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Low platelet count can make you feel tired and fatigued

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metspitzer - 08 Oct 2008 04:34 GMT
I was looking for a group more suited to platelet problems, but I
didn't find one.  Maybe someone can steer me to one.

Anyway.......I treated for HepC, and was told I was clear back in Nov
2005, and am still clear as of last test about 4 months ago.  Right
after treatment, I developed drug induced lupus from the Pegasus.  My
platelet count dropped to 5K which is critical.  Normal is about
150-300k.  They gave me some "mild" chemo and "cured" my lupus.  My
platelet count has been around 80-120k since then, and was 90k a month
ago.

I have felt fatigued since my treatment.  I have complained to the
doctor and was given a thyroid test, a test for iron and a few more I
can't think of right now, but all were fine.  

I was just reading that low platelets can make you feel tired and
fatigued.  This has never brought up with the doctor, and I will next
time I go in about 2 months, but has anyone else experienced fatigue
from low platelet count?
TX-012 - 08 Oct 2008 06:13 GMT
> I was looking for a group more suited to platelet problems, but I
> didn't find one.  Maybe someone can steer me to one.
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> time I go in about 2 months, but has anyone else experienced fatigue
> from low platelet count?  

What are your hematocrit & hemoglobin? While low platelets may cause
fatigue, this is, I believe, more likely to be due to anemia caused by
excessive bleeding---or by concurrent anemia which may be unrelated...

Both can be treated with medication, of course...
 
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