← Return to Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

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@kimchiodo77

Hello, I am having a similar issue. I received my 1st dose of the Astra Zeneca on April 29th. On May 15th I went to my doctor as my extremities were numb and white (only for 1 hour), I was feeling very light headed each day and extremely weak and tired. Doctor did blood work and called me back into the office on May 18th to tell me that my iron level was at 6 and my hemoglobin was at 102. She recommended Feramax - 1 a day for 30 days. I went back just after the 30 days for more bloodwork (June 17th) only to find that my iron levels were then at 5 - lower than they were when I started the pills. My doctor then told me to take 2 Feramax pills per day with an orange for 90 days and come back for more bloodwork. Since June 17th, I have been taking 2 Fermax per day. I have also been taking Moringa Oleifera, B-12 1000mcg, Veg-Iron and vitamin C. I have also bee having a spinach shake each day as well as some liver. I started feeling better and my restless leg syndrome even diminished. I then went to get my 2nd vaccination of Phizer on July 4th. In the past 4 or 5 days now, I have again been feeling extremely tired, weak and lightheaded. Please let me know if you have discovered anything?

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Hello @kimchiodo77 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. Thank you for sharing a really nice recap of your experience with low iron levels and what you have been doing since finding out. It is certainly an interesting correlation that some people have experienced and it is so helpful to find others who have experienced like outcomes to learn from one another.

I think it is great to hear that you have incorporated iron-rich foods such as spinach and liver... two things that may scare off some people but are so great for iron deficient individuals.

How are you feeling today, almost a week later from your post? Have you up'd your intake of liver and spinach?