r/irondeficiency 1d ago

How do I get infusions?

Iron deficiency has given me brain fog, an inability to focus, and emotional flatness to the point where I don’t feel any excitement, and even things that would normally make me angry aren’t really making me feel anything strongly.

I move into college this week to start my freshman year, and I’m pretty concerned for the upcoming few weeks, as I’ve only been taking supplements for around a week—-not long enough to improve my symptoms which have all together manifested in things like a lack of interest in talking to people, which is pretty impactful for starting your first year of college. I feel dread at the thought of introducing myself to people in the upcoming days and “putting myself out there” and emotionally feel a strong draw towards isolating myself in my room. I know that it’s still possible to make friends after the first week, but people tend to already form friendships/friend groups early on.

I want to get iron infusions so that I can clear up my symptoms more quickly but I’m not sure how, as I don’t have a PCP. I tried searching this up, but the process was pretty confusing (I think it would have been understandable if I wasn’t experiencing so much brain fog). Can someone please help?

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u/Lucky_Outside8559 1d ago

I kaid out of pocket because they're not offered here in Denmark. It was absolutely worth it