Re: xolair and iron deficiency

[Guest guest]

Hi there,

I, too am iron deficient and not sure why. I went into the emergency room back

in June because of an awful flu like sickness and found out I was very low in

iron. I get muscle cramps very easily, too!

What are problems associated with low iron??? Does anyone know?

Thanks,

Lynn

[Guest guest]

I've been anemic since I was a teenager and my biggest problem is with muscle

cramps. I can tell if I forget to take my supplements, because my toes will

cramp so badly that they point in all different directions. Ouch! The cramping

is caused by lack of oxygen to the muscles (not enough red blood cells to carry

it) so I would imagine that anemia is extra bad for asthmatics. It also makes me

dizzy.

It can lead to other health problems if left untreated too long. If it gets bad

enough it's called pernicious anemia and that can kill you. This is also known

as Vampires Disease due to the extreme paler, sensitivity to light, and the

craving for any source of iron including bloody raw meat!

A simple google search will tell you more.

>

> Hi there,

> I, too am iron deficient and not sure why. I went into the emergency room back

in June because of an awful flu like sickness and found out I was very low in

iron. I get muscle cramps very easily, too!

> What are problems associated with low iron??? Does anyone know?

> Thanks,

> Lynn

>

[Guest guest]

,

I was anemic before I started using Xolair. It has gotten slightly worse since

then, but my doctors feel that it's caused by my heavy periods. The anemia is

responding slightly to the iron supplements I take.

Kathy

[Guest guest]

Oh man, I hope this does not happen to me. I went thru years of being anemic and

got a procrit shot and took 3 pills a day but it did come up to normal. THe last

test I had it was just slightly below normal. So with a history of anemia this

concerns me.

I had to call the dr. office to see why they haven't called me, it has been like

4 weeks now. She faxed over the info again to the company. And night before last

a lady called me from the company and asked me all kinds of questions so I am

hoping that things will start soon.

How long did it take you all to get started?

Jan

From: carrie72583@...

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:27:08 -0700

Subject: [ ] xolair and iron deficiency

Hi,

Anyone become iron deficient and/or anemic after starting xolair? My iron stores

emptied out a month after I started xolair 4 years ago and no one knows why. Its

likely going to be reported as adverse event to Health Canada. I'm not absorbing

the supplements so I will llikely need IV iron refills.

(otherwise doing WAY better so no one is stopping the X).

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[Guest guest]

I don't think Xolair caused my problem, since I haven't taken it since

Jan. I went to donate blood a month ago and couldn't, I have never really had

problems with iron in the past so I was sort of surprised. My iron was

normal, but on the very bottom of the range and I had donated before. I was

told by the workers drinking a lot of soft drinks interferes with body's

absorption on iron. I probably should follow up on that to see if it is

accurate info and if it is the caffeine in it or other something else.

FYI I was taken off Xolair because of an allergic reaction, not sure if

it was anaphylactic. I did have anaphylactic reactions to allergy shots in

the past so shots were discontinued. The Xolair reaction was some what

similar to other allergic reactions but didn't seem as severe. More on the

order of the reactions I have had to some NSAIDs. Just wanted to give

everyone an update, I haven't had a shut down episode yet, but I had a cold

last

month and came close. I am still off Prednisone, but I no longer work, I

went out on a disability in 2006 for other reasons, so I don't know how

much of a factor that has played in my staying healthy as far as my asthma.

Xolair was a life saver to me when I started it in August 2005, I was able

to get off pred, and I was having 5 exacerbations a year, since then one

exacerbation due to an allergic reaction to a medication.

Debbie