Hello everyone. I've recently been tested for vitamin D deficiency and it turns out I am grossly vitamin D deficient. So for the past few months I've done a lot of research on ways to maintain healthy vitamin D levels, and of the suggestions was to use a tanning booth for 1-2 minutes 3x/week, which is the equivalent of 20 minutes in the sun, 3x/week (numerous studies indicate this is the optimum amount of sun needed). It is also recommended that you use a UVB-emitting tanning booth, which most closely mimics the sun's rays.
On Monday I spent 2 minutes in a UVB tanning bed, and yesterday I spent another two minutes. However, both on Tuesday and today I felt/feel extremely faint, confused and a bit nauseous, and I just have a hunch that it is related to the tanning beds. I am curious if this is some indication my body is slightly radioactive. I feel slightly warm and almost like I am "humming" or vibrating, my pulse is greatly elevated, and I feel like I'm going to pass out, but not from dehydration. I am also feeling very sleepy, as opposed to fatigued where my whole body is tired. I have also felt very slight pains in what I feel like are my veins -- like tiny blood clots. I feel very confused, am having trouble thinking, like my brain is in a fog. Does anyone know what could be happening? Not sure what they could do at the ER but I am very scared and not sure what to do, except to never use a tanning booth again and to just ride it out. I do have a tendency to get what I believe are panic attacks when I get strange symptoms (this sometimes happens around lunchtime when I'm driving on the highway, or when I'm stuck in my office at work and am worried I won't be able to escape before passing out). Any thoughts would be appreciated. Many thanks.
On Monday I spent 2 minutes in a UVB tanning bed, and yesterday I spent another two minutes. However, both on Tuesday and today I felt/feel extremely faint, confused and a bit nauseous, and I just have a hunch that it is related to the tanning beds. I am curious if this is some indication my body is slightly radioactive. I feel slightly warm and almost like I am "humming" or vibrating, my pulse is greatly elevated, and I feel like I'm going to pass out, but not from dehydration. I am also feeling very sleepy, as opposed to fatigued where my whole body is tired. I have also felt very slight pains in what I feel like are my veins -- like tiny blood clots. I feel very confused, am having trouble thinking, like my brain is in a fog. Does anyone know what could be happening? Not sure what they could do at the ER but I am very scared and not sure what to do, except to never use a tanning booth again and to just ride it out. I do have a tendency to get what I believe are panic attacks when I get strange symptoms (this sometimes happens around lunchtime when I'm driving on the highway, or when I'm stuck in my office at work and am worried I won't be able to escape before passing out). Any thoughts would be appreciated. Many thanks.