Vitamin D too low(8.39 ng/ml)..

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Hello guys, my(23/M,India) vitamin D levels seem too low(8.39 ng/ml) and vitamin b12 seems boderline (239 pg/ml). I tested for this as part of a hair loss screening.

I know Austin has said,“One other complicating factor here is the issue of vitamin D as a negative acute phase reactant, whereby levels decrease in the setting of acute illness and chronic disease, and can rise / normalize with the resolution of the underlying disease process”.
So, I would like to know if I should test for some other conditions/ some other tests ? I don’t have any existing conditions although I have to say I have been depressed for the past five years now and I am trying to overcome it.
Also what would your recommended supplementation be for me for Vitamin D and B12 if necessary?

I would really appreciate your help as I have little faith in some of the doctors here. (One MD gave me Ivermectin and Azythromycin when I had covid last year.)Thank you

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While there may be other things worth investigating, there really isn’t enough information here for me to speculate or make recommendations on additional testing related to this vitamin D level. However a level of 8 ng/mL is at a point where I would actually initiate replacement, in addition to thinking about other possible issues (e.g., nutritional/absorptive issues, chronic infections or other chronic diseases).

A borderline vitamin B12 level should be followed up with a methylmalonic acid measurement to determine whether true deficiency is present.