Similarity of POIS symptoms with Vitamin B12 and D deficiency

[kakaw112]

I would like to thank the admins here for all the detailed information on POIS.
I was feeling low and depressed for quite a while and my body pained a lot. This aggravated even more after an O.

I thought for sure it was POIS and consulted a doctor to rule out any other things.(Again thanks for detailed info)
 I also had a feeling I am deficient in something. So I told my doc I have not been exposed to Sun and stuff. He wrote me tests for B12 and D and TFT total(T3,T4,etc)

Turns out I was severely deficient in B12 and D. All the levels had hit rock bottom. I was in severe misery. I am on supplements now and feel much better. Get your levels tested once to rule out any other deficiency and stuff.

Hope all of you stay well. Thank you.
 

[berlin1984]

Great to hear!

May I ask what your diet was before?
Do you think you did not get enough B12 from the diet?

I'm asking because some people think we have malabsorption of nutrients..

[kakaw112]

Even I actually am very puzzled to hear that I have my B12 levels very low. It was just 68.
Should see a gastroenterologist if the tablet course does not do any good, cause then it would mean some absorption issues.

Doc has put me on a tablet(Rejunex CD3) for a course of one month. I mean I ate eggs and chicken but not so regularly(occasional)

I guess the college hostel I lived in for 1 year 2019-2020 had bad food(not nutritious) and no Non-veg rule, which somewhat made it worse. And then pandemic happened which made me come back to my home and isolate even more.

I was eating at my home. The eggs and chicken. But I guess when B12 levels drop too low, it needs good medication to give it a boost.
Adding to this, I also got deficient in D. It actually got worse with an O. So I thought it was POIS.

Some symptoms of POIS made sense to me while others did not. On a tablet, after an O, I do not feel a huge sense of physical pain and depression. So it makes me think I don't have POIS
 
I do not know how one is supposed to feel after an O when all nutrients are stable. I will update the thread here once I get my levels normal. I still get Brain fog and huge back pain after an O. But it is somewhat reduced.

[Quantum]

Very interesting, Kakaw.  I am glad you have found valuable information on the forum.
I will be very interested to read your updates on how it goes with the B12 and D supplements.