How low can your iron level get before it's too dangerous or deadly for your body?
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I have not been feeling right for about two weeks now and have been told my iron is only 7. Im not sure what is the dangerous level but I know it's not where it should be. I have been told it might be due to heavy periods but also bleeding elsewhere in the body.
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I had a low iron level 7. I am tired and fall asleep as soon as i sit own quietly (have done for many years) i am relatively fit and run 3 times a week but I find it very hard to breath when running, other than that I have no obvious symptoms.
I've been religiously taking iron tablets for 1 month now My skin broke out in lots of spots and I had a cold sore and mouth ulcers (maybe some of this was coincidental). I have now had a second blood test and this has increased to 25. On the advice of my doctor I need to stay on the tablets but my skin is starting to look better and think I am less tired and my breathing is better. I'm not out of the woods yet (2 months to go on the iron tablets) but I am positive this is going to work for me.
The tablets won't work if you have tea, coffee, milk or whole grain in the 2 hrs after taking the tablets and you must wait 1 hour after the tablet before eating/drinking theses things, apparently it could reduce the effectiveness of the iron supplement by up to 40% so make sure you take them correctly.Like (1)
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my iron level was a 4 and my doctor made me take iron infusions 4 times in a week in the highest dosage....i have already had a blood transfussion because my blood count was down to a 5...so i go back in feb...
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mine is 3.3. I am chronically tired. The doctor put me onto natural iron supplementation without investigating the cause. I started vomiting blood from the adverse effects. My advice if you are anaemic is don't rest until you find the cause. Mine is an iron intolerance from Salmonella. Check for helicobacter pylori too, check for cancer. The other thing causing my problem is tear in my oesophagus that I bleed from and a Rickettsial infection that eats my red blood cells. Iron tablets do squat.
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My Iron levels were at a 5.5, my doctor offered me the option of a blood transfusion but I didn't want to take the risk. A lot of diseases are unknowingly passed through blood transfusions.
I'm cold all the time and feel very week but I'm trying Iron pills to see if they'll help raise my levels. If not I'm going to see if can have an Iron infusion.Like (1)
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I have been iron deficient and anemic for 15 years now. They kept giving me blood transfusions and telling me to eat all these foods that are rich in iron. Which I did. Take iron here times I day which I did but nothing worked. About 3 years ago I was finAlly referred to. Hematologist. He told me i actually had thasselmiam and i didn't need to get any more blood transfusions. He started setting me up to get I've iron infusions. After the first infusion all of those symptoms start going away tha I had all those years. No more coldest old time, had energy, stopped having the crazy food craving, eyelids and gums pinked up. And my h/h went up onit own. I wish the doctors would have been figured this out. My iron wAs a 6 and my h/h was 6/21. After iron infusion iron went up to 30 and h/h to 1540.
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iv been to my doctor about my iron and they said my iron is 3.1 im falling asleep alot and iv started to shake alot i have a 15 month old son.
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I've been giving plasma and the range they look for on your iron is 6-9. According to most things I've read even 9 is low. Is it different for plasma?
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I was actually falling asleep and confused spells like I was drunk and I also had been hungry alot, I had eaten foods high in carbs which did nothing and that was causing my Anemia. I recommend iron supplements to treat this problem but be aware of your iron levels cause too much can be dangerous too.
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I have ALWAYS been Anemic and have tried eating things with Iron and taking Iron pills Vitamins you name it I've tried it and NOTHING works! I am forever finding bruises on my legs and always tired and VERY sensitive to the touch on my arms and legs....I don't know what else to do! It's frustrating!
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my iron level is 6 n i feel really tired all the time
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I had low iron, somewhere around 7 or less. That was bad. I had to have a blood transfusion right away or I would have had a heart attack according to my doctor. I was tired, pale, out of breath doing any kind of activity and dizzy all the time.
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i had iron levels of 4 and they didnt say anyhting about blood transfusion they put me on iron pills so i go back pretty soon to see if it worked im feeling sluggish agian and dizzyLike (1)
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If there's not enough iron in your body to produce 12 railroad spikes, you're in trouble.
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It can get dangerously low to the point of being deadly.
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Until you start feeling death magnetic! LOL Actually I D K!
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well not to sure with this one but i have very low iron levels and i am anaemic and it can make you very tired and grizzly when your levels are low and also makes you very dizzy as well....
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Im sorry i dont know? but when you feeling really tired and you feel dizzy is telling you that the iron must be getting really low better go to the drs or hospital to get treatment.
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Posted by unicorn59 Feb 5th, 2009 at 5:58PM
My husband has low iron...his got to 7.5, and then he was having dizzy spells, so they gave him a blood transfusion...
Your body kind of learns to adapt when it's low, so the number is different for everyone....The doctor told us that some patients have walked into his office with surprising low counts, yet no symptoms, while others are more sensitive to it, and start showing symptoms sooner.
Symptoms like headaches, dizziness, racing heart, nausea, confusion....
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