I just received my medical records from a clinic I have been going to for 2 years. I am a female, so this may play into some of the iron deficiency. Looking over my lab CBC and Iron results since age 18 I have had consistently low levels of Iron Saturation [4 or lower] and Ferritin [3 or lower, currently a 1]. After the first test showed up this year at a 3 [ferritin] I was prescribed Ferrex 150 Forte 3 times a day, the most I could handle was two. [In the past I was prescribed over the counter iron supplements like Slow-Fe and this caused me great stomach pain and soreness in the abdomen area. ]After 1 month of the Ferrex, I was tested again. My ferritin levels are at a 1, I would give you the iron stat, but the forgot to include my latest test results in my copy of the records. I am having almost constant pain in my back and shoulders, recurrent headaches that force me to stop what I'm doing, I am lethargic and unable to concentrate or read. But starting a few weeks ago, I started to get these sudden bursts of sweats and feelings of heat. They can last up to 6mins. I am wondering if this is a another symptom of the iron deficiency. Also I have recently talked with a coworker who had iron deficiency anemia and was given an iron infusion [IV] and suggested I ask my doctor about this, I wonder why this has never been mentioned by my doctors in the 2 years I've seen them. Would this be a viable solution to my iron deficiency?