Vitamin D deficiency

The past couple of weeks have been really bad for me in terms of how I feel.  I have had no appetite and have continued to lose weight.  I feel very weak and at times feel like I could faint, although I haven't.  At times, it got so bad, I was afraid to drive which has never happened before.  I have also been dizzier.  I mentioned this to my Gyn at my appointment last week and he ran some bloodwork and it turns out I am very low on Vitamin D.  Suppposedly this can explain a lot of what I've been feeling lately.  I am now on a regimen of taking 50,000 IUs once a week and 2,000 IUs every day in between.  I am to do this for 12 weeks, then go off the supplementation for 2 weeks and have my blood tested again.  The doctor's office said it was likely this cycle would have to be repeated to get my levels up to where they are supposed to be.

It's been 5 days since I started the Vitamin D supplements and so far, no huge difference.  I'm still exhausted and need more sleep.  I hope it's not long before I can tell a difference.  It's pretty amazing how important Vitamin D is to your body's functioning.  After reading up on it, I think I'll stay on some level of supplements even after my levels are back to normal range.

Also, in my medical news, I saw my ENT last week as well.  He is still not letting me return to work.  In the middle of all this Vitamin D stuff, I've also had an eye infection and a sinus infection and had to take care of two sick kids.  No wonder, I'm tired!!  Anyway, he still doesn't think I'm ready and at this time, I have to agree.  I'm having a great deal of discomfort in my good ear and occasionally, I'll get a high-pitched squealing in that ear that will last about two minutes and then quit.  He didn't come out and say it, but I think that he may think I am going bilateral.  My hearing seems fine in that ear and seems worse in my affected ear so it's really hard to tell what's causing what.  I return in three weeks and really wish he would go ahead with a hearing test.  Oh and I did start back on amitriptyline in hopes it may help with the dizziness.  But for now, I continue to wait.