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How do you deal with fatigue that accompanies autoimmune disorders?

Autoimmune Diseases | Last Active: Mar 19 6:15pm | Replies (35)
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@annelia

I just want to give people a heads up on one possible answer to fatigue.
I kept saying I was "FATIGUED" to my doctors so it seemed to be a given.
Until my GP ran different blood tests and found out I was in low red blood cells situation.
Now I am on iron pills Ferrous Gluconate ... and an antibiotic for a UTI .
This is not a fight I expected and I would like to know what caused the low iron situation .
So if you are constantly fighting fatigue make sure you ask for those blood tests that might explain it.

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Teri | @tsc | Mar 19 3:10pm

Hi @annelia, I had extreme fatigue before I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, Giant Cell Arteritis. I had anemia, not caused by iron loss, but by the autoimmune disorder itself. It's called "Anemia of Chronic Inflammation" and there have been a number of discussions about "low iron levels" in the PMR/GCA group. My anemia and fatigue resolved with appropriate treatment, which was prednisone.

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