Prevacid and iron deficiency
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Hi, I take Levothy - for Hypo and Prevacid - B12, Vitamin D, Omega 3 and Iron suppliments. I take Levo @ 6.30 am - Prevacid around 9.00 am - and all the vitamins in the eve or late at night. Prevacid is an acid inhibitor - so during the course of 10 years - looking at my blood work - i had to supplement the above mentioned Vitamins due course of time. Recently i got diagonsed for open angle glaucoma and had laser surgery.
Reading all these posts is a great feeling - not alone.
If you are in grade 11 and studying in school, really your parents should be taking care of you and your diet! For your iron deficiency you need to eat plenty of dark green vegetables. The best thing for it is liver (lambsfry), although it is an acquired taste and many people don't like it. Anaemia - iron deficiency - can definitely cause lethargy, a pale complexion etc. I think the problem may go deeper than just diet and I think you should see a doctor.
Got the results today and Im anemic, the iron deficent one. I was anemic aswell about 3 yrs ago. Im on Galfer FA tablets. They worked before so I hope they do this time to.. Hoping the anxiety will go away shortly now. I had the implanon contraception in for 2 yrs which messed round with my periods etc.I think this is all linked! If nothing has worked for you try Galfer FA! If your feeling better let me no cos I tink im goin mad now!
Some people also just have certain medical problems that can cause a problem absorbing iron. And as I said, most iron supplements are not made in a form that is well-absorbed. I would say that if this continues and you're not getting any answers from your child's doctor, it might be time to see a different doctor for another opinion.
My ferritin levels came back several weeks ago at 10 ug/l (down from 17 last year and after three months of iron therapy. The norm is between 20 and 200). My GP gave me a script for more iron tablets plus some tranexamic acid tablets.
I feel like rubbish and I want to be able to push myself harder with my running.
Are there things I can do to help replenish my iron stores?
I am trying to add more red meat plus have vit. c with that and avoid caffeine either side of a meal.
hi, for the past week, I've been having headaches and nausea and i went to my doctors and they told me i have below normal iron levels and they gave me supplements. 2 days after taking the supplements my headaches have improved massively but i have been experiencing lightheadedness and the nausea is still there. i was wondering if anyone else had experienced these problems?
how long did your lightheadedness last for you to feel your normal self again? i just want to be better!
I have been experiencing a lot debilitating symptoms but have recieved a diagnosis as of yet. My symptoms are extreme fatigue, lightheaded, difficulty breathing, poor sleep, tingling and poor peripheral circulation, cracks at corners of mouth. I have read about all kinds of nutrient deficiencies and it seems like iron most resembles my symptoms. However my blood count came back "normal". I have not had my serum iron or ferritin checked yet but my B vitamins came out normal.
You need to supplement immediately. The iron count is probably your ferritin levels which is your iron storage. Your haemoglobin is normal because that's what's circulating in your blood because it's taken from your stores.
Your count is very low. It depends on what lab did your test but the last one I had here gave normal levels as between 30-200 (not sure of the units). Mine were 35 but although they looked normal I felt ****.
my son who is 2 years was diagnosed with a iron deficiency 4 months ago, he is currently taking a iron supplement and I have changed his diet but he seems to be getting weaker by the day. his skin is really pale he does not want to play and want to be carried all the time. any advise on this?
If you can't stand to take iron, eat iron-rich foods. But if you don't mind your iron supplements, begin to take them now. You will need the iron when you are breast-feeding, and you can use it now also.
All your symptoms can be due to iron deficiency and associated Vitamin C or B deficiency. You must find the cause of your anemia. Do consult your physician regarding this. Iron tablets, capsules and syrups are freely available in the market. For people who cannot tolerate oral iron, injectable iron preparations are there.
Here is a link for you to go through for a complete list of iron rich food. http://www.loveyourbaby.com/iron-rich-food-list.html
Hope this helps.
That is interesting because I was taking Prevacid and also noticed an increase in PAC's. Its still to early for me to tell if that was the culprit because my Palps have a mind of their own and can last as long as a week at times. For now though I have stopped the Prevacid to see if that helps. I also take fish oil which I've heard can help palps but I've also read that they can worsen them, who knows? Keep us posted!
I was diagnosed about one week ago with iron deficiency anemia and started on iron supplements. Today when I went in not feeling well and to see about some more recent labs the doctor told me I have an overactive thyroid. He is sending me for tests on that next week to include a sonogram and scan.
She saw the doctor today and he told her to stop the iron supplement and gave her prevacid to see if it is due a stomach problem. Today she took prevacid and ate again. Tonight, she is again after eating having the same problems. We checked her blood pressure right now, it came out very low 80/60. Is this good because the drug is working ? or bad and should the drug dosage be reduced ? or is this a sign of her actually getting better and be able to be off the drug ?
As an adult I have experienced years of non-specific symptoms that could be associated with Iron Deficiency, such as fatigue, tingling/numbness in my legs and feet, easy bruising, depression, and sleep disturbances. Within the last few months I have experienced the above symptoms with the addition of hair loss and shortness of breath*.
Some years ago I found out I have Hemoglobin E trait, which I know is almost always asymptomatic.
You need to find out what type of anemia you have and then they can give you a B12 shot or Iron or whichever problem is happening.I had iron deficiency anemia and I was exhausted. It takes time to get your iron level back up so be patient. Also, once it is normal that doesn't mean you can quit iron. It will go back down either until the problem is fixed or in my case I have to take it all my life for some reason. One doctor took me off of Iron and about 6 months later I was low again.
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