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perimenopause aneamia. IM so exhausted! !!

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michelle50768
michelle50768

Please help ladies

Ive been diagnosed aneamic due to heavy perimenopause periods.

Been on ferrous gluconate one a day but still feeling very bad. I also started another period yesterday so im probably going to lose the little iron ive stored. My anxiety is kicking in telling me something drastic is wrong with me.. I cant even go up the stairs without getting breathless. How long does it take for iron to make me feel better. I thought I should be by now. Im getting myself in such a state because my mind is telling me aneamia cant make you feel that bad?

Any ideas ladies x

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  • Trish123
    Trish123 michelle50768

    Posted

     I understand, I highly recommends the beans at meal times. This helped. And after my periods when I would feel exhausted. Also lo small portions at meal times because it seems would be harder to digest a big meal. So I would eat smaller more frequent meals for energy.   I hope all of this Helps. 
    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 Trish123

      Posted

      Thanks to you both ladies. Really appreciate your help and advice. I will defo try them xx
  • Trish123
    Trish123 michelle50768

    Posted

     Yes  orangel juice would irritate your to your stomach .
    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 Trish123

      Posted

      This is what I thought. But im going to talk to my doctor tomorrow to see if I can increase the dose to two a day instead of just being that im bleeding again. X
    • michelle50768
      michelle50768

      Posted

      Im really praying that once this perimenopause is over that menopause is easier. I never know when I will get a period now. Can go two months without one then they are back again. Ive never suffered with anxiety or depression either toll perimenopause hit!!!!
  • sheryl37154
    sheryl37154 michelle50768

    Posted

    Ditto the advice on vit C and OJ, tea, etc.

    I have haemochromatosis which means my body absorbs too much iron.  I have to avoid vit c with meals, and drink tea, coffee, milk, red wine with meals instead.  Cheese, yoghurt, calcium products also reduce the uptake of iron.  So you need to do the opposite.

    Break up a chewable vit c and have a piece with each meal, drink juices with high vit c with meals (not too much as full of sugar).  These should be consumed with a meal so that the uptake of the iron in the meal is promoted by the vit C.

     

  • marywithgarden
    marywithgarden michelle50768

    Posted

    So sorry to hear that you are so tired.  But, anemia is treatable, so allow yourself to recouperate.  There are some great things that you can do to boost your iron besides the RX and tips on diet are a wonderful place to start.  My daughter continually fights anemia and she adds lots of green leafy vegetables to her diet through sauteed spinach to salads with greens and beans and kale chips.

    The best tip though is adding a tablespoon of molasses to your hot beverage for sweetener because molasses is LOADED with iron.  One tablespoon is 70% of your daily requirement.  Or make yourself some gingersnaps with lots of molasses.  Who said that there aren"t perks to taking care of yourself!

    Here are some other sources of iron:

    raisins, almonds, dried apricots, and fortified grain cereals

     

    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 marywithgarden

      Posted

      Thanks for the advice hun. Ive just come back from the doctors and his put me on stronger iron. Ferrous sulphate. But iron is making me feel nauseous. I have a very sensitive stomach. I really hope the side effects get better with time as I really need the iron. On top of which im having another heavy period. Xx
    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 toffeecushion

      Posted

      Oh really thank you. Have you been on iron meds?

      Feeling really sorry for myself atm. Seems like its one thing after another with this perimenopause

    • toffeecushion
      toffeecushion michelle50768

      Posted

      Yes I was on ferrous fumerate, have been on and off them over the last couple of years due to heavy prolonged periods.  

      I'm with you with the feeling sorry for mysef bit.  It can be difficult, not a very nice time at all.  You are right its one thing after another.  It will get better though, I hope.

    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 toffeecushion

      Posted

      Thank you so much. Ive been in perimenopause eight years now 48. Periods all over the place. Anxiety depression and the list goes on. App my iron level is 10 buy should be 12 something? Im just so exhausted right now. I just keep praying and believing it will all be over soon and I will start to feel some kind of normal. Xx
    • toffeecushion
      toffeecushion michelle50768

      Posted

      The lowest mine went to was 10, you will feel better when it rises.  What is your ferritin level like?
  • marywithgarden
    marywithgarden michelle50768

    Posted

    Being nauseous isn't helping you.  There is a suppository that your doc can perscribe that can relieve the nauseousness.  It works pretty fast.  I've taken it when I've had migraines with my period that made me so nauseous.  If you can get those prescribed for the initial few days so you can eat, that would be a tremendous help.  
    • michelle50768
      michelle50768 marywithgarden

      Posted

      Hi

      Thank you. I never knew about those. I will speak to my doctor about it. This site is truly a Godsend with all you wonderful ladies help and advice x

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