@blooddocdad: 1. Anxiety and restless leg syndrome can be symptoms of iron deficiency 2. Hair loss starts to improve 3 to 6 months after starting iron 3. Coffee and tea reduce absorption, avoid within 1-2 hours around iron 4. Your ferritin may need to be 50-100 for symptoms to improve 5. Continue iron three months after the ferritin normalize
How do you deal with constipation from supplementing iron?
2026-01-03 21:40:23
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Christiana_428 :
How do you treat low ferritin?
2026-01-05 01:41:32
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🎶Concert Girl! 🎶 :
Why are so many people iron deficient?
2026-01-18 04:03:27
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Life with MCAS :
Can you discuss why so many in medicine dismiss patients with “normal” ferritin when the are clearly having severe symptoms-
2026-01-03 00:11:16
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Nichole :
I have anemia and have terrible anxiety. I get a panic attack almost every night. And my heart is racing like crazy.
2026-01-31 06:07:51
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plantsandpaint80 :
ferritin is 4. has been below 15 for 8 years. on iron pills and take them with C for years. cook with cast iron. can't get it up. think is gastro issues and heavy periods, have a year before I can see specialists. what can I do until I can get help
2026-01-03 15:59:33
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Amanda :
My level is 11. I take daily iron supplements. I take a multivitamin with iron daily. I eat enriched bran flakes every day with iron in them. I eat meat (liver containing stuff weekly), shellfish, other stuff, along with vitamin c to help absorption. I am losing my hair. I am weak daily. I do not have anemia, although I do have a low-moderate level of nRBCs in my blood (which has only shown up in the last 2 years). My doctor says I’m ok, just keep taking the supplements. I am doing all that to barely maintain a level of 11. I also have b-12 deficiency, even though I take monthly shots and daily supplements. My vitamin D is persistently low even though I take supplements and I sit in the sun for a couple hours a week (a bit per day). I can barely do minimum daily activities. How do I get any of my doctors to care? I think they assume I’m being non-compliant with the supplements, I’m not, I’m taking so much. I wish they had a body cam I could wear for a couple weeks to prove I am telling the truth.
2026-01-03 17:30:47
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KD💕 :
Ferritin is an 8 but hgb is ok so they won’t treat the low ferritin!
2026-01-03 17:53:08
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One Rare Neuron :
This is hard for me. I know I need iron but it hurts my guts sooo bad.
2026-02-03 20:00:40
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HelloMary :
What iron should I take and how much? My doctor told me my iron is low but gave me no actual advice other than “take iron.”
2026-01-05 03:54:00
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thebeautyhausto :
In the hospital rn for iron issues lol
2026-01-03 04:02:02
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Kristi :
My ferritin was 3 and I’ve been so sick😩😭 Getting Iron Infusions
2026-01-03 23:36:46
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Lilsuzy :
Can we address or at least conduct research into why taking iron tablets increases our menstrual cycle blood loss to debilitating levels. Id rather stay low on iron and at least be able to function and work, may have freezing extremities, heart racing, anxious bit the heavy periods No!
2026-01-04 21:56:26
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Shazza T :
I need iron but no matter what sort I try, gentle iron or the welsh water one in sachets it aggrivates my stomach issues (gastritis) so what do I do?!
2026-01-03 13:56:07
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Kayroseok :
So gastroparesis and ferritin of 9, I do infusions.
2026-01-03 00:16:19
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Katie1976ny :
My ferritin is. 4 and iron is a 24. But I have no symptoms
2026-01-03 00:43:37
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Susan Elizabeth 🏳️🌈💜💞💙🤟 :
My doctors still won’t address my anemia but I’m going to be emphasizing follow up on the levels again as part of MY routine.
2026-01-05 01:44:07
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Sezza :
Make sure it’s low iron not thalassemia
2026-01-17 09:48:56
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BrittBritt1987 :
My iron is a 6.... I can't stomach the oral meds....
2026-01-18 17:07:52
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Vanessa 🐝 :
I'm typically anemic at like 11ish, but I started feeling like death with pale cracked lips, fatigue, and head and face hair loss (eyelashes). I'm 25 weeks pregnant and my iron was 9.5 thus week 😬 Explains a lot.
2026-03-15 00:48:09
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ahandbaglegacy :
My ferritin is 5. I’m going crazy.
2026-02-16 23:15:36
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c :
can I take an iron supplement with food? I cannot take them on an empty stomach
2026-01-03 13:14:26
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𝒔 :
My iron level is 3.2 is it ok?
2026-02-07 18:10:24
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my ferritin was 6 in September now in January its 124 but my hairfall is getting worse
2026-01-22 20:09:41
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