Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

Hello everyone. I have had Covid for 3 years and change - so that "flu" does like to hang around. I am one of those Long Haul Covid people. I have several ongoing illnesses, conditions (?) I don't even know what to call them, chronic fatigue is one of them. I am not just tired like I need a nap, it;s in my muscles, my joints my skin, my brain, I can't think kind of tired. I was never a sick child or adult, no asthma, didn't get colds or flu's, still have my tonsils, I was an outdoor kid, played sports, all of that stuff. Now I am a friggen mess. But anyways. I had some labs last week or so and I tested a very low in iron at anemic levels. They want to run a few more labs to check a few other levels more in depth. Nothing has really changed for me in the last few months that I can remember - don't laugh - this memory deficit is a challenge. My hair is falling out. That is pretty big! Yea, it's a new thing it is falling out. Falling out, not breaking off, or a strand here or there, falling out, in the shower and the brush, clumps. I have really bad headaches. They used to be really bad. They put me on some medication that really helped,a nd I am still on it but the headaches are back. My eyes hurt. I guess that sounds pretty shitty when I put it all down in writing. The doc the other day anxiety causes all that - you are JUST anxious.... Nope, I am aware, I know I am not "just anxious" ... what an ass! so frustrating
I hope your husband finds his a matter of an added switch in his diet a bit or get to the bottom of his anemia woows and nothing serious. Stay well my friends & Let good health find its way back to us all!

These doctors should be ashamed and should NOT discredit people when they tell you their experiences. Just because you haven’t personally seen a case does not mean it don’t exist. The same has happened to me after I got the Phizer vaccine back in May 2021. No previous iron issues or deficiency until after that damn vaccine. Now 3 years later I am still dealing with the ups and downs of iron deficiency because no one knows how to properly treat me with a proper dosage of iron supplements. How will Pfizer compensate me?!

Doctors will not admit or do much here is some suggestions,you need liquid iron, it absorbs slowly in the stomach but it will work, bring you out of that fog and fatigue. Take the liquid with EmergenC. The hair is affected being anemic , Natures Bounty Hair skin and nails Gummies helps take two morning and at night. I did not get Covid, I got the Covid bivalent m RNA vaccine and it made my blood dangerously abmormal where I needed a blood transfusion. Since I was a very healthy with no underlying conditions before the vaccine, I am very lucky to be alive.

Thank you for the information.
WOW, that is beyond awful!! I hope you are no longer having any covid health problems from the vaccine or any other part of this Covid Disease. This Disease has done a lot of damage to to many people in so many ways. If you are health now, I hope you are able to stay exactly that way!
I appreciate the information!
Thank you so much for taking the time to reply.

I also have experienced iron deficiency and anemia post covid and had to have iron infusions, although insurance will no longer cover. I now take iron supplements. Platelets remain high.

I want to thank you all for your support and input. What a journey this has been and it’s good to kno that I am not alone or crazy. It’s a shame that I have to be so demanding with doctors to take my vitamin levels to even figure out what’s goin on with me. When doing research on this crazy vaccine it states your blood levels (iron and ferritin) should be optimal. It believe I must have been deficient in some capacity for this to affect me in such a bad way. I took ferrets for awhile and up until March the tablets seem to stop working. I felt palpitations, off balance and tired again. So now I am on a liquid iron journey and starting with the wow brand. Two weeks now and my palpitations seemed to begin to minimize, so prayers up. But the equilibrium still seems off. The worst feeling. My problem is, do I take it daily or every other day because of your hepcidin levels raising the next day? I have hopes that the liquid iron will be my savior.

I want to thank you all for your support and input. What a journey this has been and it’s good to kno that I am not alone or crazy. It’s a shame that I have to be so demanding with doctors to take my vitamin levels to even figure out what’s goin on with me. When doing research on this crazy vaccine it states your blood levels (iron and ferritin) should be optimal. It believe I must have been deficient in some capacity for this to affect me in such a bad way. I took ferrets for awhile and up until March the tablets seem to stop working. I felt palpitations, off balance and tired again. So now I am on a liquid iron journey and starting with the wow brand. Two weeks now and my palpitations seemed to begin to minimize, so prayers up. But the equilibrium still seems off. The worst feeling. My problem is, do I take it daily or every other day because of your hepcidin levels raising the next day? I have hopes that the liquid iron will be my savior.

I want to thank you all for your support and input. What a journey this has been and it’s good to kno that I am not alone or crazy. It’s a shame that I have to be so demanding with doctors to take my vitamin levels to even figure out what’s goin on with me. When doing research on this crazy vaccine it states your blood levels (iron and ferritin) should be optimal. It believe I must have been deficient in some capacity for this to affect me in such a bad way. I took ferrets for awhile and up until March the tablets seem to stop working. I felt palpitations, off balance and tired again. So now I am on a liquid iron journey and starting with the wow brand. Two weeks now and my palpitations seemed to begin to minimize, so prayers up. But the equilibrium still seems off. The worst feeling. My problem is, do I take it daily or every other day because of your hepcidin levels raising the next day? I have hopes that the liquid iron will be my savior.