Hi

I’ve just been diagnosed with having anemia, thing is, I’ve suffered with it 3 times before, twice when I was pregnant and a third when I had pneumonia.

The problem this time is, as well as all the normal symptoms of tiredness, dizzy spells etc, I’m being very short tempered, I haven’t got time for people like I used too, I seem to be feeling depressed.

I’m biting at the children over tiny things, I’m being a total ***** to my boyfriend and I feel so low in my self all the time.

When I get up in the morning, I don’t want to get out of bed, I feel like I just can’t face the day.

Just the other day I felt like I wanted to get away from everyone and everything familiar. I just don’t know what’s going on.

Is this normal because I’ve never suffered with it like this before?

Also the Dr has prescribed Ferrous Sulphate for the duration of 6 months, is it really going to take me that long to get better?

Thanks for any input

AneHi

I’ve just been diagnosed with having anemia, thing is, I’ve suffered with it 3 times before, twice when I was pregnant and a third when I had pneumonia.

The problem this time is, as well as all the normal symptoms of tiredness, dizzy spells etc, I’m being very short tempered, I haven’t got time for people like I used too, I seem to be feeling depressed.

I’m biting at the children over tiny things, I’m being a total ***** to my boyfriend and I feel so low in my self all the time.

When I get up in the morning, I don’t want to get out of bed, I feel like I just can’t face the day.

Just the other day I felt like I wanted to get away from everyone and everything familiar. I just don’t know what’s going on.

Is this normal because I’ve never suffered with it like this before?

Also the Dr has prescribed Ferrous Sulphate for the duration of 6 months, is it really going to take me that long to get better?

Thanks for any input
Anemia can make you feel depressed. It will not take six months to feel better if the iron is getting absorbed properly. But make sure that you are taking vitamin C or getting vitamin C in some type of food such as citrus or the iron will not be utilized properly. Also if the depression does not lift after the iron has had a chance to work, then look to other hormones to have been knocked out of whack from the iron problem, such as thyroid etc.