Low ferritin and b12 symptoms

Thank you, did you feel achey and muscle fatigue with your low ferritin then? worrying they are missing something but dr keeps reassuring me it's low ferritin and b12. 

Thanks for replying 

Hi, I think vitamin C would be better, I bought some effervescent 1000 mg tablets, those in a tube, and broke one in quarters so it became 250 mg pieces, because I thoughf 1000 mg was a much at once, I took 1 piece in a morning with iron, and 1 piece at night with iron, as I said in water mixed with the contents of the iron capsule contents and just stirred it well, there is probably more vitamin C in the tablets than orange juice, I'll check this.

Just want to feel better :-)

Thank you, trying to stay positive. Just hard when symptoms don't seem to be improving. I know it's early on and ferritin takes a while to improve. I hope your daughter feels better soon! 

I had this too. Told my b12 wasn't that low at 167 but I had lots of symptoms so they did treat with loading dose of 6 injections which stopped nearly 2 weeks ago. I hav been extremely anxious and worried which drs say isn't helping and could be contributing but I just can't see how it's making me feel so bad. 

My ferritin is 10 and I can honestly say my legs and arms are driving me mad. 

During my pregnancy I also had hyperemesis so could barely eat anything, so again drs said levels would have depleted from this. 

Do you know all my problems started after I had my first child. My iron was low 10 months after my first born.. I lost a lot of blood but was never tested after I got home. I went to the GP with hair loss and bruises on the legs. I had 30 bruises! She ran a blood test and my iron was low. She said hair loss and bruising aren't a symptom of low ferritin but I've read it is. I have no trust in my GP. I had massive anxiety as to why my iron was low for no reason. They blamed my periods but at the time I missed them. It made me ill googling what it could be. Now I think it was because I was on stomach tablets for years plus the amount of blood I lost during labour. B12 can go low due to stress and anxiety. Thankfully I respond well to the tablets. My b12 was 143. 145 is normal so she classed me as borderline! I feel symptoms in the 160s. Last time I felt my symptoms I was told it was in my head even though I was close to being low! We are all different. It's my legs that are my main symptom. It's a weird feeling. Having a vitamin deficiency can make you very anxious. It took me months to get my iron up. I now get scared incase it goes down again as it took so long to sort it and you really don't realise how bad it was until you start feeling better. You just put it down to being tired or doing too much. I've had low folic too which is just like b12 symptoms. I was referred to the gastro. Have you had a celiac blood test?

Thanks for your reply. I know a lot of drs keep trying to tell me I had post natal depression and anxiety but I knew there was something wrong. 

I'm not sure about the celiac test, I will ask next time. 

It's so frustrating, heamahlibin is borderline but b12 and ferritin low. 

Legs and arms are the worst symptom, feeling heavy and muscle achey. Again they keep telling me I'm anxious. 

Do your muscles feel like this too? Also get burning sensations on and off. I feel like I have run a marathon! 

You should always ask for your result readings. After the time I said about ending up in A&E I now ask for all my readings. It's good to know what is normal for your blood results. My red blood count often can dip. My hemoglobin also can. It's good to note it all down every blood test.

Yes I've felt heavy and weak in my muscles. Low iron makes it harder for your blood to pump around your body. Your heart has to work harder so you feel exhausted. It sounds like your b12 will be the cause of your muscle weakness . I pushed to see a GI. They usually test for celiac when you have low ferritin.

Thank you. 

Drs just seem perplexed when I say my muscles hurt in my arms and legs.  

It's such a horrible feeling! 

How long do you think it took for your symptoms to start improving?

Thanks for your help

My iron took months. I was on 3 tablets a day. After 3 months it went up into the 60s.

B12 was alot quicker. Around a month. I've found some fab vitamin b12 tablets that I buy now. I take them if I feel its getting low.

The iron will make you feel weak. Your blood isn't getting as much oxygen so you're bound to feel weak.

Not seein much improvement either from ferrous sulphate.

It took 3 months for my ferritin tablets to work and even then I didn't feel 100%. If you're still not feeling well go back to the doctors and ask to be referred to gastroenterology. Did they test your folic too? As a deficiency in that has the same symptoms as b12. I was adiment my b12 was low once but it was my folic acid. You just have to keep pushing for tests if you still don't feel right.

How are you doing now ?

Ellie 

Unfortunately my ferritin is down to 8 and I am having lots of symptoms again. - achey muscles, weakness, pounding heart and short of breath, lightheaded and headaches.

Back on ferrous sulphate 3x a day.

Very frustrating. On a positive note my b12 is still improving.

How are you now?