Iron Depletion in Blood related to COVID?

I am having exactly the same problem, although I received the astrazeneca vaccine. I have always had quite high iron, have given blood successfully for the past 10 years (but generally only once a year). I had the first AZ vaccination in January, then the next in April. I began suffering with headaches/ tiredness/ dizziness in February, but this got far worse in May/ June. I had a blood test in late June, had very low hemoglobin level and my ferritin was 2. I have been taking iron supplements since, no improvement in my blood as yet. Due to have another test next week, doing everything I can to increase my iron absorption! No idea if it is related to the vaccine or not, but I am generally very healthy, I am 31 and have no other health problems.

I received the Maderna vaccine in March. For months I was getting more and more fatigued. Sleeping all day after sleeping all night. Finally I couldn't walk 100 ft without resting. So three weeks ago I went to my physician and got a blood test. That night I was instructed to go straight to the emergency room and get a blood transfusion. I had been diagnosed with critical anemia. Whether this is tied to the vaccine or not, cannot be proven.

I am having exactly the same problem, although I received the astrazeneca vaccine. I have always had quite high iron, have given blood successfully for the past 10 years (but generally only once a year). I had the first AZ vaccination in January, then the next in April. I began suffering with headaches/ tiredness/ dizziness in February, but this got far worse in May/ June. I had a blood test in late June, had very low hemoglobin level and my ferritin was 2. I have been taking iron supplements since, no improvement in my blood as yet. Due to have another test next week, doing everything I can to increase my iron absorption! No idea if it is related to the vaccine or not, but I am generally very healthy, I am 31 and have no other health problems.

I received the Maderna vaccine in March. For months I was getting more and more fatigued. Sleeping all day after sleeping all night. Finally I couldn't walk 100 ft without resting. So three weeks ago I went to my physician and got a blood test. That night I was instructed to go straight to the emergency room and get a blood transfusion. I had been diagnosed with critical anemia. Whether this is tied to the vaccine or not, cannot be proven.

Yes. My husband has never had any history of anemia or low iron. He received the Pfizer vaccine in March. He began feeling more tired over the next two months. He saw his physician and she suspected some type of internal bleeding based on the blood test, He had an upper and lower endoscopy. No internal bleeding was found. They are going to try the camera endoscopy next week. We don't think this is going to reveal anything. His iron, ferritin and red blood cell count is extremely low. The only change in has been receiving the vaccine.

Hello, I recently have experienced the same problem low ferritin and low iron. I have been looking for a reasons this is occurring and the only thing is the Pfizer COVID-19 shot. I am female.

Hello @cellis5094 and welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect. At what point did your symptoms cause you to look into getting your bloodwork done? What were your symptoms?

Have you had Covid ?