Posted by jujube on September 28, 2004, at 7:55:24
In reply to Re: Looking for answers - Rosavin (Rhodiola rosea) » jujube, posted by tealady on September 28, 2004, at 6:59:10
> > Thanks Jan. You didn't scare me with the Depo post. When I started feeling sick, throwing up every morning and during the day, and having overwhelming anxiety (it was like I was becoming afraid to go anywhere), mood swings and fatigue, I started doing research and came across articles and forums detailing how many, many women have >
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> all progestins do that to me..like the pill for instance..and then it don't work anyway..as I throw it up I guess <grin>
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> >With respect to the iron deficiency, my serum ferritin levels are now at 47 (or 49), so I am doing much better there.
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> Yep, pretty good going!
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> >I continue to take my iron supplements, and may look into using liver extract instead of the iron supplements (since my response to supplementation was not good). I never realized how detrimental low serum ferritin levels can be to a person's system.
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> Yep, sure are..where did you learn about ferritin..here? (I've been trying to mention it a bit for a couple of years)
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> > I thought a person only expeienced physical and emotional symptons when anemia set in. Anyways, I had had to take time off work (a number of months) because of the iron deficiency (it just sucked the life right out of me - probably because it was left untreated for so long and, during this time, I kept pushing myself and worked 11 - 12 hour days. Then, when detected and treated, I did not respond to treatment). I was finally feeling a bit more energetic and clear-headed after a ten-week course of iron injections and then I got the Depo shot. I have been sick ever since (but I've lost about 8 pounds instead of gaining). Thank God I had an enormous amount of leave. If I need more time, I can take it. I will be so happy when the shot wears off and I start to feel like a human being again.
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> Fingers crossed that's soon. It takes a bit to learn to research everything before we follow doctor's advice doesn't it?
> At least with the net and others to chat to and learn from it's now possible!
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> Hugs, JanMy own gp is very good, and she is the own who tested the serum ferritin. There are, however, many doctors who refuse to acknowledge the detrimental effects low serum ferritin levels have on a person's physical and emotional well-being. I was extremely fatigued, experiencing a lot of nausea and indigestion and was just plain moody and was not responding to an AD. At first she thought I had an ulcer. When she tested the serum ferritin, she told me she couldn't believe I was actually able to go into work and get anything done. During the early stages of the iron defiency, I still managed to work my 10 - 11 hour day, but, after a few months of not responding to oral treatment, my body finally (and, yes, my emotions) finally gave out. It's so frustrating because I was almost feeling like a human being again and then I got that horrid Depo Provera shot, and I feel like I have taken a six-month step backward. It doesn't help that the Depo shot has made me so nausea that I am having a hard time eating. I know that once I start getting some decent food into my system, I will start to feel a bit better.
Anyways, thanks for listening. Take good care.
Tamara
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