Posted by tealady on September 30, 2004, at 7:24:48
In reply to Re: Looking for answers - Rosavin (Rhodiola rosea) » tealady, posted by jujube on September 27, 2004, at 7:03:51
> With respect to the iron deficiency, my serum ferritin levels are now at 47 (or 49I never realized how detrimental low serum ferritin levels can be to a person's system. I thought a person only expeienced physical and emotional symptons when anemia set in. Anyways, I had had to take time off work (a number of months) because of the iron deficiency (it just sucked the life right out of me - probably because it was left untreated for so long and, during this time, I kept pushing myself and worked 11 - 12 hour days. Then, when detected and treated, I did not respond to treatment).
>I was finally feeling a bit more energetic and clear-headed after a ten-week course of iron injections and then I got the Depo shot. I have been sick ever since (but I've lost about 8 pounds instead of gaining). Thank God I had an enormous amount of leave. If I need more time, I can take it. I will be so happy when the shot wears off and I start to feel like a human being again.
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Hi again ,Do you mind me asking you if the iron shots left black bruise like marks on your skin. I had 2 or maybe 3 iron shots 3 yrs ago now and I think the marks have finally disappeared! They were inches across.
I was wondering if this was "normal" or not.
I'm wondering if it happens to everyone or only to those with a almost dead metabolism..like the iron just sits there and gets slooowly absorbed.My first iron shot sure lifted the depression and make me feel alive!
http://forums.about.com/ab-thyroid/messages?msg=28257.5I didn't feel the first couple of shots..but I think I felt needles after that..my doc told me that with the low ferritin levels I wouldn't feel the shots..It's true , couldn't even tell whether she'd given it to me.
I was just reading where my hair volume doubled and it was after startig thyrod meds and iron injections...so i'm thinking of trying some more injections.
I cut back on supps in the past couple of weeks as I needed to get some tests run(kept my calc.mag at night going and took other only intermittently)....done that now and last night I took an iron with MultiB-c capsule together with some selenium and my usual calc/mag tablet and slept soundly and even dreamt..could be the iron..or I guess it could be the new estrogen I'm trying too. Think I'll try that combo again anyway.
Jan
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