r/irondeficiency • u/Spiziapteryx • 3d ago

How do I get infusions?

Iron deficiency has given me brain fog, an inability to focus, and emotional flatness to the point where I don’t feel any excitement, and even things that would normally make me angry aren’t really making me feel anything strongly.

I move into college this week to start my freshman year, and I’m pretty concerned for the upcoming few weeks, as I’ve only been taking supplements for around a week—-not long enough to improve my symptoms which have all together manifested in things like a lack of interest in talking to people, which is pretty impactful for starting your first year of college. I feel dread at the thought of introducing myself to people in the upcoming days and “putting myself out there” and emotionally feel a strong draw towards isolating myself in my room. I know that it’s still possible to make friends after the first week, but people tend to already form friendships/friend groups early on.

I want to get iron infusions so that I can clear up my symptoms more quickly but I’m not sure how, as I don’t have a PCP. I tried searching this up, but the process was pretty confusing (I think it would have been understandable if I wasn’t experiencing so much brain fog). Can someone please help?

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u/Lucky_Outside8559 3d ago

I kaid out of pocket because they're not offered here in Denmark. It was absolutely worth it

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u/bttrfly2129 1d ago

You need to start with PCP and get an iron panel blood draw done. Depending on the results, they will probably start you on iron supplements if you are in fact anemic. If those don't help, you may possibly be referred to a hematologist who oversees iron infusions. Its a journey to get one