It was my gynecologist who let me know my vitamin D was dangerously low a year ago. That's part of why I quit meds. Pdoc never in 8 years tested for that.
Back in October regular doc found my B12 & iron were low. I don't eat meat so that's expected. Those second 2 deficiencies were probably a big part of restless leg syndrome it was horrible. All 3 are linked with mood.
I am back at pdoc currently after a manic episode. Grateful for meds this time. But for my depression it was so hard to crack and I think these defieciencies played a big part.
I've read somewhere that bp people tend to be low in these things. Maybe we require more the way we are wired. Or maybe it's a case of which came first.
Environmental pollutants are making it very hard for anyone to get vitamin D. And so many supplements are sold that are not even in a soluble form for the body to process.
Then we go on meds that can deplete us minerally. I'm now on depakote which may make my hair fall out if I don't get enough folic acid.
It seems very important to me that a pdoc should test these levels when presented with someone with any mood disorder. I will ask her why she never checked.
I'm curious if your docs have tested yours?