Question about patient x

Patient x has suffered Borderline anemia most of their life, iron levels plummeted during the past year.

Patient x also suffers from severe depression, they take their mediciation which keeps them alive.

My question

Does Patient x sleep so much, but wakes up still tired and wants to go back to sleep because their iron is so low or because of the depression?

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Coralmist · 41-45, F

I'd say more depression. When I had low iron I wasnt too tired, but more just ran out of breath doing normal activity. The oxygen rich red blood cell was low, with iron, so less oxygen in body. I was a bit tired but nothing where I always wanted to go back to bed. Thyroid levels can make one very tired..maybe patient should get that checked, simple test, simple treatment one pill a day if its level is off.
But yeah depression can make one feel so burned out. Id eliminate thyroid first though.