Anemia?

Well, I was watching a show called You Are What You Eat because there was nothing else on TV. I was bored, LOL!

Well, what caught my attention was when the dietician mentioned dark circles and pale eyelids. That's pretty much me- even though I wear...

concealer every day.
The she went on to explain that those symptoms, along with tiredness, dizziness, shortness of breath, and a rapid heartbeat are all symptoms of anemia.

I eat fine- I'm vegan. But I take a multivitamin to fill in any nutritional gaps. Anything with 18mg+ of iron makes me get sick...so it's hard to get iron. And I'm always tired, even though I get enough sleep. But what REALLY bugs me is that when I go to stand up, I get really light headed and dizzy. Sometimes to the point where it takes my breath away. And my heart will literally POUND.

Does this sound like anemia to anyone?

***Just to clear it all up- it's NOT because I'm out of shape...because I'm in GOOD shape!***

It could be...have you been to a Dr at all? Just to get a normal physical would be great. Should do that at least once a yr anyways.

Ask your doctor to check your iron count, and take a multi-vitamin with iron in it. Also, since you are a vegan you need to eat more nuts and veggies with iron and protein. I am anemic and I take a multi-vitamin daily to help keep my iron up. It gets really bad when I am on my period though and I have to take an extra iron pill. Your body is probably reacting poorly to iron because your iron count is so low.

I have anemia and yep... it sounds like you have it. if I stand up too fast I get very dizzy. do you have very pale skin? and at gthe doctors they can do a simple test to make sure your iron isnt low. thats how they found out that I was anemic.

I'm VERY pale, and just for the record- ALLERGIC to nuts =P
Go figure.
I'm so pathetic, I'm always tired and bitter cold. But until I get blood tests done, I can't do anything about it. Like I said, anything with a certain amount of iron makes me sick.
Thanks for all your opinions =)

Here's a test that my brother gave me.
If you're anemic, and you rub something gold on your skin, it will turn your skin a greenish black color. it'll look almost like a bruise. try that!