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I have been suffering from iron deficiency which caused anxiety, panic attacks until diagnosed.

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Pema_22516
Pema_22516

Help me ! I had a very low s ferritin as low as 3 but my haemoglobin was 10.5. I also had vitamin D deficiency. I had fear, motion sickness and vision disturbance which triggered panic attacks for three months before it was diagonized. These psychological disorder was so pervading that I couldnt notice the physical weakness, hair loss, brittle nails, exhaustion and dizziness. I have been now taking my iron pill that's 100mg per day and eating lots of foods that contain iron. Most of my psychological problem has gone away but I still feel dizzy as the surrounding over me is moving. I still get anxiety sometime thinking about past two months. However, I am still feeling dizzy. I wanted to know if anyone felt like me due to iron deficiency. How long before I am back to my normal self? Help me.

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  • cherise59260
    cherise59260 Pema_22516

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    Ive been expericing this as well and i thought ive been going crazy. I reslized i had stopped taking my iron when all yhis stuff started same symptoms as u and inso is too and my iron levels were pretty good too im also defenicnt in b12 too. I had been on antihistimines for years for allergies which caused me anemia. how much iron us safe to take a day if ur amenic? i just took a iron pill and it totally stopped my panic attack. I never knew all this was a issue bc of lack of iron its awful.

  • jeet84
    jeet84 Pema_22516

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    hi pema, just came across your post. i am having the same episodes of panick attacks, crying, confusion, dark circles under eyes. pale skin, muscle spams. doctor refferred me to psychologist and wrote blood tests. hb came 8.1(normal starts from 8.3) iron ferritin is too low 13 where normal starts from 30. could this be the cause with me too? specially morning and afternoons scares me. no interest in anything. i started taking 14mg twice a day iron tablet since 2 days. but not great results. doctor will come tuesday as here its chriatmas and everything is closed.

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