Hi I posted a few weeks ago. I'm 44 and had my children quite late 41/43. Anyway I've had a history of low iron due to Heavy periods/fibroids. but having children close together and breastfeeding meant that I had a bit of a break and iron levels were fine.
Just before lockdown I started to feel exhausted, I felt weak breathless, headaches, joint aches heart palpitations anxiety. I thought oh peri menapause, ( most of women in the have been through the menapause by 47) I spoke to the gp he didn't take it seriously. Then I started very heavy periods flooding basically gp put me on noriday. I took it religiously but still got a period.
Anyway one gp begrudgingly requested every blood test after I read a list of symptoms with dates etc.
I got a call last Friday my Ferrarin is 7
and hb 12. I am having a iron infusion next week. Has anyone had low iron how have you felt. I feel I don't even recognise who I am anymore. ive also been referred to gynaecology.