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Old Feb 21, 2016, 04:10 PM
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Originally Posted by htoun View Post
I'm taking a liquid iron I found in the health food store. I have managed to get my iron out of the danger zone. But I think you should get a full blood work done. Sugars as well as your vitamin levels and your thyroid. If your low in vitamins then it is harder to absorb iron. Any of those things can cause exhaustion, feeling cold and like your walking through a river up hill! It's a horrible feeling.
I have a thyroid problem which is playing havoc with my life. I have run out of patience with my drs too. The canadian system isn't better just different.
I think the doctor did a full lipid panel as well and checked my thyroid levels in addition to a lot of other vitamins and a CBC (complete blood count). The only things that were off were iron, vitamin D, and my blood sugar was on the high end of normal, but my A1C was normal, so it didn't concern the doctor much I think. Idk if they got all the tests they wanted for sure because they weren't able to draw enough blood (it stopped flowing into the tubes). From the CBC, I wasn't anemic at the time of getting blood drawn.

I have taken an iron supplement for the past month, but since my last period, I have felt completely exhausted. I don't even know if the times that I feel drained are from anemia, need for sleep, or some deficiency. If only I knew. I want to fix it, lol.

I'm wondering if my vitamin B12 could be low again (I don't know for sure if it was in the past, but supplements made me feel better at the time). I feel like I should have another check for vitamins before self supplementing. I think it has been a little over 2 months since my last check. Hopefully it isn't too soon.
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