Perimenopausal, anemic - Menopause Message Board

Deb09 · 06-13-2006, 12:44 PM

Hi. I'm new. I'm 52, perimenopausal, and anemic. Doc has me on Feosol caplets for two months - just finished first month. Should I not be feeling better? I'm still very dizzy and tired after any exersion. I force myself to walk two miles each day but it hasn't given me new energy. Mind very fuzzy. ANY of you experienced this at all????

delaney1 · 06-13-2006, 03:37 PM

Deb,
Yes, I was quite anemic also because of severe prolonged bleeding (am 50 years old and in peri). It will actually take several months to get your hemoglobin back to where it should be. It is a very slow process. I definitely wasn't back to normal within a month. Don't push it too hard. Exercise is OK but remember that the oxygen level in your blood just isn't what it should be. I think you'll notice a change by the end of the 2nd month but your Hb levels probably still won't be quite what they shoud be.

deinee · 06-14-2006, 02:36 PM

I also was anemic from from heavy periods. My dr. said it would take up to 6 months for my iron levels to get close to being normal. My hemoglobin got back to normal in 8 weeks, but 8 months down the line I still get tired. Maybe the iron levels or just the peri. I am 51. Ann

Deb09 · 06-19-2006, 02:29 PM

Delaney,
Thanks for your response. I haven't had occurances of REAL heavy bleeding and I'm not yet sure what causes my anemia. My periods were always very regular (28 days) and then in the last year or so they were every two months and then regular and then three months, etc. I keep hoping for the final one. I also have hypothyroidism and I have to be careful not to take the iron too close to the synthroid because it will affect the way the synthroid works, so sometimes I wonder - even after taking the iron hours later - if I'm experiencing the dullness of the inactive thyroid. Who knows. I just think this whole menopause thing is so unfair to women!

Deb09 · 06-19-2006, 02:30 PM

Do either one of you have an inactive thyroid?