#tw deficiency

[one-time-i-dreamt]

There was a noise going around on YouTube that could kill iron-deficient people just by them hearing it.

[cloudyydraws]

more saiki stuff

[mothcrumbs]

why am i white.

[thatonegaybrit]

; wanna work out because muscles, but can't work out because muscles

[xoxo-bones]

i think i’m iron deficient?? eating low cal might be more dangerous to me than i thought 😭. i’m gonna ask my parents to get me iron pills or supplements. maybe supplements for vitamins + iron?? so i can use them because i’m not getting enough vitamins for obvious reason

[vulture-jack]

realizing i have a LOT of symptoms of ocd (not saying I have ocd just that I have a lot of experiences and issues that coincide with it) and it finally clicking why my relationship with this website has been so godawful. not going to elaborate but iykyk

[nuks]

nuk’s most feared opp: CHARLEY HORSES

[marnz]

trying to make myself love hummus but i am just not feeling it. does anyone have any hummus recipes/suggestions?

[a-very-bored-blogger]

me: i feel so high, woozy and numb everyday! its amazing!

my brain: that's anemia you dumbass

[aster-is-confused]

google isn't being very helpful so hopefully disability tumblr can give some advice. what are the symptom differences in POTS vs. iron deficiency anemia vs. low blood sugar vs. low blood pressure vs. severe dehydration? i know that's a lot, but if you could just speak to the ones you know more about, i would appreciate it a lot. i'm trying to look into what could be causing my severe lightheadedness/presyncope when standing up, which has been going on for several years. details about my situation and symptoms below the cut

for about 2 and a half years now, i've been dealing with lightheadedness, loss of balance, seeing spots/vision blackout, and several times falling over and very nearly fainting. all of this happens almost exclusively when i stand up from sitting. it's not always super bad, sometimes it's just a bit of lightheadedness or tittinus and then i'm fine. it worsens significantly when i haven't eaten, drank, and/or slept much recently. when it started i figured it was my eating disorder causing low blood sugar (probably true), major lack of sleep contributing to the dizziness (also probably true), and severe dehydration too because at some point I started trying to exacerbate the symptoms as a cry for help (it was a rough year). but since then i've recovered and still have a lot of the same symptoms.

last year i asked my doctor and she just said i'm dehydrated, which i know is true, but it feels like more than just dehydration going on. today i finally decided to look into it further after all morning and afternoon my limbs were tingly while sitting down, my legs were very weak going down stairs, i felt kind of "static-y" all over for a few minutes after standing up (similar to the tingling in my limbs but everywhere), and i would get tittinus (ringing and muffled hearing) for like 60 seconds after standing up. things that probably made today worse than normal are that my eating, drinking, and sleeping habits have been not great recently because of exam season, and i did spend the vast majority of the day sitting (AP exam in the morning, homework in the afternoon).

i haven't yet tried the POTS 10 minute stand test, but i plan to tonight, but i know in the past i've had an oddly high heart rate and heavy breathing during very mild activity like getting up and walking across the house (i've always attributed the breathing to my asthma, but honestly it doesn't make much sense for something as simple as walking), as well as mild tremors and muscle weakness on bad days, and pretty regular brain fog and sometimes fatigue (i've usually just attributed both of those to adhd and depression). i've never had blood pressure issues that i know of, so i think plain old hypotension isn't likely. low blood sugar makes sense when i haven't eaten much, but i still have the symptoms (to a lesser extent) when I'm eating well. iron deficiency doesn't seem unlikely, although i had some bloodwork done for other reasons about 1.5 years ago (well after symptoms started) and i wasn't told that anything was abnormal. i've been pretty chronically dehydrated my whole life (urine charts put me at medium-severe dehydration depending on the day), but honestly i don't want to believe that it's just that. i have a doctor's appointment (yearly checkup) in about a week, and i'd like to be able to narrow it down somewhat and talk to my parents about it more before then so i can discuss it at the appointment.

any advice would be appreciated, and i'll probably edit the post once i've done the 10 minute stand test

UPDATE: 10 minute stand test results were definitely not normal, my resting rate after laying down still for a while was 75, then it hovered at 130-140 for the whole 10 minute standing period. evidence is currently leaning strongly towards POTS so i'll make sure to discuss it with my parents and doctor

[left-hand-of-dorkness]

i always thought it was an internet myth but yall since my first iron infusion i don’t crave ice anymore

it tastes different, the sensation of eating it is newly unpleasant, i’m just not interested. two weeks ago it was absolutely constant with the cronching

i have been this way for literal decades and they give me one bag of flat diet coke looking goop and i’m suddenly normal again what the fuck

all my fellow eepy ice girlies get some bloodwork done

[trollprincess]

My team lead: It’s all you today! Work like the dickens!

Me: Do you have any idea how tired I am?

My team lead: It doesn’t matter! *big smile*

Me: …

My team lead: I just barely got my tree up, I haven’t wrapped anything yet, there’s lots of work to do tonight! *walks off*

Me: … I want to kill myself.

[st4rveforher]

OK OK I CAN DO THIS!! Ive been doing OMAD October and it's the 4th day! I will NOT binge because I'm not a quitter!

[gabiwnomagic]

Seeing your post about the woman and her plans for abortion really made me pray. I felt sad and angry. people say they want children, but as soon as that child has or might have special needs or needs more care, suddenly they don't want them. It being specifically because of Down Syndrome made me think of arrogant Iceland that totes how advanced they are and highly ranked in happiness, but they commit genocide against those diagnosed with Down Syndrome in utero.

Yeah, I don't want to come off as if I believe raising a child with special needs is easy (because I don't)- but, something I think as Christians we believe in is that joy can still be found in the midst of suffering (crosses are unavoidable, pick yours up and all that). The woman in my post genuinely believes she's making the right decision for herself and her child because she's been deceived by the world.

The people in Iceland are also being deceived.

I'm thinking the only way to change the culture is to be physically there for the people in your community (especially mothers). I don't think that woman knows that if she needs a babysitter in the future, I'd be there! From what I've observed, people believe they're much more alone than they really are. There ARE others out there who are willing to help and who really do care. I'm sure many people don't know at my old church the pro life committee was comprised of 6 grandparents who have more than enough supplies and free time to help any expectant mother out. Yet, there were never any takers! I could go on and on about this haha but thank you for your prayers

[sorchathered]

At round two of my iron infusions, y’all come send me asks and keep me company, we can just talk about life or send prompts, I’d just love to hang out!

[therevengeoffrankenstein]

thin cauliflower (or gluten-free) crust + plain, smooth red sauce + dairy free cheese + chopped black olives + a (light to generous, depending on taste) drizzle of sweet pesto sauce on top = 😋