Do you get your B12, D, iron levels tested?

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?

Bloodwork is actually one of the first things my pdoc had me do. Then he called me to tell me my vitamin D and vitamin B12 levels were dangerously low. So I've been taking supplements for those. A couple years later my bloodwork showed I was a little anemic, so in rolled the iron. I can't say taking the supplements really make me feel any better, but I guess I'm glad he pays attention to that kind of thing.

As I am on lithium I get blood tests regularly.

As I understand the biggest reason for low vitamin D is lack of sunlight. The further north you live the more this is a problem. While it is too late in the season to start now, consider getting yourself a therapy lamp for next winter.

You wanted to know if my b12, D, and iron levels were ever tested. Yes, but not by my pdoc -- by my endocrinologist. It's not really the pdoc's job. It's either the primary or the endo's job to do this, I think.

All three of my levels were low, by the way, and I supplement for them now. I'm not sure it helps my mood significantly, but it doesn't hurt.

In my last hospital stay my vitamin d was low. I was taking supplements. Ran out, should probably get some more...

My pdoc didn't test but my regular GP did. I take B-12 injections every two weeks, vitamin D everyday along with Ferrous Iron. I was almost depleted in all three. I've been taking supplements though for about 10 years.

I have hypothyroidism and weirdly I had a conversation with my chiropractor and even though I'm on meds for my thyroid he told me the test I had done isn't a very thorough test that can be done. So I went to a nurse practitioner he recommended, an obgyn. She tested everything. My levels were very low on iron, thyroid, b12, vitamin D and DHEA. I went on supplements and I couldn't believe the difference in my energy levels. I no longer needed caffeine to get going. I've been going through a weird depression with high and lows. My energy has been affected a little, I'm leaning more towards my motivation I guess. Anyway these supplements changed my life.

Being vegan, I do blood test every once in a while (twice a year usually).
I take B12 supplements and I have my D drop this year for some reason, probably cuz I was depressed few months in summer (July-October) didn't get out.

B12 is super important for our body and being below the normal 'low' range is dangerous, and as bipolar it's super important to keep our body healthy
Drink supplements! :P

Not sure about vitamin D's role, gonna read some now...

I get all of those you listed plus my thyroid. Results always turn up fine for me but I'm still depressed.

The pdoc that put me on Trileptal had everything check before I started it. Then next one had me do bloodwork once a year, I don't remember what for. My current pdoc wanted to have my vitamin B and D checked, but I forgot...
I know my vitamin D tends to be on the low side in general. I need to work on that.

when my gp found out I was seeing a pdoc she ordered d tests ... very low took a lot for six months just a otc once a day now.... pdoc has never in three years drew a drop of blood ....

I had my blood tested but I don't know whether or not they looked at my vitamin levels. I'm getting it tested again to see if I'm deficit in vitamin D and whether that could be a cause for joint pain.