... I've now been on Ferrex 150 now for almost 2 months. I've started to get my energy back and I feel better in that regard, but I still have dizzy spells. They are mostly centered around when I eat or after I eat or if I'm hungry. ... (2 replies)
... tric bypass back in 2004. I have been doing fine until this last year. Kept on feeling exhausted. Everytime I was at my former primary care docotr he would say it was the flu, or something else. Well about two weeks ago I swallowed my permanment crown. ... (4 replies)
... You are very welcome. This is true, that's the way it worked for me. My hair was all over me, my house, in my food Yuck! ... (5 replies)
... Why are you anemic in the first place and did you get that issue resolved? ... (6 replies)
... by iron did you mean they checked ferritin too? ... (3 replies)
... and my levels are now up to around 675. I feel a bit better in terms of the fatigue and concentration but the symptoms are still bothersome. My question is, how long does it usually take for the symptoms to clear once my levels are back up? ... (3 replies)
... If your iron deficiency is truly diet related, I think you will feel better fairly quickly. If it is due to some other problem, it can take a LONG time. ... (4 replies)
... Have you requested to have your iron tested? ... (20 replies)
... It is not caffeine that interferes with the iron absorption but the tannins that are in the tea. ... (1 replies)
... Tylenol is acetaminophen with a benedryl type medication in it to make you relaxed. That is a type of drug that could cause you ears to ring. ... (5 replies)
... sorry to hear about your iron dilema, but i did the same thing as you did. In february i was told my ferretin had gone up and as it was up the highest it had ever been i thought it was fine to slacken off and only take it 3 or 4 times per week, sometimes maybe less. ... (20 replies)
... I don't know what any of us would have done before the internet and boards like these. It really does help to be able to read what others have to say and what their experiences have been. ... (29 replies)
... I had gastric bypass 5 years and now I'm having trouble with iron. But that's because my surgeon told me not to take it. Whether or not I absorb it, time will tell. Some of us never will and we'll always need iron infusions. How much and what form of iron have you been taking? ... (5 replies)
... like my muscles didn't want to cooperate with me. Then it was the shortness of breath walking any distance over 50 ft. ... (2 replies)
... it can be because of iron deficiency but B12 deficiency can cause it too. was B12 tested for? ... (2 replies)
... neglect or however you want to describe it to the hospital. Most hospitals have patient relations that address these types of issues. It's frustrating...beyond frustrating..... ... (10 replies)
... For the past year, if not longer, I've been feeling exhausted and, for lack of a better way to describe it, just like something is off with my body. ... (12 replies)
... It has been colder than ususal over here but now it is getting a bit warmer and the spring flowers are coming out. ... (78 replies)
... High MCV indicates the red cell is bigger, and low TIBC does not indicate iron defficiency, but probably folate or B12 defficiency. but low Ferritin does indicate iron defficiency...I did the logic job on my lab reports. ... (12 replies)
... but things will be fine. I hate having anything done, but you have to STOP thinking this way now. Last year when I was having all the testing and things done it actually helped me to get through it because I was getting a little conditioned by it all. ... (2 replies)
