Ferrous Sulphate - side effects

ok that is just iron replacement, kinda like taking a vitiman. It can make you a bit sick feeling because it can be hard to digest. I do not know what is going on with the dizziness.  I wonder if it is all part of just not being able to digest it.  I do not think you are imagining this. I think we just need to figure out how to help you digest this.  How about taking it just before bed?

I get those symptoms from taking sulfer in any form. Ask you doctor if you can switch to vitron C-a form of iron without sulfer that is easier to digest and absorb. It does cost more then ferrous sulfate-about 15.00 for 60 pills-most people take 1 per day 2 if your iron is really low. It is high potency though so you should ask your doctor before switching.

Hi I to was on those tablets but was taken off  them as they didn't seem to be working was still feeling faint and no energy my gp said they weren't absorbing in the body because they are sugarcoated and when i had bloods checked i was still aneamic now take lqiuid iron and have no probs Bev x

I feel I owe everyone an apology. It seems I am a complete dope.

I was sorting out my medication box this morning when I came across some old tablets. Except they werent really old it was just that I had for some reason forgotten to take them. I have no idea why - maybe when I started the ferrous sulphate I just got mixed up. They were anti depressants and I am not supposed to stop them suddenly, I do not remeber takind them whilst on the iron tablets.

I really am a wally, I reed the lsit of side effects for when you stop taking them suddenly and there are all my symptoms.  I fell much better just knowing what and why.

Sorry if I have wasted anyones times, its really not like me to be so forgetful- I am normally so organised

This is taken from the http://breakingtheviciouscycle.info/knowledge_base/kb/iron_supplements.htm

Taking oral iron, in my experience, is not a great idea. Iron supplement have always caused me GI problems, pain, cramping, etc. Iron can be very harsh on the gut and may catalyze oxidative reactions which can damage the surface of the intestines. Furthermore, many pathogens thrive on iron - and by taking oral iron you may be adding to the bacteria overgrowth problem that the SC Diet is trying to quell.

Iron shots (which I had when I was younger) are painful, but at least bypass the problem of iron on the gut.

There are certain supplements you can take to help absorb iron better. For one, Vitamin C binds to iron in food and helps facilitate the transportation of iron across the intestines into the bloodstream. Lactoferrin, a protein the body uses to bind to iron, can also be useful if taken by supplement. It binds tightly to iron, keeping it from catalyzing oxidative reactions, keeping it away from pathogenic bacteria, and also helps the body absorb the iron. Lactoferrin supplements can be expensive.

Finally, having low levels of iron, as long as it is not impacting your energy levels, is not a bad thing. High iron levels have been implicated in heart disease - whether this has anything to do with infections, which I think it does, is controversial. But nonetheless, having more iron is not good when it comes to heart disease. We have known that women seem to be protected from heart disease until they hit menopause. It was always thought that estrogen was the protecting factor. However, researchers recently found that this was not the case. Women on hormone therapy after menopause were not protected. Now the current thinking is that it is the menses that lead to lower levels of iron that protects woman from heart disease. So after menopause and the menses stop, iron levels build back up and woman are at risk again.

So my non-medical advice would be to not worry about iron supplementation unless it is causing anemia and interfering with your energy levels, etc.

I would talk to your doc and see where your Iron deficiency is coming from. You may want to try and get some kind of a shot instead of taking them orally that way you bypass the gut.

I hope that by posting another website I didnt break any rules just showing where the information I was posting came from. Hope that helped!