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04 Dec 2009, 4:42 am

It takes at least 12 months after you've been anaemic for iron levels to get back to normal.

Lots of foods have good sources of iron, as well as fortified breakfast cereals.

Also you need to consume a source of Vitamin C with the iron source to help your body absorb it.


What happened to me is my doctor said my iron wasn't low, but it was, the ferritin level which is the iron stores were low. My hair was falling out, tired, irregular periods, blah blah blah.



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06 Dec 2009, 12:50 am

I get suicidal before, and during my period. It weakens me, all around.


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09 Dec 2009, 7:17 pm

yah zzzzzzzzzzz real bad



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11 Dec 2009, 9:16 am

MommyJones wrote:
Absolutely. Some months are worse than others, but yes....very tired.

Make sure you are getting enough iron! You lose a lot during that time and it's easy to become anemic. Also, careful if you are taking PMS pills...they knock me out!


Tiredness is an issue for me, but not a huge one. I prevent it by making sure I get enough green vegetables and 30 mg daily of CoQ10.



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15 Dec 2009, 6:00 pm

Yup. I get tired, sick, malcoordinated, and pretty much everything vile :)


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28 Jan 2010, 9:15 pm

I get a bit tired during my period. I don't eat red meat or organ meats, which makes it hard to get enough iron.



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29 Jan 2010, 11:51 am

I also often get this weird thing about mid-cycle, a pain in this little zone beneath my ribcage near my spine, in either side, most times it's dull but last one felt like someone had heated up some needles and stuck them into me. And it makes me feel like you do when you're hypoglycemic, all weak and shaky and a bit sick.


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