an issue i know i have

ReenieHJ

Have you thoroughly discussed your issues with your doctor? A therapist? Can you delegate more help at home from your adult children?
If it's been an ongoing problem, maybe it's because your work and lifestyle are both so draining and exhausting(whether emotionally or physically or both), and you're not refilling your own personal well enough to keep up. It doesn't sound like you have time to take care of yourself. Food can be super simple, just make sure you're eating enough of the right things. Yes, fast food is quick and easy but healthy food you buy at the store can be as well. I don't cook much; just don't like to. But I eat tons of veggies, 0% nonfat yogurt, eggs, fruits, oatmeal, veggie burgers, very little meat but sometimes chicken. My diet isn't varied but seems to work well for me. Lots of water.

Good luck in regaining your energy!!

kshama2001

Simii180 wrote: »

Bentforkx wrote: »

Did you have this lack of energy before you started your life style change?
I found that as my reduced caloric intake started knocking off some pounds, my body started to adapt to the remaining calories and it started to conserve energy, making me less energetic....

yes, i have been like this for a while now. at one point i believed it was because i was anemic but I ended up having to get a few blood transfusions and ferritin infusions every week for a few months and i don't feel any different.

Yes, your OP reminds me of my energy levels (or lack thereof) when my anemia is not under control.

Your anemia management was more aggressive than mine - I just had one blood transfusion, and since then two iron infusions about once per quarter.

I have the impression that your treatment is in the past because you didn't feel like it was helping? When is the last time your iron levels were tested?

I work with a hematologist and get my iron levels tested several times per year. I get much better treatment from this specialist than I ever did with just a primary care provider. In fact, one over-prescribed oral ferrous glutamate, which sent me to Urgent Care with the worst pain I've ever had in my life. I was literally in too much pain to roll over and get pain meds >.<

After my last blood work, my crit, ferritin, and hemoglobin counts are all much better than they were, but my iron stores are still low, so he did prescribe another set of two infusions, but now my next check is six months out.

While I did feel a difference after the transfusion, the changes after the infusions are much more subtle.

If you are not currently working with a hematologist I encourage you to get a referral to one ASAP.