Iron deficiency explained Myrte’s lifelong fatigue and sensitivity to stimuli

Myrte, who is 37, spent much of her life feeling extremely tired and unusually sensitive to things around her.

She had lived for years as if she could not fully engage with life.

She eventually discovered by chance that she had a severe iron deficiency.

The problem was not autism or burnout, as the headline notes.

After she received an iron infusion, she felt that a new world had opened up.

Her experience shows how an iron deficiency can have a major effect on daily life.

She is relieved by the change but also sad about the years she feels she missed.