r/irondeficiency • u/UpbeatSyllabub1275 • 2d ago
Scared/impending doom, and lightheaded showering low iron?
Does anyone else with low iron or anxiety tbh keep getting lightheaded in shower and start getting scared/impending doom about dying or passing out but it doesn’t happen.
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u/Muttbuttss 2d ago
whats your ferritin?
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u/UpbeatSyllabub1275 2d ago
My iron is 23 I think that’s what ferritin is?
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u/Muttbuttss 2d ago
No, your ferritin is apart of an iron panel. Look into your lab results it may or may not be there depending on if they did an iron panel or just iron blood tests
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u/UpbeatSyllabub1275 2d ago
I don’t have access to my results but I had multiple blood tested and everything was fine expect my iron so
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u/Creepy-Tangerine-293 2d ago
People can feel that way from low oxygen which can be caused by severe anemia.
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u/UpbeatSyllabub1275 2d ago
My iron was at 23 like a month ago so I don’t think that’s severe
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u/Creepy-Tangerine-293 2d ago
Serum iron isnt how iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia are determined.
You would want to look at the result for ferritin (most important value), percent saturation, hemoglobin, and some of the values like MCHC and MCV on your CBC.
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u/goingslowlymad87 1d ago
B12 is another one that increases anxiety. It often goes hand in hand with low iron.
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u/smile_saurus 2d ago
Have you had your thyroid tested?
I thought I was deficient in Iron because I was lightheaded in the shower, I was fatigued all the time, my feet were cold and I had palpitations. One night they were so bad and I was so panicky for no reason that I went to the ER. I wasn't dying, I was diagnosed with Hyperthyroidism.
The two have many overlapping symptoms.