Anyone else on ferrous sulphate? My iron stores are still low eventhough I have been on 2x a day for…

I had them when pregnant but they made me really ill xx @karla22

@karla22 Im on these 3x a day aswell, i find it so hard to take them before food because im always hungry 😂

How many mg are you on?

@chesscalouise2 I seem fine on them, I haven't even got constipation like I normally do with ferrous fumerate. @michaelahobbs44 they are 200mg tablets so 600mg a day now. Have they helped you? I don't know the figures but the midwife said very low and last time it was 10.6 xx

@karla22 ah mine are 210mg

I haven't felt any affect from them yet but i hope they kick im asap because I'm constantly exhausted x have you felt any different xx

@michaelahobbs44 oh right ok. Well she started me on them beginning of the month but I had extreme tiredness, dizzyness and weakness before then. My bloods have dropped at each blood test. Told the midwife I still feel the same no different and when she rang me yesterday she said theyve dropped again so try and take 3 and she will do my bloods in 3 weeks time. I feel like crap, the heat doesn't help and neither does this spd! xx

normal level is between 12 and 15.5 so yeah your low ! have you tried adding iron high food into your diet too ? that might help boost the levels for you too! things like "green vegetables, for example spinach, silverbeet and broccoli

lentils and beans

nuts and seeds

grains, for example whole wheat, brown rice and fortified breakfast cereals

dried fruit"

@muffinmay oh I didn't know the normal levels! Thanks for that. I don't know how low now but obviously it's gone lower that 10.6, midwife didn't tell me and I forgot to ask lol. I only eat broccoli and cereal.. the others I don't like 🙄 xx