Breathlessness

[smg1950]

Good morning first of all I would like to say I have found a solution for my itching after B12 injections and hope it might help someone else. I now apply ice for 10 minutes before and after injection. I inject into thigh just off centre to outer part mid thigh. So far so good . My question is with regards to feeling breathless most of time . My folate level is 20(2.1-26.8)

Ferritin 69(13-150)

I inject every other day.

Haemaglobin 136(120-150)

Am on iron 20 mg daily prescribed

Any ideas welcome

Thanks

[jade_s]

smg1950, I'm so happy for you! 🥳🤩 Glad you found something that works!

Breathlessness can be so many things. Have you checked with your doctor? First thing to do would be to check oxygen saturation & listen to the lungs and whatever else they would test/check by default.

Have you had covid recently?

Have you had a full iron panel including % saturation at any point? Ferritin alone can be misleading in some cases, it doesn't always track iron levels - you may be supplementing too much or too little without realizing it.

Low B12 and low thyroid can also make me feel out of breath.

There are a million other possibilities unfortunately.

[smg1950 in reply to jade_s]

Thank you Jade I had a lot of blood tests but I don’t think I had a full iron panel. My platelets were low so they are doing that test again in a month but I didn’t see GP just a nurse. Xray tomorrow . ECG was fine. I’ll see if medichecks do the above test.

[jade_s in reply to smg1950]

Yes they will, here is a reminder for everyone you can also use the TUK discount codes

thyroiduk.org/help-and-supp...

[smg1950 in reply to jade_s]

I’ve just ordered my test so hopefully might be some answers. Thank you

[Hockey_player]

Asthma can make you feel breathless. I have been having a lot of problems lately because of smoke from wild fires in the air.

[smg1950 in reply to Hockey_player]

Thank you . It did cross my mind re asthma. If I get to see a dr I’m going to bring it up but not easy here.

[Gen89]

just wanted to ask which iron supplement you take that provides 20mg? I really struggle to take any iron due to gut problems but that sounds a smaller amount so might be ok for me.

[smg1950 in reply to Gen89]

Hi Gen

I take Cytoplan Iron with molybdenum and Vit C. 10mg of iron . I take one morning one afternoon . I also have a funny gut but I have managed these so far.It is ferrous fumarate if that’s any help.

[Gen89 in reply to smg1950]

Can I ask where you buy it? I have looked in various chemists for tablets with lower doses of iron but they always seems to come with a lot of other vits/minerals which I don’t want.

[smg1950 in reply to Gen89]

I buy it online Cytoplan

[Gen89]

ok thanks