Iron deficiency anemia
Has anyone experienced iron deficiency anemia while taking Cosentyx infusions?, my symptoms of low iron began somewhere between the time I stopped taking Simponi Aria infusions and when I began having Cosentyx infusions, now almost a year later I have to get iron infusions, while my symptoms of insomnia and fatigue have worsen, only been able to stay in bed for at three to four hours at a time only having solid sleep about an hour at a time to two hours max.
Hi
, I am so sorry to hear about the challenges you've had with iron deficiency anemia since starting your Cosentyx infusions. That sounds incredibly frustrating and challenging! While I wasn't able to find any information about Cosentyx or other biologics causing anemia, it certainly is possible to experience anemia from the underlying condition of PsA. That being said, the anemia could also be a symptom of a new issue. It sounds like, given the fact that you've gotten some iron infusions, your doctors are aware of the anemia. Have they done any investigating to determine what might be causing the increase in anemia (and subsequent symptoms)? I also wanted to share these two articles from a couple of our health leaders about vitamin deficiency and PsA, https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/vitamin-deficiency and https://psoriatic-arthritis.com/living/calling-your-doctor. Please don't hesitate to keep advocating for yourself with your doctor, especially if even with the iron infusions your fatigue has not gotten any better. You deserve some answers and some relief! And, if you're comfortable, please keep us posted. Sending you gentle hugs. -- Warmly, Christine (Team Member) Thank you for your support, as of today I’ve had three iron infusions and next week I’ll have another one, but also I get to see the hematologist assistant and I’m planning to ask her, the last time I saw the doctor I asked him what could it caused it and he mention that even though I had a colonoscopy recently and the gastroenterologist didn’t find anything serious it could be something that got missed but I never got a definitive answer, unfortunately because I’m also taking beta blockers it started to affect my heart rate and had to pause the iron infusions for a short while, now my rheumatologist wants me to go back to see the cardiologist and also a sleep specialist thinking that some form of sleep apnea might be part of the problem too in regard with my insomnia, even though I’m a side sleeper and don’t snore but the joint and nerve aches are usually the culprits and once I’m awake I can’t fall back to sleep easily. Thank you for your support and advice.
