Vitamin D- the Best Thing Under the Sun?

Vitamin D deficiency has been found to be associated with fibromyalgia. [2] It will be interesting to know the authors’ opinions about the hypothesis that vitamin D deficiency is involved in the pathogenesis of Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS), particularly when reported in people with normal vitamin D levels. This is also particularly relevant when various scores such as fibrmomyalgia impact questionnaire (FIQ), Beck depression inventory (BDI), visual analog scale (VAS), Arizona sexual experience scale (ASEX), SF-36 [36-item short form survey] were not statistically different among people with or people without vitamin D deficiency. Besides, if there is a link, there is likely to be a seasonal variation in the symptoms of FMS. The difficulty also exists with a disagreement among societies from different countries about the normal range of vitamin D. There is speculation that vitamin D supplementation can be attempted in FMS patients with normal but “lowish” levels of vitamin D.