> > > > Salmon
> 2x/week.
> > > > Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> > > > (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or might be(400mg/1000mg/30mg,
> > > > can't recall).
> > >
> > > It is the former not the latter.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the
> > > > tanning booth per recommendation of friend that is
> > > > part of UV/ Vit D study. I
> live at
> > > > 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years ago (grew up
> > > > in Delaware)
> and
> > > > have seen no significant UV exposure for several
> > > > months.
> > > >
> > > > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc says
> > > > tomorrow
> and
> > > > following blood work.
> > >
> > > It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't
> > > know and
> can't
> > > admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
> > >
> > > What meds are you on?
> > >
> >
> > Hi William,
> >
> > Lisinopril 20mg/day.
> >
> > Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is
> > freaking out.
> Had
> > blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH Vitamin D, BUN,
> > creatinine
> (sp?).
> >
> > Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and 7min.
> > Not alot for my darker colored skin. Nonetheless,
> > palpitations are gone, sleep improved. So those are the
> > symptoms I've seen are related to D deficiency. I live
> > in NH. I see a study recently was published
> saying
> > UV in Boston in winter is insuffucent in maintaining vit
> > D levels,
> and
> > I'm not outside alot in winter (that will change). I
> > also looked at
> my
> > typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
> > based on
> 2000cal
> > diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
> > activity/exercise level. Vitamin D is needed for calcium
> > absorption, from what I've seen. So the null hypothesis
> > is these symptoms that are similar to tetany
> might
> > be low calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement,
> > twitching in
> eyelid
> > much reduced, but the ones in calf (and occasionally
> > other muscles) are still hanging in there.
> >
> > I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit family.
> > Hope some time outdoors there will make a difference.
> > But reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in
> > winter has me in twitches (pun inteded). Guess that's a
> > rare thing in men 40...?
> >
> > Cheers, Mike

Conventional dental fillings (Amalgam, 50% mercury) is acted
upon by oral bacteria and food acids/alkalies and converted
in tiny amounts to methyl mercury, among other things. This
is ingested and circulates around the body. It is a potent
neurotoxin, one of the symptoms being that of muscle
twitching.

As a part of my get well program, I had the dental
mercury removed.

GT

"Pizza Girl" <abuse@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:972beabb60222dcb50aa1bbc1c3529a2@news.teranews.com...
> Where did the mercury go?
>
> "GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> newsbS4c.19843$%06.12011@newsread2.news.pas.earthlin-
> k.net...
> > Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound like
> > possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink tap
> > water that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes through
> > filters, the water should be RO or distilled.
> >
> > My health became much better after getting off that
> > garbage!
> >
> > Another possibility might be excessive mercury from the
> > seafood,
or
> > from dental work. I also had muscle twitching from
> > dental mercury.
> >
> > GT
> >
> >
> >
> > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:10f26b3f.0403121040.6acb4841@posting.google.com...
> > > "William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in
> > > message
> > news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> > > > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > > message news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting.g-
> > > > oogle.com...
> > > > > Hi Group,
> > > > >
> > > > > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating
> > > > > symptoms that
> > I've been
> > > > > told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have an
> > > > > appointment
with
> > MD
> > > > > tomorrow morning.
> > > > >
> > > > > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
palpitations
> > came on,
> > > > > last few days they're fairly pronounced. I have
> > > > > dry funny
taste
> > in my
> > > > > mouth. Calves and other muscles starting to twitch
> > > > > a bit
too,
> > > > > especially after walking around. The lower part of
> > > > > my legs
feel
> > like
> > > > > they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP
> > > > > are lowest
in
> > summer,
> > > > > and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's
> > > > > third year.
> > > > >
> > > > > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of 2%.
> > > > > Salmon
> > 2x/week.
> > > > > Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> > > > > (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or
might
> > > > > be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't recall).
> > > >
> > > > It is the former not the latter.
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the
> > > > > tanning booth
per
> > > > > recommendation of friend that is part of UV/ Vit D
> > > > > study. I
> > live at
> > > > > 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years ago (grew up
> > > > > in
Delaware)
> > and
> > > > > have seen no significant UV exposure for several
> > > > > months.
> > > > >
> > > > > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc
> > > > > says
tomorrow
> > and
> > > > > following blood work.
> > > >
> > > > It not in your head. If the Doc says that he doesn't
> > > > know and
> > can't
> > > > admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
> > > >
> > > > What meds are you on?
> > > >
> > >
> > > Hi William,
> > >
> > > Lisinopril 20mg/day.
> > >
> > > Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is
> > > freaking
out.
> > Had
> > > blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH Vitamin D, BUN,
> > > creatinine
> > (sp?).
> > >
> > > Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and 7min.
> > > Not alot
for
> > > my darker colored skin. Nonetheless, palpitations are
> > > gone,
sleep
> > > improved. So those are the symptoms I've seen are
> > > related to D deficiency. I live in NH. I see a study
> > > recently was published
> > saying
> > > UV in Boston in winter is insuffucent in maintaining
> > > vit D
levels,
> > and
> > > I'm not outside alot in winter (that will change). I
> > > also looked
at
> > my
> > > typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
> > > based on
> > 2000cal
> > > diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
> > > activity/exercise
level.
> > > Vitamin D is needed for calcium absorption, from what
> > > I've seen.
So
> > > the null hypothesis is these symptoms that are similar
> > > to tetany
> > might
> > > be low calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement,
> > > twitching in
> > eyelid
> > > much reduced, but the ones in calf (and occasionally
> > > other
muscles)
> > > are still hanging in there.
> > >
> > > I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit
> > > family. Hope
some
> > > time outdoors there will make a difference. But
> > > reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in
> > > winter has me in twitches
(pun
> > > inteded). Guess that's a rare thing in men 40...?
> > >
> > > Cheers, Mike
> >
>

I repeat. Where did the mercury in your body go? It doesn't
disappear by itself.

"GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message news-
:UwS4c.19859$%06.14151@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net...
> Conventional dental fillings (Amalgam, 50% mercury) is
> acted upon by oral bacteria and food acids/alkalies and
> converted in tiny amounts to methyl mercury, among other
> things. This is ingested and circulates around the body.
> It is a potent neurotoxin, one of the symptoms being that
> of muscle twitching.
>
> As a part of my get well program, I had the dental mercury
> removed.
>
> GT
>
> "Pizza Girl" <abuse@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:97-
> 2beabb60222dcb50aa1bbc1c3529a2@news.teranews.com...
> > Where did the mercury go?
> >
> > "GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message
> > newsbS4c.19843$%06.12011@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink-
> > .net...
> > > Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound
> > > like possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink
> > > tap water that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes
> > > through filters, the water should be RO or distilled.
> > >
> > > My health became much better after getting off that
> > > garbage!
> > >
> > > Another possibility might be excessive mercury from
> > > the seafood,
> or
> > > from dental work. I also had muscle twitching from
> > > dental mercury.
> > >
> > > GT
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > message news:10f26b3f.0403121040.6acb4841@posting.goo-
> > > gle.com...
> > > > "William A. Noyes" <no.address@ctc.net> wrote in
> > > > message
> > > news:<40517a08$0$174$a32e20b9@news.nntpservers.com>...
> > > > > "Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in
> > > > > message news:10f26b3f.0403101128.4c9dbc8a@posting-
> > > > > .google.com...
> > > > > > Hi Group,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Newbie checking in regarding some accumulating
> > > > > > symptoms that
> > > I've been
> > > > > > told might be vitamin D deficiency. I have an
> > > > > > appointment
> with
> > > MD
> > > > > > tomorrow morning.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Started few weeks ago with eyelid twitch. Heart
> palpitations
> > > came on,
> > > > > > last few days they're fairly pronounced. I have
> > > > > > dry funny
> taste
> > > in my
> > > > > > mouth. Calves and other muscles starting to
> > > > > > twitch a bit
> too,
> > > > > > especially after walking around. The lower part
> > > > > > of my legs
> feel
> > > like
> > > > > > they're vibrating. My resting heart rate and BP
> > > > > > are lowest
> in
> > > summer,
> > > > > > and highest now. This annual cycle is in it's
> > > > > > third year.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Not much milk in my diet, maybe 6 oz a day of
> > > > > > 2%. Salmon
> > > 2x/week.
> > > > > > Calcium/magensium/zinc supplement
> > > > > > (1000mg/400mg/30mg) or
> might
> > > > > > be(400mg/1000mg/30mg, can't recall).
> > > > >
> > > > > It is the former not the latter.
> > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I'm off to get some cod liver oil and hit the
> > > > > > tanning booth
> per
> > > > > > recommendation of friend that is part of UV/ Vit
> > > > > > D study. I
> > > live at
> > > > > > 40 degrees N (NH), moved here 3 years ago (grew
> > > > > > up in
> Delaware)
> > > and
> > > > > > have seen no significant UV exposure for several
> > > > > > months.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hope it's not all in my head..... See what doc
> > > > > > says
> tomorrow
> > > and
> > > > > > following blood work.
> > > > >
> > > > > It not in your head. If the Doc says that he
> > > > > doesn't know and
> > > can't
> > > > > admit it to you or himself, IMHO.
> > > > >
> > > > > What meds are you on?
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Hi William,
> > > >
> > > > Lisinopril 20mg/day.
> > > >
> > > > Doc says it sounds like nerves. Well yea..my CNS is
> > > > freaking
> out.
> > > Had
> > > > blood draw for Ca, Magnesium, 25 OH Vitamin D, BUN,
> > > > creatinine
> > > (sp?).
> > > >
> > > > Past 2 days I've gone to tanning booth, 9min and
> > > > 7min. Not alot
> for
> > > > my darker colored skin. Nonetheless, palpitations
> > > > are gone,
> sleep
> > > > improved. So those are the symptoms I've seen are
> > > > related to D deficiency. I live in NH. I see a study
> > > > recently was published
> > > saying
> > > > UV in Boston in winter is insuffucent in maintaining
> > > > vit D
> levels,
> > > and
> > > > I'm not outside alot in winter (that will change). I
> > > > also looked
> at
> > > my
> > > > typical calcium intake. Haven't been getting the RDA
> > > > based on
> > > 2000cal
> > > > diet. My diet is closer to 3000cals given
> > > > activity/exercise
> level.
> > > > Vitamin D is needed for calcium absorption, from
> > > > what I've seen.
> So
> > > > the null hypothesis is these symptoms that are
> > > > similar to tetany
> > > might
> > > > be low calcium. We'll see. I do see improvement,
> > > > twitching in
> > > eyelid
> > > > much reduced, but the ones in calf (and occasionally
> > > > other
> muscles)
> > > > are still hanging in there.
> > > >
> > > > I'm headed to Delaware for a few weeks to visit
> > > > family. Hope
> some
> > > > time outdoors there will make a difference. But
> > > > reading that MS suffers have increasing syptoms in
> > > > winter has me in twitches
> (pun
> > > > inteded). Guess that's a rare thing in men 40...?
> > > >
> > > > Cheers, Mike
> > >
> > >
> >
>

jheiskan@welho.com jwales@bomis.com TKNOTT@qcl.org.uk Once
upon a time, our fellow Pizza Girl rambled on about "Re:
Vitamin D deficiency?." Our champion De-Medicalizing in
sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...

>Tanning is like meditation and lowers your stress levels.

I thought that tanning was similar to a brain being
fried like an egg on a concrete sidewalk in NYC during a
heat spell?

Or, maybe like what happens to your brain after reading too
many of Pizza Girls posts?

Ha, ... Hah, Ha!

jheiskan@welho.com jwales@bomis.com TKNOTT@qcl.org.uk Once
upon a time, our fellow Pizza Girl rambled on about "Re:
Vitamin D deficiency?." Our champion De-Medicalizing in
sci.med.nutrition retorts, thusly ...

>I repeat. Where did the mercury in your body go? It doesn't
>disappear by itself.

Ha, ... Hah, Ha!

Care to prove that statement?

"GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message news:<obS4c.19843$%06.12011@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net>...
> Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound like
> possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink tap water
> that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes through filters,
> the water should be RO or distilled.
>
> My health became much better after getting off that
> garbage!
>
> Another possibility might be excessive mercury from the
> seafood, or from dental work. I also had muscle twitching
> from dental mercury.
>
> GT

First, thanks to everyone for the replies.

No diet soda, and very little H2O from the tap. Yes, florine
is added in my town.

Blood test for Ca, Mg, TSH, and kidney function came back
normal. Still awaiting Vitamin D. A most important aspect of
my maladay is the fact that I have felt this way the past
three years (albeit to a lesser degree), right around the
end of February. BP has a significant annual cycle (high in
Feb, low in Aug) as well, but could be unrelated to present
situation. Past 2 yrs was just insomnia, palpitations, and
eyelid twitch. This year my calves have also twitched, feels
like my lower legs are buzzing. Per advice of a MD at NIH
(suspects low Vit D), I have gone to a tanning booth 3 of
past 4 days and added Vit D and calcium supplement.
Palpitations have almost disappeared, resting HR has come
down, and twitches decreased, but still have some (eyelid
and calves), along with this feeling that my lower legs are
buzzing. All in all, it really feels like some significant
CNS stress.

Being a research scientist, it's my nature to be very
analytical in a quest for an answer, rather than just say
"help doc". I just traveled out of town for two weeks, so
won't see him for 2 weeks. Looking back at my activities the
past several weeks, I see that I was doing about 40-60
min/day, 4-5 days/week of cardio, moderate amount of
sweating, and drinking more than 1/2 gallon of water each
day, and I haven't used table salt on food in 3 years. I eat
all whole foods, very little processed stuff, and rarely eat
out in restaurants. Based on my caloric needs, I was getting
nowhere near RDA, unless I'm getting sodium from some source
for which I can't account.

Do my symptoms sound like low electrolytes? In summer, I
have gotten the muscle twitches, and an ocassional charlie
horse when drinking straight water. Yea, I know...
Gatorade is a good thing. If it is low sodium/potassium,
how long would it take to see significant improvement. One
day, several days? I guess next step might be to look at
adrenal function.

Oh, yea, I have a mouthful of murcury fillings. Wonder if
added stress of seasonal low sun, winter blahs (I live in
NH), and something related to murcury could have added up.
The involvement of my nervous systems has me, um,
nervous....

Cheers, Mike

Have you had a gold crown or inlay placed within the last 3
years? Or any metals other than the mercury/silver typical
of conventional fillings, such as a bridge?

If so, a small electric potential will occur between that
and the fillings. This will cause a small current to be
produced, which accelerates the leaching out of mercury.
Many dentists have the capability to measure the potential
and tell you if there is any problem. Be sure to find a
dentist that doesn't scoff at the toxicity problem of
mercury. I had a variety of potentials between the 11
fillings and the gold inlay in my case.

If you believe you have mercury toxicity, you need to get in
contact with a nutritionally oriented doctor/nutritionist to
start on a program to remove the mercury. It can be done,
but it is slow. Sometimes hair testing can reveal heavy
metals, but I don't always trust the results.

GT

"Michael Rawlins" <rawlins02@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:10f26b3f.0403141422.2ff856ed@posting.google.com...
> "GT" <no-sp-am-tdllc01@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:<obS4c.19843$%06.12011@newsread2.news.pas.earthli-
nk.net>...
> > Do you drink diet soda? Some of your symptoms sound like
> > possible aspartame poisoning. Also, do you drink tap
> > water that has been fluoridated? Fluoride goes through
> > filters, the water should be RO or distilled.
> >
> > My health became much better after getting off that
> > garbage!
> >
> > Another possibility might be excessive mercury from the
> > seafood,
or
> > from dental work. I also had muscle twitching from
> > dental mercury.
> >
> > GT
>
> First, thanks to everyone for the replies.
>
> No diet soda, and very little H2O from the tap. Yes,
> florine is
added
> in my town.
>
> Blood test for Ca, Mg, TSH, and kidney function came back
> normal. Still awaiting Vitamin D. A most important aspect
> of my maladay is the fact that I have felt this way the
> past three years (albeit to a lesser degree), right around
> the end of February. BP has a significant annual cycle
> (high in Feb, low in Aug) as well, but
could
> be unrelated to present situation. Past 2 yrs was just
> insomnia, palpitations, and eyelid twitch. This year my
> calves have also twitched, feels like my lower legs are
> buzzing. Per advice of a MD
at
> NIH (suspects low Vit D), I have gone to a tanning booth 3
> of past 4 days and added Vit D and calcium supplement.
> Palpitations have
almost
> disappeared, resting HR has come down, and twitches
> decreased, but still have some (eyelid and calves), along
> with this feeling that my lower legs are buzzing. All in
> all, it really feels like some significant CNS stress.
>
> Being a research scientist, it's my nature to be very
> analytical in
a
> quest for an answer, rather than just say "help
> doc". I just
traveled
> out of town for two weeks, so won't see him for 2
> weeks. Looking
back
> at my activities the past several weeks, I see that I
> was doing
about
> 40-60 min/day, 4-5 days/week of cardio, moderate amount of
> sweating, and drinking more than 1/2 gallon of water each
> day, and I haven't used table salt on food in 3 years. I
> eat all whole foods, very
little
> processed stuff, and rarely eat out in restaurants. Based
> on my caloric needs, I was getting nowhere near RDA,
> unless I'm getting sodium from some source for which I
> can't account.
>
> Do my symptoms sound like low electrolytes? In
> summer, I have
gotten
> the muscle twitches, and an ocassional charlie horse when
> drinking straight water. Yea, I know... Gatorade is a good
> thing. If it is
low
> sodium/potassium, how long would it take to see
> significant improvement. One day, several days? I guess
> next step might be to look at adrenal function.
>
> Oh, yea, I have a mouthful of murcury fillings. Wonder if
> added stress of seasonal low sun, winter blahs (I live in
> NH), and
something
> related to murcury could have added up. The
> involvement of my
nervous
> systems has me, um, nervous....
>
> Cheers, Mike

HiYa I m going to just buck shot in my 2cent: That seems
like a lot of Mercury being created I don't remember it
being that high of a level and few people have a problam
with it. (Margin of error) You can request the pricier stuff
(SILVER) for a filling Or PURE Gold is best but $$$.

I read that Salmon and I it is FARM raised Salmon has found
to have a-few of the toxic stuff absorbed from the water
that they are raised
in.(MERC) So Wild Salmon was better??? and don't eat Salmon
that is farm raised more than once a week... and of
course Pregnant women once a month or Not at all. Care
for a smoke.

I would stay away from the Tanning Salon unless you have a
dark complexion already (OLIVE)Many reasons for this... I
would stay with the VITAMINS but take a whole regimen of
them also then switch to Light Therapy like about 10,000
Lumins = a Spring morning but it varies I suppose?. This
helps with the light you lost from Spring/Summer although
it is now heading towards spring. Do you smoke It sounds
also like perhaps a circulation problem come to think of
it! Try to get on a bike or do some kinds of vigorous
workout.... its goo for ya any way eh

. Not alot> for> > > > > my darker colored skin.
Nonetheless, palpitations are gone,> sleep> > > > >
improved.

It takes very little sun to process Vit D in your bod,
walking around a little one day would suffice for a
week. It not wise to take a lot of D either and Omega
oils are all the rage eh. You don't have to eat the
Salmon then though.

Have you had an accident or changed drasticly what you had
been doing??? I have been wondering if I haven't been
zapped by something dreadful and I only have a matter of
time but lets face it, the medical proffesion sometimes can
be frustrating <grin> And if you are in the RI area I just
ran into this site as I was surfin I think it may be a
caino? RI based groove/mood Band www.beyondtherapyband.com

Paul