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Can I Benefit From Iron Supplements If Having Intermittent Fatigue, Flu Symptoms For Over A Year?
Good Evening, I have been feeling fatigued and having flu like symptoms, on and off for over a year.
My pcp has done bloodwork and u/a and the results have been nl or (-). He did tell me I could benefit
from Iron supplements. What do you feel my next step should be?
My pcp has done bloodwork and u/a and the results have been nl or (-). He did tell me I could benefit
from Iron supplements. What do you feel my next step should be?
Mon, 6 Jan 2014
Hi. Iron supplements would help only if hemoglobin is less than normal. Repeated symptoms of flu-like and fatigue can have a general cause like abnormal thyroid/ diabetes/ chronic respiratory problems/ sinusitis or any chronic disease. I would suggest to know the other associated symptoms although you may feel them to be trivial to be considered and get the investigations accordingly.
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