What does it feel like to have low iron levels?

[LeChien]

If I write down these symptoms, could someone let me know if they tie in with low iron levels?

I'm overweight, but have always been relatively fit, but more recently I have very little energy.
When I do simple things like take washing upstairs, it feels like I'm doing a workout - burning muscles, raised heart rate, breathlessness - I have asthma, and I am a bit more wheezy at the moment, but this settles down as long as I sit down and do nothing.
Even reaching up to put glasses away in a cupboard, my arms have that lifting weights burn feeling.

Do these sound familiar?

Like Vocational, I also have low blood pressure and that is how I feel when my bp is low.

I don't usually suffer with low iron (afaik) but I do take a vitamin each day which has vitamin B in it).

Some days I cannot even dry my hair with the hairdryer as it feels like I cannot hold my arms up at that height any longer.

I have been told to carry around a sachet of salt and when I feel faint or quite bad if I am out and about, to eat the salt.

I think you should just get it checked out though.

Ask for your ferratin (stored iron) levels to be checked too.

Thank you.
I had a blood test a couple of weeks ago that showed up low levels, I'm having a second one as a comparison later this week, when they're also checking for coeliac (although I don't have any tummy troubles).

Yes I felt like that when I was pregnant as foolishly didn't want to take my iron tablets. If you also have low blood pressure than it's not surprising you feel like you do. Luckily in my case I never had low BP as well.

Personally I didn't feel like what you describe. I felt weary and sleepy but didn't feel like everyday actions were a work out.
But it doesn't sound normal so yes, get it checked.

I've never had low blood pressure before, but it hasn't been checked recently.
Being overweight, I always assumed I would have high blood pressure.
I'll ask the nurse to check it when I go.

I'm reasonably slim and have had problems with iron deficiency anaemia and low blood pressure. It feels as you and others have described - stairs are an absolute killer, and I often feel as if I've been running a marathon when all I've done is walked for a little while. I also have been told to carry salt around.

@LeChien i know this is very old post but wondered how are you doing now? I have similar symptoms and just hoping to find the cause