Vitamin D was a huge factor in reducing my pain. There is an expert on this subjuect of vit D. He wrote UV Advantage and in that he states that a high percentage of Fibromyalgia diagnosis is not that but vitamin D deficiency alone as the symptoms are much the same. http://www.uvadvantage.org/

It was that way for me. Once the vit D was up in the 50's and 60's all of the symptoms were gone inclduing the diffuse pain, sleeping problems and about half of my muslce weakness. Also mood problems that were like Seasonal Affective disorder. I actually started to use a light box as some folks do for SAD and for one Thanksgivining it had my pain so much better. Then tho they diagnosed the vit D deficiency and that began to be treated. Me not knowing that the vit D def had also caused the SAD symptoms I got to a point where I was so so frustrated that the light box wasnt working anymore. What had happened tho was my vit D was then high enough there was no SAD left to treat.

Back then I found that sweet potatoes helped my pain. I am tho deeply grateful that I havea family doc that has no problem using Lortab as reasonable pain management. Chronic pain is no joke. I like this pain support organization:
http://action.painfoundation.org/sit...ter_friendly=1

They will send you newletters that I find quite good or they will email them.

Vitamin D is still not well supported so you need to advocate for youself. Some people probably do fine and their body works well with D but mine doesnt. It took tanning 3 times a week at at least 10mn pieces to get up and keep up my vit D into a level that keep me in a healthy place. Prior to that I was haivng repeated respiratory infections not generally healing well. There is a genetics element. My oldest daughter has to take 3000iu per day to keep away chronic infection., People just dont get sun like they used to for many reasons and in foods that are processed. A person gets very little from milk. Once deficient your body would have to get over 50 levels to even begin to start storing vit D again said one study. If you are chronicallys sick you I feel would use it faster.

Annie59