Hi all,
I have just received this query from a woman - any ideas of how to help her with this greatly appreciated!
28/40 bloods Hb 12.9, Ferritin 7 - That's the lowest it has ever been as far as I'm aware. Dr wasn't too worried about it as he felt my body had probably aclimatised to the low iron stores. However I am concerned about this and am wanting to get my levels up as quickly as possible.
My bloods last week showed my Hb 11.0 Ferritin 7 (However a fingerprick sample for my Hb 2 days earlier was 10.0 g/dL) I became quite dizzy when standing, my BP dropped to 90 / 44, very short of breath, exhausted, oedema in my ankles etc. I saw a locum GP and he wanted to see what my blood results were before suggesting any treatment.
I relayed all of this to my Midwives down south who consulted a Homeopath who felt that maybe I was toxic to iron and that is why my body wouldn't tolerate any supplements. (When I look back I have been on Iron on and off since I was pregnant with my little boy ~ 2.5 years ago). I was advised to stop taking any Fe supplements and do a 3 day detox on Pulsatilla 6c three times a day. I have just completed this and surprisingly, I have started to feel better, less dizzy, BP now normal 100 / 70, still SOB and tired though as could be expected.
My GP is back now and he wants me to have iron injections over the next 2 weeks to see if that will restore my levels. What do you think???
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