VITAMIN D DEFICIENCEY MAY BE AN UNDERLYING FACTOR FOR MYALGA IN STATIN TREATED INDIVIDUALS

Vitamin D, the test of the day, by this I mean more physicians are testing for a deficiency of this vitamin.

To give a brief history of Vit D deficiency, back in the 17th century a disease that prevailed especially among children was called Rickets. The disease came about because of inadequate sunlight. There is a substance in the skin called 7-dehydroxycholesterol and this previtamin D3 was not able to synthesize because of the inadequate light. I know this is a bit technical but bear with me as I will make this as understandable as possible and tell you about the latest research on how statins contribute to a lack of this vitamin.

As we all know statins are beneficial in reducing coronary artery disease and this comes about through the lowering of cholesterol levels.

If you remember I told you I had a myostitis and myalga from taking a statin. I am better now, there was a point when I could not walk, in order for me to get up I had to swivel my hips and then walk forward. It is gradually getting better, there was a time that when I walked you could hear the cracking of my bones. Today, I have a gait that is not that great but getting better.

Now, the research I was telling you about looked at the relationship between Vitamin D and patients with myalga.They looked at 600 statin taking patients who had myalga and those who did not.

FINDINGS

Vitamin D levels were lower (28.6v34.2ng/ml) in those with myalga
Also 64% of patients with myalga had low Vit D levels compared to 43% of those without symptoms

Patients were treated with a dose of Vit D on a weekly bases for 12 weeks and their levels rose from an average of 20ng/ml to an average of 48mg/ml.

IN MORE THAN 92% OF THE INDIVIDUALS TREATED WITH VITAMIN D THERE WAS A RESOLUTION TO THEIR MYALGA.

What a find for those who have to be on a statin. I encourage you to get tested for the vitamin and bring this study to your doctor's attention, in case he is not aware of the findings.

The moral of this story is, you need cholesterol as well as sunlight to synthesize Vit D

VITAMIN D IN LARGE AMOUNTS CAN BE TOXIC LET YOUR PHYSICIAN BE YOUR GUIDE AS TO HOW MUCH YOU SHOULD TAKE