Mental Health & Iron Deficiency | My Story
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ก.ค. 2024
- Hi all and welcome back.
This week is Mental Health Week, so I want to share my story with mental health and how my mental health was affected by my low iron deficiency. Yes, we have to talk about mental health but we also have to educate people that mental health issues are not only caused by mental health issues (if that makes sense?); there can be underlying health conditions causing your mental health issues.
Sorry for my long absence but as I will explain in this video, when I was at my worst I did not want to do anything. But I am now feeling a lot better and I have regained my energy.
Thank you again to Sally Jacks TV Mum for all of her informational content here on TH-cam about mental health and iron deficiency. Please, check out her channel especially the videos below to educate yourself more about iron deficiency:
🡆 Sally Jacks TV Mum's channel: / @sallyjackstvmum
🡆 Interesting facts about low iron deficiency. • Interesting facts abou...
🡆 Talking about Iron deficiency with a Doctor. • Talking about Iron def...
🡆 Signs and symptoms of anaemia and iron deficiency. • Signs and symptoms of ...
🡆 My mental health story caused by iron deficiency. • My mental health story...
🡆 Talking the link of mental health & low iron deficiency. • Talking the link of me...
🡆 Miscarriage and low iron deficiency. • Miscarriage and low ir...
Timestamps:
0:00 Hello and thanks
1:17 Context
12:48 Prescription
13:06 Symptoms
16:35 Blood test results
18:54 The connection
19:52 What I've learned
27:19 How much iron?
#MentalHealthAwarenessWeek #IronDeficiency #Anaemia
Very educational video, thank you❤ Great Job Girl😘!
Thank you ❤️
Hope you're feeling better now! It's strange how deficiencies are dismissed with the statement that usually females have low levels of "this or that". My mother has various food allergies and she is anaemic and yet the GP says it's fine. Good to hear that you were able to figure things out. Physical health and mental health are so strongly connected. Take good care
You are absolutely right in everything you've said here 😃 yeah, it's really strange that doctors tend to dismiss deficiencies. In my opinion, deficiencies in women should be taken even more seriously because we menstruate and have hormonal imbalances, but it seems to work the other way round in medicine. Frustrating is all I can say. Thank you so much and I hope you mom is feeling better and that she's getting the medical attention she needs and deserves ❤️
@@PowerAndBalance Yes, deficiencies dictate our life and lower the quality of living and yet somehow it isn't a widely discussed topic. In fact, while I'm undergoing my H Pylori treatment, I'm realising how harsh those antibiotics can be and how your stomach flora basically stops absorbing nutrients efficiently. Although to be honest, these things didn't bother me either until I fell sick x
@@bhavnasultana yes, that's true. I absolutely agree that until you actually experience it, it doesn't bother you but then you realize how frustrating it is and how much it can affect someone's life. There should be a more holistic approach to all this, let's hope that slowly medicine goes in this direction 😃
Thank you for this video past two years, I've struggled so much recently with horrible period pain and being anemic now I have h polyri and on my second around of antibiotics 🥺😭
You are right: no mental health without physical healh, and the other way around😍!
Yes! People often don't think about that😃
Thanks so much for sharing
Hope it helps x
Hey saw you had Pylori which is what I'm actually going through atm, I just finished my treatment yesterday and wanted to ask,did you continue having any stomach issues after the treatment was finished that took longer to heal post treatment and if so how is your stomach now adays
Hello! Post treatment for about two weeks or so I felt bloated, but to be fair this could have been due to my diet. I was eating way to much protein and that was most likely causing the bloating and stomach pain at times. When I actually cut down my protein and upped my carbs, I have felt better than ever. I think I just have a sensitive stomach because even now my stomach gets set off by certain foods, but the thing is you just have to work on your diet and work on rebuilding that gut flora. Hope this helps 😃
@@PowerAndBalance thanks for the quick reply, much appreciated and yeah been taking Probiotics daily ever since I started treatment. Have a good day!
I went through the same thing and now I am anemic and I think it has to do with the hpylori bacteria because I was fine before that.
Get mastic gum and black seeds
My feritin is 3 now, I started my treatment yesterday and my check up is in one month
I watch your h.pylori video can I ask you what help you about your sore throat .I'm having sore throat and coughing without bacteria clear phelm and I have h.pylori.is there is connection low ferratin .
For me most of the symptoms cleared up apart from phlegm in the back on my throat which I'm still trying to resolve, but getting a referral to a specialist nowadays is difficult because noone wants to see you in person due to COVID. Hopefully soon enough I can find out why I still keep having the phlegm and cough.
Thank you for your reply
Hi ❤️I also have low iron and anxiety. Did you feel dizzy and like fainting??
Yes, I felt dizzy and faint when walking up a flight of stairs or when I was doing something that required a lot of effort. I hope you get better hun❤️
@@PowerAndBalanceNot only while working but also while sitting and doing nothing also...
I have low iron and I suddenly get crying spells
I get this gut reaching feeling to cry
I also feel bouts of severe depression
And I can go on for weeks hating everything is this a common symptom ?
Yes, it could be. Easier to get checked by your doctor than to speculate on your own.
Yes I’m going through it.
So do u feel better? Did the ferrous fumurate work for u?
I got off the pill and haven't had any issues since.
I know this story well. I have just got off second dose of antibiotics. All this stuff comes from childhood trauma. Usually sexual abuse of some sort. Hope you’re doing well 🙏 we have to be our own or practitioner unfortunately or maybe not. But trauma stays with us for a long time 😔 stay strong 💪 and keep filming
Thank you and I'm wishing you a quick recovery and stay strong ❤️
When did u feel the depression lift?
My ferritin is 45,but it wont go up,i also have problems with my thyroid now,allways sick, did u have cold hands and feet? Hair loss? Pale skin ? I also have stomach issue , my doctor took blood test to test for.h pylori,the test came back negative. I dont know what to do
Have you been taking iron supplements to get your ferritin up? I didn't have cold feet and hands but I did have pale skin and hair loss. There are a variety of stomach issues out there so it doesn't have to be h. Pylori, it could be candida (fungus overgrowth) or something absolutely different, food intolerances perhaps?
Hy I have pale skin, hair loss, cold hands and feet, lots of stomach issues , pain in left side of my body and also anxiety making my health worse. Just few days I had hives but it has cured hope it won't come again.
Now that you treated your iron how do you maintain it? Are you supplementing, diet alone? Thanks 🙏
I wasn't, but I have to again. I'm releasing a video soon about it so stay tuned x
How long did it take for depression and anxiety to subside? Did u have brain fog at all?
About a week into my iron supplementation. And yes I had brain fog as well. I'd be talking to someone and I'd forget the things I wanted to say, or I'd go to the bathroom to clip my nails and forget why I went there in the first place.
Do you feel better now? My ferritin is 3. I feel awful and have been trying supplements but it’s messing my stomach up. Now my doctor wants to do a infusion but I’m scared. I would love to not feel like death though:)
Did you have trouble breathing and fast heart rate? I’ve had that a lot lately and it’s scary, tremors too:(
Yes, I feel a lot better now! 😃 Your ferritin is super low, the guidelines say it should be between 10-291. In a healthy woman it should be minimum a 100. I've heard that infusions are very effective and start working quite quickly. Given how low your ferritin is and that supplements are not working for you, you should certainly go for the infusion. There are side effects to getting an infusion but they're just the regular side effects as with taking iron supplements, so you might get some or might not get any. Certainly it's better than the long-term effects of anaemia. So make sure to talk to your doctor and get them to give you as much information as they can about the infusion so that you can make an informed choice for yourself.
Yes, I had trouble breathing, kind of like anxiety that was giving me trouble breathing, and I had heart palpitations very randomly throughout the day. It was scary, but after taking my suplements for about two-three weeks I started feeling better. I wouldn't advise you to not do anything about this, this is a really serious thing. Try the infusion and see how you feel after a week. You may need several infusions to bring your levels up back to normal. I hope you feel better soon x
this is exactly me. my ferritin is low. Have shortness of breath, tachycardia and been getting tremors too. asking my GP to refer me to a haemotologist. also check your vitamin D and b12 levels as mine were low and cause same symptomns
Plz try BLOOD BUILDER by the company MEGAFOOD
It’s food based so gentle on the tummy they also have minis .
It has the b12 vitamin c and folate in it for absorption. Don’t give up don’t stop fighting my levels are low too and it’s so disheartening but you are gonna get better it takes time
Iron bisglycinate are the ones I take.. They are gentle on your stomach.
Did you have to fast before they took a sample?
To clarify do you mean before the blood test? No I didn't have to fast before 😃
@@PowerAndBalance sorry, yes before the blood test. Great because I dislike fasting.
How long did it took you to recover from iron deficiency?? I am at ferritin 14 and I feel like I'm dying. Doctors doesn't want to give me an infusion...
Took me about two months. You have to be persistent and make sure your doctor knows how you feel. My ferritin was also low at 43, for a healthy woman it should be 100. The thing is here in the UK the range is 10-291, so in the doctors eyes you're still good but you are not because 14 is already extremely low. I would try to contact the iron clinic. It's a private clinic but they will be able to help. If you type it in on Google you will get their co tact details 😃 let me know how it goes and I hope that you get better soon ❤️
My ferritin was 9 last time they checked , but GP says my “iron stores have always been on the lower side as far back as they have results for over 5 years and that it’s likely just normal for me, and that there is really no evidence to suggest that there’s some kind of “ideal” ferritin level across populations”, now that my periods got even heavier due to fibroids, I really notice the effects of low iron - exhaustion, migraines, heart palpitations , but the thing is I struggled with severe mental health issues on and off since childhood due to a lot of trauma, which can also make you feel physically exhausted , and also chronic stress leads to estrogen dominance which then leads to fibroids and heavy periods, so I always focused on my mental health anyway , but didn’t realise up until now that there is a connection with iron and mental health too. Thank you for making this video 🙏
@@PowerAndBalance yes I'm in UK and range is 10-120. my level is at 10. they gave me ferrous fumarate 210mg but feel like I'm getting worse everyday. been getting episodes of tachycardia and they say it's anxiety but I know it's my iron and lack of oxygen.
I've also discovered the iron clinic and may contact them for help
@@Maz9842 how are you feeling now
@@rodaabdinoor5811 I'm doing ok
I definitely want to resolve my iron level issues before they get worse at the moment I'm not taking my supplements because of the antibiotics 🥺
I hope you get better soon! Make sure to follow your doctor's advice in regards to taking your supplements and antibiotics ❤️
@@PowerAndBalanceft
I'm having chest pains and nerve pain since 2 months. I was absolutely fine and when one day started having chest pain... It scares me a lot... I have done my ECG echocardiogram endoscopy and what not... Doctor said my heart was fine.... All the doctors are saying that I have in society and anxiety is causing me e these weird pains all over my body and specially my chest pain.. somewhat I was not ready to believe them... I I'm having extremely dry lips... It's sometimes even bleed when the skin comes off, kind of dry skin. And people tell me that I looked very unwell... I got my vitamin test done.... And my vitamin d level is 12.... Dr never asked me for a bit test but can my chest pain and other pain all around my body and specially my wrist and my feet can be a sign of vitamin d deficiency... Can vitamin d deficiency at a level of 12 be so severe
Also I have had breathing issues now a days... Strange tightness in the body. ... Lump in the throat feeling... And upset stomach... And I'm also having lump in the throat feeling.. can dis be due to vit d or calcium deficiency or iron deficiency? I have done my B12 test also which are normal.... Last month I had my ovarian cyst surgery for which my CBC was done but it was also normal... For now I have sent my samples for iron testing
I hope all goes well for you! X
@@PowerAndBalance seen the same comment on every iron deficiency videos 🤔
@@eliselawless5410 interesting. There certainly isn't a shortage of spammers out there.
Same thing happened with me till i find out my ferrtin is 3 ! How long after taking iron you start feeling better ?
About 2-3 weeks and I started feeling better 😃
My doctor wanted to put on antidepressants and anexity he told me its all in my head while im crying from chest pain! He did even tell me i had low iron plus low vitamin D !
@@PowerAndBalance i just started iron yesterday i hope i will be better and im glad you feeling your self again
@@angelinafaris yeah doctors tend to do that, I don't know how someone who studied medicine and should be able to think logically can ignore your low iron levels and try to put you on antidepressants. Clearly there is a reason as to why you feel low and sad and that's because you have low iron not the other way round. Doctors are only human but this should be common knowledge 🙄
@@angelinafaris thank you so much! I hope you start feeling better soon too!
How are you feeling now and have you reached target levels?
I feel like myself again and yes I have reached target levels 😃
I'm going through Iron-Deficiency Anemia and IT SUCKS I feel drowsy and I feel tired all the time and the worst part is I always start to get sad around 6pm until 12 am or until I sleep going into the next day.......I can't even stay in the heat
It's not fun, but I hope you've seen your doctor and are taking your supplements and soon you'll feel a lot better 😃
I always get sad at 6pm as well, I feel awful everyday but my family just keep saying I’m lazy but I can’t do a lot as I get really tired quickly
@@eliselawless5410 don’t worry!! After time and patience it can start fading away. Try different hobbies and see what you like, it keeps you occupied and makes u feel better
Whoa 🤯 you just described me … I didn’t realize others had the same symptoms. How are you now?
@@cierrarorick1566 I started doing some yoga and meditation for a while, started going on little daily walks. But that’s not the biggest factor though because after some time it sorta fades away. If you also don’t eat much meat you should try some easy recipes that have iron in it!! In a couple months it faded away so much, if you had the same symptoms as me you’ll most likely feel so much better after a couple months. You should try to get out of the house while doing things you really enjoy because that helps with the sadness part!
b12 is connected too!!!!
Absolutely!
I felt nausea and had diarrhoea due to the medication I'm taking
I have the same symptoms but my Ferritin is 300 and B12 is 450.. I do have H Pylori.. weird
300 ferritin could mean inflammation. I’d get that checked out.
For me the room spins like mad and I feel so sick
I’ve started having this I’m glad you mentioned this, I know it’s a long time since you commented this hopefully you feel better, I feel like the floors moving sometimes x
Same story
How are you feeling now? Did your ferritin/iron levels rise after your treatment? ♥️🙏
Yes both my serum ferritin and serum iron levels went up x
I'm feeling like myself again, thank you 😃
@@PowerAndBalance That's amazing to hear thank you so much :) x So 60mg every second day! I can do that :)
did u have major hair loss did the hair grow back?
No, I didn't lose hair.
@@PowerAndBalance i have lost soo much hair due to iron deficiency
@@muhammadhaseebbihari sorry to hear that. Have you been taking an iron supplement and has it helped with the hair loss?
@@PowerAndBalance yeah the hairloss has decreased but its not the same like long and thick anf full
@@muhammadhaseebbihari any update on it hairloss
H. Pylori can actually cause low iron and depression. I hope you're doing stool tests again.
Don't have h. Pylorie anymore but I'm suceptible to iron deficiency
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I'm not sure what he's got to do with it but if it works for you then amen.
I can't believe believe my ferratin in july was 23 and gp.told.me it's ok
That's absolutely ridiculous but it's true