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Now, some of the symptoms from a vitamin D deficiency are very similar to a calcium deficiency,

probably because you can cause a calcium deficiency if you don't have enough vitamin D.

So, I want to go through the list to see if you might need more calcium or a vitamin D.

First of all, when you have low calcium, you could have similar symptoms to having peripheral neuropathy,

like a diabetic would have, numbness and tingling in the fingers and the toes, muscle spasm,

a Charlie horse, you can have achy muscles, very similar to a vitamin D deficiency,

because vitamin D directs where calcium goes, does it go into the muscle or not?

And so, if you're low in vitamin D, you're going to have a lot of muscle aches,

but definitely in your lower back.

Your lower back is going to be very, very weak, achy, painful.

You're also going to have bone pain, it could be anywhere in your body.

Also, with vitamin D, you're going to have more inflammation throughout the body,

but you're not going to necessarily have that with low calcium.

Now, with a calcium deficiency, you can have a confusion, spasm in the throat.

You might have a hoarseness or a chronic cough.

That is low calcium.

You can also be very, very stiff.

You can also have tetany, which is kind of a quivering of the muscle.

You can also have these red spots, like little bruising spots throughout the body as well.

Now, with low vitamin D, that can affect your mood.

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