I was walking my dog several times a day for short distances a few years back when I started experiencing spread to my lower legs--in large part due to wearing the wrong shoes. As, a result, I stopped leaving the house very often.

My energy level had continued to decline, until I recently started taking a D supplement. It seems to be making a difference.

So, you might want to consider either trying to get out into the sun for 10 minutes a day, or taking some D.

I found a cool app called D-Minder. It gauges the vitamin D exposure based on location & time. You tap 'start exposure' and it calculates how much vit D your body is getting until you select 'stop'. Has warnings when you've been exposed to too much sun and how much 'sun time' left in the day.

Vitamin D is a mood and energy booster. Our son's pain dr. had him start taking it from the first visit. Especially if CRPS is keeping you from getting out in the sun, I agree it's an important vitamin to add.

hi lit love. thanks for posting about vit d. i have been taking vit d for over a year now after my dr found out through bloodwork that my level was about a 9 when it should be around i think 30 to 50. he said i had the lowest level he ever saw. lack of vit d can cause bones to start deteriorating and pain when trying to walk or exercise. since i don't go out much in the sun anymore because it causes my rsd to flare up, i have been taking vit d supplements. i am still not at the level i should be but am getting there. i think last my dr checked i was at level 19. anyway, thanks for posting. its good to know it is a mood booster too since i am battling with depression as well as pain.

Please make sure you are taking D3 with K2. There are sublingual versions.

It must be common. I had a score of 8 on my blood panel last year. My doc gave me 50,000 units 2 per week.

My doc ordered the same for me. My level was 13 in Feb. After doing some research, I discovered D3 is absorbed better than the D2 (prescription) and after talking with my endocrinologist, I am now taking 10,000 D3 daily. I go to the doc on the 15th so we'll see if there's an improvement.

It sounds like you were prescribed D2. You might want to consider taking an over the counter D3 supplement.

I don't know if it is common or not, but it does seem that people who have health conditions often have low vitamin d levels.