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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@natpaw

My 14 year old daughter was feeling very bad a few days after Moderna vaccine very pale chest hurts took her to the doctor and as soon as I told her she just had the vaccine she immediately tested her heart. My daughter had an extremely high resting heart rate and had to be put on a heart monitor. Also she had very low iron which I was not that worried about at the time due to her heart issues. Was told is just heart palpitations and is just a coincidence. I put my daughter on iron and vitamin C tablets which she took everyday for three months plus I increased iron in her diet. She just had her iron levels re-checked and they are now even lower and requires a iron infusion. My daughter was fine before the vaccine. Not happy that we all just get told it's just a coincidence, I don't think it is.

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It’s happening to many of us, just read through the comments on this post and this is just the folks that found this blog. I have had 3 iron infusions so far.

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@av8r525

It’s happening to many of us, just read through the comments on this post and this is just the folks that found this blog. I have had 3 iron infusions so far.

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Are your levels staying up after the infusions? I’ve been taking supplements for 5 weeks now, after 2 weeks on supplements there was no change in hemoglobin but at least it didn’t go any lower.

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@av8r525

It’s happening to many of us, just read through the comments on this post and this is just the folks that found this blog. I have had 3 iron infusions so far.

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Having Polycythemia Vera I need to get a phlebotomy every 4 to 6 weeks. However I’m on week 14 and very low blood counts. Strange!

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Hi, Im 37 and I received the AZ vaccine and the Pfizer booster.
I had been feeling severely fatigued since the vaccine, just doing normal activities like taking my dog on a short walk left me feeling like I needed to sleep, so I went to the doctors. After having a blood test, my iron levels were shown to be below the scale for ‘normal’ and the doctor referred to this as iron depletion so prescribed me some liquid iron tablets.
A year earlier I had very healthy levels of iron, recorded by my doctor and I have not experienced any change in my life since then which I can link to this I.e diet, or stresses at work etc
By complete chance and without discussing this with anyone, I was sitting next to someone on a plane journey and we started a conversation and he started to describing that since the vaccine he had been to the doctors and had been told he had low iron levels and issues with memory which prompted my research online. Possibly this all a complete coincidence but im searching for an explanation because I desperately would like to refind my energy levels.

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@butterfly12

Hi, Im 37 and I received the AZ vaccine and the Pfizer booster.
I had been feeling severely fatigued since the vaccine, just doing normal activities like taking my dog on a short walk left me feeling like I needed to sleep, so I went to the doctors. After having a blood test, my iron levels were shown to be below the scale for ‘normal’ and the doctor referred to this as iron depletion so prescribed me some liquid iron tablets.
A year earlier I had very healthy levels of iron, recorded by my doctor and I have not experienced any change in my life since then which I can link to this I.e diet, or stresses at work etc
By complete chance and without discussing this with anyone, I was sitting next to someone on a plane journey and we started a conversation and he started to describing that since the vaccine he had been to the doctors and had been told he had low iron levels and issues with memory which prompted my research online. Possibly this all a complete coincidence but im searching for an explanation because I desperately would like to refind my energy levels.

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I also had AZ, first dose, then Pfizer and Pfizer booster.

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@butterfly12

Hi, Im 37 and I received the AZ vaccine and the Pfizer booster.
I had been feeling severely fatigued since the vaccine, just doing normal activities like taking my dog on a short walk left me feeling like I needed to sleep, so I went to the doctors. After having a blood test, my iron levels were shown to be below the scale for ‘normal’ and the doctor referred to this as iron depletion so prescribed me some liquid iron tablets.
A year earlier I had very healthy levels of iron, recorded by my doctor and I have not experienced any change in my life since then which I can link to this I.e diet, or stresses at work etc
By complete chance and without discussing this with anyone, I was sitting next to someone on a plane journey and we started a conversation and he started to describing that since the vaccine he had been to the doctors and had been told he had low iron levels and issues with memory which prompted my research online. Possibly this all a complete coincidence but im searching for an explanation because I desperately would like to refind my energy levels.

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Same issues here I had Pfizer, will not take boosters. Wish someone would really investigate this.

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@butterfly12

Hi, Im 37 and I received the AZ vaccine and the Pfizer booster.
I had been feeling severely fatigued since the vaccine, just doing normal activities like taking my dog on a short walk left me feeling like I needed to sleep, so I went to the doctors. After having a blood test, my iron levels were shown to be below the scale for ‘normal’ and the doctor referred to this as iron depletion so prescribed me some liquid iron tablets.
A year earlier I had very healthy levels of iron, recorded by my doctor and I have not experienced any change in my life since then which I can link to this I.e diet, or stresses at work etc
By complete chance and without discussing this with anyone, I was sitting next to someone on a plane journey and we started a conversation and he started to describing that since the vaccine he had been to the doctors and had been told he had low iron levels and issues with memory which prompted my research online. Possibly this all a complete coincidence but im searching for an explanation because I desperately would like to refind my energy levels.

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Me too. I have had a sinus infection going on 3 weeks, the low iron is making it most difficult to kick it.

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I have posted before about my low iron issues after the Pfizer vaccinations and wanted to provide an update for those still having issues to encourage you. I have had two infusions of Infed (iron dextran) the last one was 3/22/22. I had a follow up appt with my Hematologist this week and my iron levels are doing well now. Not quite back to normal but getting closer. Not getting another infusion but am now taking iron supplements by mouth. Feeling good and have good energy for a 76 year old. Follow up with my Doc in six months unless I start feeling bad again. I hope this mess if over for good.

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Hi,
I received the J&J Covid vaccine in March, 2021. By May, 2021 I was becoming increasingly short of breath …. Beginning to impact my activities of daily living. I visited my physician and lab studies revealed a Hgb 7.6, Hct 26.6 , Iron 15 , Iron saturation 3%, Abnormal cell morphology and increased platelets. I started daily doses of Vit-C for iron supplements. Labs drawn in June, 2021 began to move toward normal values . Labs drawn May, 2022 reflect all values ( CBC with diff, cell morphology, iron and iron saturation and ferritin) all within normal.

The only extraneous variable was receiving the Covid vaccine in March 2021.

The adverse reaction self reporting in the UK does reflect occurrences of anemias and blood disorders

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@av8r525

It’s happening to many of us, just read through the comments on this post and this is just the folks that found this blog. I have had 3 iron infusions so far.

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I want to follow up with you to see if your labs return to normal after you infusions.

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