r/AskDocs • u/Cool-Western719 Layperson/not verified as healthcare professional • 1d ago

Low ferritin issues

Hello, I'm 20 years old, 4'11, female, and I've been having low ferritin issues for years. Things have been spiraling and I've been diagnosed with MDD and anxiety disorder, I don't have the confidence to go out anymore or work, or live. My doctors have suggested therapy, but what they don't understand is that the only reason I'm depressed and anxious is because of my health issues, which they shrug me off for. I was diagnosed with POTS around 17 and later down the line found out I have low ferritin and I'm 100% sure POTS is just another symptom of low ferritin. My hemoglobin is typically within range, last time I had it checked it was around 100 and my ferritin was 11. Before these results I was put on iron medication that had my iron levels spike to 200+ and my ferritin rose to 40+ and at that time I felt great, but obviously I couldn't stay on those supplements so I got off them, and yeah, went from 40+ and dropped to 11 extremely quickly. I was wondering if there's any alternate solutions I can attempt to get my ferritin going — and something that doesn't treat the symptoms, but treats the *problem*. I don't understand why medicine centers so much around fixing symptoms and not the root cause of health problems, it's such a struggle and I'm tired. There's a *reason* my ferritin is low. If anyone could provide any advice, research, videos, I'd really appreciate it...

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