posted Tue, 07/23/2013 - 19:54
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Anadrol bottoming out my iron levels
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I went to do my usual red cross donation to keep my RBC (red blood cell count) levels in line. Typically I do the double red in order to prevent having to donate frequently. I was shocked to hear that I did not qualify for double red and barely qualified for donation at all. The reason was low iron.
This has never happened to me before. Typically my iron levels are very high. The only difference this time is that Im running 100mg of anadrol ED. My hypothesis is that the anadrol has increase my bodies production of red blood cells thus depleting my iron levels. Iron being needed for the production of red blood cells.
Anyone else have this experience?
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Just curious, had you been experiencing any odd symptoms? bruising easily? feelin sick or fatigued at all?
WeatherwedYes. Heres a short list. Im not sure if its the low iron or the sleeping tabs Ive been using a lot of.
Feel short of breath.
Feel weak and tire out more easily.
Be grumpy or cranky.
Feel short of breath.
Have trouble concentrating.
Edit: It would be unlikely that these would be related to low iron- because they are primarily anemia symptoms which would take months of low iron to set in. Additionally, while my levels were on the lower end they were still in range. If my logic is flawed please chime in.
anadrol is prescribed for anemia . How long have you been taking it?
^ What he said. My GF is anemic. When her levels bottom out, I can give her a hug and the next days she is so bruised it looks like I beat her. The bruising, fatigue and being foggy headed are her main symptoms. Although you said you're technically in range you could very well be "anemic" as its my understanding that we all have a different "normal" in terms of iron that we require.
Weatherwed"that we all have a different "normal" in terms of iron that we require" Interesting.
I dont have the time to rule out causes for my symptoms one by one (exp. dropping sleeping meds first etc). I prefer to drop the meds and up the iron. Consequently I never truly know what caused these side effects.
WeatherwedI understand that. However, if the iron is not there for the proper formation of red blood cells- anadrol will not improve this.
3 Weeks. One week left.
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Have the same sort of symptoms and feel pretty lethargic. I don't have anything like bruising easily or some of the other major symptoms of anemia though.
WeatherwedIt's highly unlikely that it's caused by anemia. I dont want to be an alarmist. Anadrol can produce all of these symptoms independent of any blood issues.
Wow this is weird ! I had the exact same problem just last week. Except I'm running EQ.
They had to do a blood test on the spot to see why my haemoglobin levels had dropped so much after my last donation. They still let me go ahead and donate though.
Iron vitamins
make sure to take on a full stomach or you can get nausea from iron vitamins
Eat more meat!
WeatherwedYep. Can't really eat over my 250-300 gram a day allowance for financial reasons. Probably going to have to supplement somehow.
WithdrawlA great iron supplement is Hema-Plex by Nature's Purest. It doesn't just have iron in it, it has other ingredients to help with healthy iron levels and absorption. It's cheap too. I have so many customers that this has helped tremendously for low iron.
i buy food in bulk. walmart has a huge bag of tilapia for cheap it has a whole lot in it. a local grocery store has frozen chicken 10lbs for 6 bucks. I buy steak in bulk
TUNA = cheap and has iron in it
WeatherwedAll great advice.