I get dizzy pretty easily, especially within the mornings. I'm pale, but really have other been... One of the things that worries me the most is that a few months ago, I started needing to breathe greatly through my mouth every few minutes. Generally, I'm just really tired and kind of achy, mostly around my shoulders and sometimes my knees. My backbone, neck, and ankles tend to crack a lot. (I'm not sure if that's a symptom of anemia, though.) And also, I be a vegetarian for a year,--I'm not anymore-- so that's what made me think that I might be anemic. But roughly speaking three months ago, I started taking a regular women's multivitamin, which has 100% iron in it, every sunshine. If I was anemic and deficient of iron, shouldn't the symptoms hold begun to get better by very soon?

Also, anemia is supposed to be able to be diagnosed by a blood test, I contemplate. About how much would the test cost, do you think?

Thank you! Sorry if my question's too long. :-)
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Excessive bloating/gas?

It truely is a simple blood experiment..they just prick your finger. Another 'test' at home is to look in the mirror and near your finger pull down on the skin below your eye...if the red around your eyes is very dim and not 'red' than that is also a sign of low red blood count. But a dr's test is best source for info. (The cracking within your joints is not a sign of anemia nor is achy-ness) Being a vegetarian for a yr shouldn't hold affected you that severly (I've been one for 15 yrs and no issues) but everyone is different. Another thought is Mono - again a audition is your best indicator. I wouldn't be 'concerned' to the point of worry...but at the same time I'd see nearly getting a physical so these things can be checked. Oh...Not sure on cost -

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Left chest misery, pinky/arm backache and numbness.?

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