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Old 05-29-2015, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by northerngal View Post
Have you had your iron level checked recently? My doctor was quick to blame vertigo/dizziness on the neuropathy. I think sometimes when we have something like this it's hard for the doctors to look past it and they forget the simple basic things.
In my case my iron was extremely low. I noticed a huge improvement in my vertigo/dizziness symptoms after a few months on iron supplements.
Thanks but definitely not low iron - I eat very iron rich diet (although appetite very poor because of lack of smell or taste or ability to chew!) and my haemoglobin has been checked weekly since the Imuran.

Glad yours was easily resolved by iron supplements though.
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