Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

Posted by stellm @stellm, Jun 11, 2021

Has there been any reports of iron depletion in the blood after receiving the Pfizer vaccine?

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@neuropathy

The Pfizer Booster, my fourth, I believe, has cost me months of health problems. I am now getting regular blood infusions. My energy is way down. My social life nil. I have some health coverage, thank goodness. My arms are both covered in blood spots and IV bruises. Skin is so paper thin. Regular visits to hematologist. What were they thinking? The lifesaving shots are almost killing us. In what world is this concoction "safe" ? Thanks again for all who are sharing our disturbing and similar health effects due to the Pfizer Covid shots. I certainly will not trust any more propaganda from anyone, but the invitations to please go get the next Covid shot are
still being published in my doctor's statements. The warning that should be there, at least for certain populations such as seniors, is not published or heard loud and clear so others dont have to go through this.

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Just a suggestion, get blood draws every month to check blood levels, this causes your body to replenish new RBC's that in time your blood will become normal again, no more fatigue,or lack of energy. Stay safe and I agree no more vaccines for Covid 19 bivalent mRNA did me in almost killed me.

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@corsair9

"...iron deficiency anemia caused by the xpili bacteria..."

Can you please clarify this statement? 'pili' is a common term - "Fimbriae and pili are thin, protein tubes originating from the cytoplasmic membrane of many bacteria {https://bio.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Microbiology/Microbiology_(Kaiser)/Unit_1%3A_Introduction_to_Microbiology_and_Prokaryotic_Cell_Anatomy/2%3A_The_Prokaryotic_Cell_-_Bacteria/2.5%3A_Structures_Outside_the_Cell_Wall/2.5C%3A_Fimbriae_and_Pili}

I am not finding a specific 'xpili bacteria'; that would seem to indicate any bacteria that did not have pili protein projections.

As to Flagyl {metronidazole}, I took it some years ago and got rid of an ulcer; __it also got rid of a decades long painful rosacea__. I am still free of the rosacea many years later. I cannot point to any deleterious side effects to the Flagyl. It is specifically indicated in treatment of h-pylori bacteria that cause ulcers. I have since pushed Flagyl in treatment of rosacea. corsair9

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Flagyl is carcinogenic long term in animals. I suggest Tretinoin cream 0.1% rx only By PERRAGO.

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@healthnut77

Vitamin C and Iron supplements might not do it. Vitatron C did nothing, Iron Folic did nothing (used to pre vax), Ferraris Sulffate constipated like crazy, Heart & Soil Life blood mildly helped but never increase. My Ferritin was 5 - my hair was falling out, dry skin, brittle nails, heart palpitations, super tired, and now bone pain. My PCP and Hematologist said the extreme low Ferritin was to blame. Did IV Iron at the end of last summer even though technically not anemic but my symptoms dramatically improved after 5 doses of IV iron. Level went from 5 to 128!!! Unfortunately over the last 8 months I've been steadily dropping and back down to 11 as of a week ago. For your health, please keep an eye on this and potentially get a Hematologist referral if you're experiencing any odd symptoms (especially any of the above I've listed).

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liquid IRON ABSORBS SLOWLY IN THE GUT i TOOK IT FOR A YEAR UNTIL MY BLOOD LEVELS WERE NORMAL Blood draws are beneficial allows the body to make new RBC's.Your bones hurt talk to a hematologist maybe your bone marrow? Your dropping levels means your body is not maintaining normal levels. Get your thyroid levels checked, cause possible hair loss.

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@diana6

TRY A FUNCTIONAL MEDICINE DR.

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Functional med did not work supplements caused pain and suffering.

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I became anemic after two doses of the Pfizer anti covid vaccine.I had been diagnosed with celiac disease not long before and was anemic but after following a strict gluten free diet,my iron and ferritin levels had risen back to normal.Then just after the two vaccines,they were even lower than when I was diagnosed with celiac.I had taken several bottles of Feramax but my levels remained low.I had to fight and insist with the incompetent doctors to give me iron infusions.I had to fight for each one and after three iron infusions,my levels were back up but not for long.They are low again!! Before being diagnosed with celiac disease and then the vaccines,I never had this problem!!

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Recently diagnosed with Covid long haul. My blood platelets are extremely high. My primary doctor said to take iron pills and eat more beef, meat, black beans, etc. he will do bloodwork again in 3 days.

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@arla

Probably a few weeks I noticed a difference, but I’d say by 4 weeks it was more noticeable. At that time we went on a vacation and I felt great, continued to feel good through April and May. Still felt good in June even though the blood tests show my hemoglobin, and iron levels, are dropping again, so therefore getting another infusion. I still don’t feel that bad. Also, they have not been able to determine why this is happening so far, I’m waiting for some tests to come back.

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Hi.How are you now? Have your levels become stable? My hemoglobin fell to 79 (should be 138) a few months after my third iron infusion when it was normal.Ferretin very low too.I am now getting an iron infusion that is 5X stronger.

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@sueinmn

After reading all of your reports and comments here, I decided to look at VAERS (Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System https://wonder.cdc.gov/controller/datarequest/D8) and search for low hemoglobin or low ferritin reports. There were 420,000 adverse events reported out of 330,000,000 Covid vaccine doses administered. Of those 778 reported low hemoglobin or ferritin, 324 of those from the Pfizer vaccine. We cannot tell from this simple search exactly when, in relation to injection, these events were reported. Now is there a cause/effect proven by reporting. To make a comparison, I also looked at reduced ferritin/hemoglobin in VAERS for the Shingrix and Quadravalent flu vaccines (with far fewer doses delivered than Covid) and found 23 for each, out of 30-40 thousand VAERS reports.

I understand that this is undoubtedly underreported, especially since the discovery is coming some time after the vaccine. So, I would say that there appears to be some indication that some people may experience lower hemoglobin at a point after vaccination. In addition, it is known that some people show lower hemoglobin after having the Covid virus (even after a mild case sometimes.)

Perhaps, at some point we will come to a better understanding of all the interactions between Covid infections, the vaccine, and our bodies.

Has anyone experienced either
1) dangerously low hemoglobin of ferritin after vaccination, or
2) numbers that are not recovering?
Sue

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My ferretin and hemoglobin both dropped after 2 doses of Pfizer.I had to insist on seeing a hematologist who then prescribed me 3 iron infusions.Last December 2023 my levels were acceptable.Now my hemaglobin is 79 and ferritin is also very low.I've been prescribed the iron infusion that is 5X stronger.I was vaccinated in January 2022.

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I have had unexplained iron deficiency only since after the vaccines and a booster. I had a hemorrhoidectomy in March 2024 and started iron tabs daily. I got false high ferritin levels. I stopped iron tabs and my numbers have all dropped again. I have had repeated iron infusions. I don't know what to do long term. The exhaustion is crippling.

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I am surprised to be reading about low Ferritin. Totally healthy prior to Omicron COVID positive Dec 2020. My ferritin has been too high for many years. Is there anyone else that has HIGH ferritin? And what did your Dr's do to lower it. Although I get abnormal values, my Drs call it "normal". Prior to COVID they weren't elevated.

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