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.

[audrey1i234]

I'm still in school and i have Thalassemia Beta Minor too and I have realy bad joint pain (to the extent that I have to get my mum to help me walk, get dressed etc.) and I am also very tired and this also effects my weekends etc. Apparently there is nothing you can do about Thalassemia though...

[audrey1i234]

I have Thalassemia Beta Minor and have nearly no symptoms. According to research 1 in 4 children who have one parent who has thalasemmia will not have it. It is possible that you are lucky or that the symptoms you are getting are from something else xx

[Jedi11]

I was recently diagnosed with having thalassemia minor after doing genetic testing for fertility.  No one in my family has this that I know of.  I have never had anemia either but do have a lot of other symptoms that many of you have such as tiredness, shortness of breath, severe headaches, sensitivity to light, joint pain, muscle pain, sleep a lot, heavy periods, mild depression, bruise easily, always get a cold or sinus infection and take a long time to get over it.  So I am just realizing that these symptoms may have something to do with this recent diagnosis as I read your posts.  I am in my first trimester of pregnancy and am concerned because the doctors have not had any concerns of me having thal.  They even prescribed me extra Iron which I read on here isn't good for someone with thal.  Since the pregnancy I have been exhausted...slept for two days straight and have had lots of muscle pain recently.

[Mim70]

Your post is disturbing and I think you have an uncompassionate self absorbed soul who should not spread your negativity onto others. I cant speak for others on here who have posted, but "lazy" has never been a luxury I could afford.  And as far as being protected from malaria as a positive for this life threatening blood disorder, well **** off! I don't live where the perk of being immune to malaria does a damn thing for me. people are on this site to get answers, to feel we are not alone etc.  I wish you a life of good health because its painfully obvious you couldn't handle what most  are going through that have posted here.

[sullie76]

I have Thalassemia Minor, but in 1984 I contracted Malaria after visiting Zambia (Africa). So I don't know about the claim that we (TM) are unable to get this disease.

[elizabethI]

I used to get colds every year, no fail and take weeks to recover but since 2 years ago haven't had a single cold or fever!!! Have been having 1/2 onion and 2 cloves of garlic with 3 dinners a week during winter and this seems to have worked. Please try and let me know if this works for you too :)