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Posted 1/16/2013 6:55 AM (GMT 0)
I do have a low iron level. Has been that way for about a year now. Ive been doing a supplement but can't get the level back up. Doesn't anyone here know any of the symptoms that can go along with that? I know heart palpitations and fatigue can. Probably the ONLY blood test that has been abnormal at all for me since this nightmare began
Posted 1/16/2013 7:33 AM (GMT 0)
My grandmother had pernicious anemia. She has to get b12 shots every month but they really help. I'm having a cardiac stress test later today because some odd instances I've gone through. I've had lots of blood drawn but they've never told me I'm anemic. You may ask about getting a b12 shot.
Posted 1/16/2013 3:50 PM (GMT 0)
I've struggled with low iron levels for years. I take iron also, but it is a balancing act between how much I need and how much I can tolerate.

I think having anemia due to low ferritin (iron) levels and low B12 levels are two different things, but your doctor can make that distinction looking at your blood work. The last time I had blood work done, I was tested for both, and it was (like it always is rolleyes) low iron.

Here is the link to the Mayo Clinic page that contains iron deficiency anemia symptoms:

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/iron-deficiency-anemia/DS00323/DSECTION=symptoms

I'm usually really tired and irritable when my iron levels get too low. Weirdly enough, I also crave salty things like olives and tomato juice. That is a tip off for me that I need to get it checked again.
Posted 1/16/2013 4:20 PM (GMT 0)
5 years ago my iron levels fell so low that my GP sent me off to a hematologist. He took the situation much more seriously than anyone else had. He offered me 2 options, either a blood transfusion or iron infusions. In spite of all the testing of blood, I was/am frightened of transfusions unless of an emergency so I chose the infusions. I had a series of 6, once every 10 days and what a difference it made! I had been taking iron tablets for months, eating spinach and dark green leafy veggies and the occasional egg yolk but this is what turns the clock for me. Actually within 24 hours of the first infusion, I could feel a difference. Since then I have not had issues with my iron. Ask your GP about it, the worst he/she can do is look at you oddly, but then when you're a Fibro patient, we get that all the time!
Posted 1/16/2013 4:29 PM (GMT 0)
try cooking in a cast iron skillet. It is a great way to get some iron in your diet. Tomatoes really soak up the iron from the skillet.

They really are not hard to clean and cook on. To cook you just have to remember that low heat is best. you an turn up the heat slowly if your food is taking longer to cook. but never on high.

To clean you just rinse with hot water and scrubby..no soap. For stuck on food I put water in the skillet and turn it on high..let it boil for a min or two then scrub out. Then I squirt some canola oil in it and wipe with a paper towel.

Before cooking I squirt some canola oil in the pan. I love my cast iron pans.
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