u/mamanh24

The more I smoke, the worse I feel. My depression and anxiety are spiraling out of control, along with the feeling that smoking is making things worse. I’ve been smoking again for six months, and my consumption is becoming uncontrollable. Wish me luck.

Test 1: fasting blood glucose 108 (I was very anxious that day, which might have affected the blood sugar level). Insulin: 10.65.

Test 2: blood glucose 98, A1c 5.3, C-peptide 2.

I have a history of gestational diabetes.

GAD/65K ANTICUERPOS Quimioluminiscencia RESULTADO......................................... 8,39 (<10,00)

The test is negative according to the standard, but I see that others have a different standard—lower than 5. I don't know what to think.

The question everyone here is asking is:

after how long, with which iron preparation, and at what dosage and ferritin level?

thanks ;)

I tried hormone therapy using a 0.25 patch and continuous 100mg progesterone. If anything, I felt worse—experiencing a lot of anxiety, nervousness, and agitation. I only tried it for 10 days. The problem is, I don't know which one is the culprit: the patch or the progesterone? How can I tell?

Have you tried introducing the hormones one by one to see if one of them makes you feel worse?

Looking for positive feedback on the use of lactoferrin alone.

How long did it take? What dosage?

Thanks ;)

Last year, I had hormone therapy with testosterone cream. Before, I had managed to raise my ferritin level to 46 with supplements. My gynecologist told me to stop taking iron because my hemoglobin was 16.4 and my hematocrit was 48.2. I stopped the iron, started the hormone therapy, and six months later, my ferritin level was 21.

Could there be a link to the testosterone use?

Last year, I had hormone therapy with testosterone cream. Before, I had managed to raise my ferritin level to 46 with supplements. My gynecologist told me to stop taking iron because my hemoglobin was 16.4 and my hematocrit was 48.2. I stopped the iron, started the hormone therapy, and six months later, my ferritin level was 21.

Could there be a link to the testosterone use?

I'm sleeping so badly. I feel like I'm a very light sleeper, especially in the second half of the night. I toss and turn and wake up earlier than I'd like, feeling anxious. And when my iron levels are low, I've had nights where I wake up gritting my teeth. Does anyone else experience this?

Did you get your sleep back after raising your ferritin levels? When and to what level?

Do you also experience alternating days of average but manageable and terrible days where you have no energy left, and your mood and body completely collapse? A kind of rollercoaster.

I'm a month into an iron supplement regimen.

I wonder if I was the most well-known mutations like mthfr, mtr, vdr could could cause a iron deficiency. I was asking, for example, if a homozygous mthfr mutation (therefore possibly a vitamin B9 deficiency) could have a long-term impact on iron levels.

Do any of you do this to give your body a break for a few days? When I take iron, I always feel worse, especially with depression.

I feel like no one around me understands. I have to deal with these damn symptoms that are stealing my life, and no one really understands how complicated it is, how much I'm suffering.

People tell me to go for a walk, get moving, do this, do that. But dude, I can't do all that! I'm exhausted, I have a headache, I'm sleeping poorly, I'm anxious, and you want me to go for a walk??

I'm always given the impression that if I'm feeling bad, it's because I'm not doing what I should, that it's partly my fault.

Do you also feel misunderstood?

Even my husband doesn't understand. It's hard. Only my 7-year-old child understands. Isn't that crazy?

I'm trying to piece together the puzzle, to figure out when things went wrong.

In 2018, while pregnant, I was hospitalized for a liver hemangioma that had taken a turn for the worse. I left the hospital with a prescription for iron. Years later, I stumbled across the hospitalization report and saw "Non-microcytic anemia with a ferritin level of 54." Yet, at that time, my CRP was over 100 because of the liver problem.

Could the ferritin level of 54 have been influenced by the high CRP? Because anemia with a ferritin level of 54 seems strange, doesn't it? And if it had been anemia caused by something else, like vitamin B9 or B12, they would have prescribed that I think.

What do you think ?

I often see advice given to taking large doses of iron. But the body can only absorb a very limited amount per day. So why take such massive doses? Where does the unabsorbed iron end up? Isn't it counterproductive?

My ferritin has been low since giving birth seven years ago. With a ferritin level of 18 and very suggestive symptoms, the doctor told me it wasn't a problem and that I was experiencing depression, so I was prescribed Prozac. Then I was told it might be Lyme disease. Then I was told it was anxiety... I started to wonder if it might be perimenopause.

I took iron supplements from time to time, but not consistently enough. The doctors would tell me after three months of iron, that was enough, stop. My ferritin would eventually go back down.

My family and friends didn't understand: "It's because you don't go out enough," "It's because you don't do this or that." "Get moving and you'll be fine." And when I talked about my deficiency, I had the impression they were thinking, "Oh, it's just a deficiency, it's not a big deal." Years of suffering and doubt...

Now I'm starting another course of treatment for at least six months. And I hope to be out of this hell.

Damn, an iron deficiency has very specific symptoms; it's not all in our heads, it's not laziness, and it's not a cold that goes away in five days.

It's a plant meant to reduce menstrual flow. You take it 2 or 3 days before your period and then again during your period. You can consume it as an herbal tea or a mother tincture. Have you tried it?

Have you tried taking iron bisglycinate, then heme iron the next day or the day after, then plant-based iron...?

Are you able to manage a job, go out, and handle daily life? Because I'm really struggling. I'm not working and I don't see how I could manage. My symptoms are really bad, and I'm wondering if it's possible a deficiency could hit me this hard.