Serum ferritin 24 - would love to know if other people have similar symptoms.
I think I’ve had low serum ferritin for years. In 2022 it was 19 but considered normal. I’ve only just started iron supplements but I’m wondering if this has been the cause for my symptoms for all this time, and wondering if anyone else has had similar symptoms.
Here we go:
Daily tension headaches. Literally every day. Worse when I wake up and around 3-5pm.
Aching trap muscles, along with the muscles around my shoulder blades. All the damn time. Worse when I’ve done anything daft like pick up my three year old. Wouldn’t dream of doing a gym class anymore, would ache and have bad headaches for days.
Fatigue. Always tired, crash/nap in particular around 2/3pm.
Awful sleeper, wake up from the smallest noise.
Awful hangovers. I’ll have a glass of wine and feel it the next day with a headache, bad taste in mouth and so much tiredness/grogginess. I’ve often joined an evening out completely sober and still felt this the next day (assume this is from an affected sleep).
Restless feet. I absolutely cannot stand having hot feet, and I need to moisturise my feet about 3x a day otherwise I get angry at how they feel (they’re not particularly dry, it’s just a sensory/nerve thing).
I think this is all for now until I remember more but I’d be so interested if other people have experienced similar!