u/---Deus

Hey. I have been feeling like rubbish for quite some time now. I went and got a blood test to find out that I'm deficient in both iron and vitamin B12. I was put onto iron supplements for only about a week and the severity of my symptoms forced me to go back to my doctor to ask for an infusion which I had today. I now have had both an iron infusion and a vitamin B12 injection. I am a 33 year old male. I am experiencing horrendous symptoms, full body aches, fatigue, no energy at all - I can barely stand up or walk, I get really light-headed and dizzy like I'm going to faint, I'm sleepy all the time, like I can barely stay awake, my brain is so foggy, can barely think, depression like I've never had before, anxiety, i have a full body restless feeling and tremors, not just in my legs, a general feeling of being really unwell, and much more. My ferritin is 25 and my iron is only slightly low. As I i mentioned, my vitamin B12 is also low. I'm supposed to be in Japan and China right now but there's literally no way I can go at the moment with how I'm feeling. I'm waiting for all this to clear up or atleast get better. Why am I experiencing such bad symptoms with only slightly low levels?

Hey. I'm a 33 year old male. I've been feeling really unwell for the last few months and wasn't sure what was going on, definitely should've got a blood test sooner. It has got a lot worse over the last couple of weeks. I am super fatigued all day and feel very weak, like literally no energy at all, feel very sleepy like I could fall asleep at any time almost. If I'm sitting down for long enough and stand up, I get really light-headed and dizzy, my muscles in my back have been aching so bad, I have brain fog and am finding it heaps harder to think etc. I went to the doctors last week and got a blood test and went in today to get the results. I'm both iron and vitamin B12 deficient. He gave me iron supplements to take and a vitamin B12 injection. Upon all the other symptoms, i feel my mood is really down too which is isn't normal. Is all this normal for iron and vitamin B12 defiency? And does anyone know how long it might take me to start feeling better? I mean this is crazy how unwell i feel