Iron deficiency

[DemiDaniels123]

Hi I went to the doctors not long ago because I was feeling shaky and faint and very woozy and tired so I went and they did a blood test and they checked my blood pressure and everything and I was fine the blood test ce back with abit iron deficiency so I was a veggie and Iv gone back to meat because the iron supplements weren’t working so I went back to meat about 2 weeks ago today and I still feel shaky and tired and faint but not as bad as when I went to the doctors 3 weeks ago this had been going on for 4 weeks so a month and I don’t know why I still feel faint and shaky and I’m on the pill to regulate my period because that was why I was so weak losing a lot of blood would like to know if there’s any way I can get better straight away thank you

[clivealive Forum Support]

Hi DemiDaniels123 was your Vitamin B12 level tested when your recent test was done?

Having been vegetarian in the past may have caused you to be low on B12 and in addition to your having recently started to eat meat you may benefit from supplementing with a sublingual cyanocobamalin or a methylcobamalin Boost Spray.

I am not a medically trained person but I've had Pernicious Anaemia (a form of B12 deficiency) for more than 46 years.

I wish you well.

[DemiDaniels123 in reply to clivealive]

Thank you very much I have low b12 yes I do but I just wanted to know I’m going on hoilday on the 1 of August and I wanted to know how long it will take to be better i know you wound not be able to set a time probably but it’s making me upset and angry because of my hormones and I just want to be better for my hoilday or I will be very low and not enjoy it is there any thing I can do to increase the chance of it going away quick

[clivealive Forum Support in reply to DemiDaniels123]

You could ask your doctor to give you a short treatment with B12 injections or buy the supplements over the counter.

You cannot overdose on B12 as any excess is excreted via your urine so give them a go - it will do you no harm.

Presumably you eat plenty of leafy green vegetables - the Folate in them will help to process the extra B12.

Start worrying less and look forward to you holiday.

[DemiDaniels123 in reply to clivealive]

I know what you mean but you see it’s hard it’s like I can take tablets not I can’t take big ones and injections well let’s just say I think I would get worse I have a dead like I had my blood test had to lie down because I felt to faint even thinking about it is there any other way

[DemiDaniels123 in reply to clivealive]

I have multivitamin bit because I was a veggie I got chew ones and I still want them so it’s going to be a lot easier to get hold of and a lot cheaper so yes I’ll see if I can get chew ones or liquid from tjank you you see I’m 16 and I have heavy periods I just don’t want to be like this for hours it is horrible waking up always feeling faint and shaky and tried by thank you I will get some ay the weekend

[elvistoronto1]

DemiDaniels123, if you are contemplating B12 injections or you are discussing them with your doctor you may want to consider getting testing first to find out why you are deficient. If it is simply a dietary issue a round of high-dose sublingual tablets may do the trick. Receiving injections prior to sorting out the cause of the deficiency can cause complications if you don't have an absorption issue. This is something that I really wish would be pointed out more to people who come to this forum for advice. It is not without risks as some would have you believe.....

The knee-jerk advice of "your B-12 is low get shots right away" should really be reconsidered in the absence of the testing I have mentioned above.

[DemiDaniels123 in reply to elvistoronto1]

Iv been to the doctors all they said to my mum is that I had a slight iron deficiency because of a lot of blood loss last month on my period so I’m on the pill to regulate that’s what they recommend for me and I feel so much better from 4 weeks ago and I eating meat now been eating it for about 2 weeks now just to help my iron go up I’m staying on meat don’t worry I just don’t get why I feel shaky and faint and hate being alone all the time I just feel tired and weak all the time not as bad as weeks ago though So my results were fine on my blood test it was just a slight iron deficiency so I don’t get why I feel like tjos it’s been roughly 5 weeks now