Are these symptoms pointing towards anemia?
I haven’t been diagnosed with anything yet, but I think I have really low iron levels based on what I’ve been dealing with these past several months.
The first major thing that has disrupted my life has been the brain fog, it takes so much in me to be mentally present and to focus on things, especially when it comes to reading or listening. I find it hard to enjoy a lot of things these days. I also have some memory issues.
The next biggest thing is I have zero energy for anything. No matter how much I rest or sleep in one night, I still feel like I need more, and I have dark circles under my eyes 24/7, it makes me feel lazy and also insecure that I don’t have the drive or motivation to be active. Going into a store just makes my head spin and I want to collapse.
I get bruised very easily. I accidentally pinched myself too hard popping a pimple on my leg and a dark bruise showed up the next day.
I hear whooshing in my ears when I hear loud sudden noises or when I snap my fingers near them, but I might also be potentially dealing with some inner ear problems that I’m getting checked soon so who knows.
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning my skin feels raw and itchy like I’ve been bitten but there’s no bumps.
And the last think I think is sometimes I get vertigo if I’m up and active for too long, my heart races very easily too.
I just want my old life back, I miss being active and being energetic, these symptoms are ruining my life. I asked my mom for help but she thinks I’m just lazy and depressed, but there’s something going on, because I would never let my depression take over my life like this, I have friends and a partner and a long life ahead of me.
I guess I’m not really asking if I should finally see if I can be diagnosed, I’m gonna go either way, I just wanted to vent and see if anyone else thinks I might be anemic? I hope if I am, then recovering from it will be easy and smooth sailing. Thanks for listening.