Oh, my, I'm afraid I wasn't clear enough in my suggestion to look into Vit. D. Of course I meant to check with your doctor first, as you always should. I thought that was understood when I mentioned a blood test...I assume you need a doctor for that! As for how much, a single dose of 50,000 IU requires a prescription, so again, I was thinking you'd consult a doctor. The other posters here are right, you shouldn't take a bunch of supplements without consulting your doctor first. Vitamin D deficiency is very common now, especially north of Tennessee. But your doctor should help you on all this. I do hope you get relief!

I do think there is something to that, I have been in severe pain all winter, a dreary cold winter. This has gone on since mid October. Finally sunshine, went outside and laid in a lawn chair in the sun got up almost a new person, been out there every sunny day since. Is the pain all gone? No but can I walk now? Yes Before I started doing that my back and hips hurt so bad it was exhausting. Walking with a cane or holding on to something most of the time. Now, I am better. I have always known the cold weather was hard on me, this was the longest cold snap in this area for decades, actually thought about selling my home and moving into assisted living. NOW, I think I will survive.

Magnesium deficiency can also cause pain.
I am beginning to realize that any vitamin/minerals deficiency can cause all kinds of problem in the body. We need to realize that our food chain has been altered severely by GMO foods plus depletion of organic material in the soils by Roundup and other poisions to a great extent.
Pain in our bodies are telling the story truthfully.
Mom and Pop farms are gone and most folks have no garden to raise decent food.
Thanks for reading.