Can Beta-Thalassemia Minor have symptoms?

[Bee Cham]

I am 22 years old and have been diagnosed with Beta Thallassemia minor by a doctor. All my life I have felt tired, had palpitations (When I was younger), flatulence and difficulty concentrating and fuzziness. I cannot really look people directly in the eye sometimes because its too hard on my eyes (it strains them) even though I have perfect vision. Doctors have told me that I need no treatment and that Thallassemia has no symtpoms. I go to sleep tired and I wake up tired. I can be tired after 12 hours sleep! Can I be suffering symptoms from my thallassemia. Does any one else feel the same way that I do? This is a little bit hard for me, but I don't want to complain.

[Orvampire]

that is an easy one to get checked out and I would at least you'll know--I have it

[Orvampire]

Hi first time seeing this forum-I have thalassemia with lots of muscle and joint pains--about five years ago after a serious head on collision--all four of my limbs were broken and it took about three days to figure out I was in the hospital even though I was conscious--anyway I was also was diagnosed afterwards with Pancitopenia which means I  am low on all blood cells--my count has stayed at 10 for over five years now ever since the car wreck before it stayed at 12 with one recorded dip of ten--as I grew up I felt good until about 22 then started having tiredness, joint pains and very sore muscles--I have no advice to offer but stretch before, during exercise and after it helps a bit. I was always was told thalassemia was no big deal, uh not quite apparently after reading these other comments. Hang in there.

[FBDriven]

I was told by a doctor I have beta thalassemia but that it was nothing to worry about because it was the minor kind. I am a 39 year old male. I have always been athletic. I played sports my whole life. I wasn't overweight. I could run fast but would get out of breath when attempting to run long distances. I tried to build up my endurance by walking & running on a treadmill everyday at least 3 miles and after 7-8 years of doing that everyday still couldn't run more than maybe a mile at a time. After reading these posts of other people who have this, I am realizing that it's probably because of the beta thalassemia.

[alissa521]

I just got diagonosed with TM and I am 45 years old!  This explains so much!  Fatigue, out of breath, headaches, fogginess. sigh!

[Lilabette]

I am English too. My mother says it comes from the Roman invasion.

[DevilDocrn]

Kind of sounds like "Greekmachine" does NOT have it.