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I am a healthy 41 year old who started having symptoms 8 months ago (heart palpitations, mouth cracking, weight loss) and was given Prozac. Then six months later I ended up in the hospital and it turned out I had major blood loss and severe anemia (hemoglobin 6, MCV 24, ferritin 0, RDW 25 % and more). They assumed I had a GI bleed I didn’t know about. I have now had 8 iron IVs and all the GI tests are negative. While my hemoglobin went up, my ferritin is wild goes up and down. I can’t seem to hold the iron too long, and need pretty constant IVs. My hemoglobin went up to 13 and recently dropped again to 11. My ferritin went up to 152 and down to 40. My RDW are still 25 percent and my monocytes are low but otherwise everything looks normal. They are saying “it’s a mystery you are fine” but I don’t feel great and I’m scared this will happen again. What might be the source of my anemia? Could it be a Tatar blood disease and what should I do? Happy to upload my blood work and tests if that helps -Magda

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Magda, how are your WBC and lymphocyte counts?

They told me they were normal, but I can check and put in the numbers or upload a pdf?

Hi @magdalenahgross and welcome to Connect - an online network of patients. I moved your question about the cause of your iron deficiency anemia to this existing discussion:
- Iron deficiency anemia and low blood platelets: What's the cause?: https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/bleeding-disorders/

I did this so you can read previous posts and connect with other members. As fellow patients we can't interpret your blood testing results. This is best done with the health professionals who have access to your full spectrum of testing and medical history.

But as you continue your search for answers, I think you'll appreciate reading the posts by clicking the link above. You might also be interested in these related discussions:
- New to anemia. What to expect? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/new-to-anemia-what-to-expect/
- What can I do for iron deficiency anemia? https://connect.mayoclinic.org/discussion/anemia-1/