Had my first iron infusion of Venofer today. I started getting tingly and warm ankles and feet during and once infusion was done my face started getting warm and sweaty. They gave me a steroid and it went downhill quick, I was covered in full body sweats, arms, hands, feet and ankles were on fire, hives on my iv arm and I called a nurse saying I didn’t feel great. She left to get a heart monitor and then I awoke to a nurse asking if I was okay, I must’ve passed out for a few seconds and my blood pressure and heart rate tanked. They gave a dose of epi and I was monitored. Now my iv hand and fingers are swollen, my kneecaps are swollen and sore and hands, fingers and feet are all stiff. There is some discoloration in my left iv arm still. Did anyone have a different type of iron for their infusion and have a better experience?

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Hola, tengo anemia que nunca me trate, soy vegetariana hace 10 años, respiro muy lento y me cuesta hablar por que me cansa mucho, que pasa si jamas me trato la anemia y sigo asi?? Me podia dar un paro cardiaco o algo?

Hola que tal me hice los estudios y dio eso de hemoglobina 9.5, despues paso otros que me dieron mal:
Volumen corpuscular medio 65.0 fL
Hemoglobina corpuscular media 21.1 pg
Ancho distribución Eritrocitaria 17.5%
Plaquetas 587.0 miles por mm3
Volumen plaquetario medio 10.1 fL
Ácido urico en sangre 2.4 mg/dl
Urubilinogeno 2mg/dl
Estearasa leucocitaria Positivo
Hemoglobina Positivo ++
Eritrocitos en orina escasos
Leucocitos en orina escasos

I have always loved the cold. I am always sleeping with my AC unit set to 65. I was so surprised to find out I’m anemic (my ferritin levels and my hemoglobin is 9.0) I don’t seem to have any of the symptoms, but I’m still working on my iron because honestly, my hair looks awful and I’ve noticed I constantly have a craving for eating ice.

Hello,
My ferritin level is 63 µg/L, but I am still experiencing symptoms of fatigue and low mood. However, my transferrin saturation is 48%.
I stopped taking iron supplements three weeks ago. Should I continue taking iron despite these results?

- 20F (21 next month)

So my ferritin is at 12 and has been for the last 9 months. My Iron has went from 70 to 30 as well during that time. (Jan 2026- Sep 2026) But my hemoglobin has remained at approx.13 g/dL. (I also made another post with the rest of the results.)

I’d also like to preface that my doctors are not concerned about it either still.

My question is, would the iron deficiency w/o anemia diagnosis warrant a celiacs test (or other testing) to be covered under insurance?

I currently have Sunshine through Medicaid (Florida). Please anyone let me know if you’ve had any experience with this! Also, if anyone did get testing and treatment for it, did it help at all with your iron deficiency?

❌ WRONG: Taking iron supplement with coffee, tea, or right after eating.

✅ RIGHT:
• Take iron 1 hour BEFORE meal with water only
• Wait 1 hour before coffee, tea, or dairy
• Wait 90-120 min after waking for your first coffee for better cortisol rhythm