u/yeetmetothemoon-

▲ 11 r/Anemic

Poor sleep

How do y'all sleep? My sleep is so poor, I basically can't sleep at night. As soon as I get comfy and try to fall asleep, I start getting shortness of breath, chest tightness, palpitations. I can feel my heartbeat through my whole body. Sometimes my legs start shaking almost like I'm shivering. Then I start feeling anxious and as if something is seriously wrong. It seems like the same pattern of being up until around 4:30 in the morning. So frustrating, I never had a problem with sleep before this. I almost called 911 last night the palpitations were so bad. All doctors are shunning me off. I went to see a naturopath and they said I have iron deficiency and all of my levels (vitamins, electrolytes, etc) are low based on bloodwork. Told me to start taking 400mg magnesium bisglycinate and 250mg l-theanine before bed to help with sleep, and ask my doctor for a referral to get an iron infusion. I keep ice packs handy for when the palpitations won't leave me alone.

What helps you with sleep? I feel so bad because I am literally bed ridden throughout the day and can't do anything. I think I'm developing sleep anxiety because I am so worried about how I am going to feel at night. I just feel like giving up at this point 😭

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u/yeetmetothemoon- — 1 day ago
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Low iron?

So I've been having a bunch of symptoms for over a month now. The main ones being chest tightness, shortness of breath, palpitations/high HR, headaches/lightheadedness. I've also had some chills/shakiness, blotchy purple skin, among other things. My sleep has been terrible and sporadic. One night I sleep like a rock, the next I get 1 hour of sleep.

I landed myself in the ER after waking up at 2am with my heart rate at 190, short of breath and trembling. They did x-ray, EKG and blood work. At the time, doctor said everything came back normal. I got my blood results online about a week later and noticed some of the results were below the "normal range" listed.

- iron level: 4.4 umol/L

- total Iron Binding Capacity: 41.5 umol/L

- unsaturated iron binding capacity: 37.1 umol/L

- transferrin Percent Saturation: 11%

- hemoglobin: 113 g/L

- ferritin: 37.5 ug/L

- CRP high sensitivity: 9.96 mg/L

I don't know anything about iron deficiency. Do these numbers seem low? Could they be causing my symptoms? I've called for a follow up appointment with my family doctor but it's not for a month. Just desperately trying to figure out what is wrong with me and how I can fix it. Feeling this way is tearing my life apart 😭

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u/yeetmetothemoon- — 6 days ago