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Friday, July 27, 2007

No wonder I'm so tired...

I tried to give blood a little earlier at the blood drive at work and they turned me down because my iron was too low. I'm not taking my vitamins like I should, so I wasn't really surprised.

This week, I reduced my Paxil dosage again. I was pretty snippy and sullen earlier in the week, but I'm feeling better today. I'm getting a decent amount of sleep for now, although I'm always fatigued lately. I've been having a lot of vivid, strange and sometimes disturbing dreams. I'm still having a hard time concentrating, which is why I haven't been blogging, although I have been commenting here and there. I used to be so organized...now I'm so disorganized it's ridiculous. It's very frustrating.

Regarding the earlier prayer request, things are looking up for the one who I asked you to pray for. She still needs a lot of prayer...although one bad situation is getting better, the other still remains the same. Thank you to all who have prayed for her. Keep praying!

Comments

kathleen Gravatar.com

that has happened to me every time i've tried to give blood, so i just stopped trying. I guess maybe we should take iron supplements? my dr. recommended something called "Slow FE". if only eating dark chocolate could boost iron.

saw your comments at contrapauli. great minds think (and metabolize) alike.

Posted on August 1, 2007 at 5:36 PM

Hi Kathleen,

Years ago I would get rejected every time I tried to give because of low iron. I gave up as well until I tried again a couple of years ago. I've given blood several times since then. The last time I gave blood, I just barely had the acceptable amount of iron. I felt really woozy and lightheaded afterwards. I have some iron supplements, but they're old, so I don't know if I should take them or not. Somebody told me that liver is a good source of iron, but liver is just too disgusting...I tried to eat some once and I had to spit it out.

Thank you regarding my comments at contrapauli. Moral equivalency just drives me up the wall! :-)

Posted on August 1, 2007 at 10:10 PM



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