My iron is low & I’ve been sooo tired. I’m taking iron pills but I feel like it’s not working 😩 & to…

Try taking it on an empty stomach that way you body can absorb it , I suffer from the same thing and I take it twice a day , it does about 3 days to get I to ya body for you to feel better

If you have a cast iron skillet I would cook almost everything in it if you don’t have one. I would buy one. They weren’t working for me either and my doctor told me to do this and it helped

@leoshearnold, I’ll definitely try that. I’ve always waiting until after eating to take them.

@dinamarie1995, seems obvious when I think about it but do you mind explaining why the cast iron would help??

@_iamrae, my doctor said it adds iron into your meals from cooking with it. Plus it won’t make you throw up like pills do. Because I was throwing them up 20 minutes after and wasn’t getting the full effect.

@dinamarie1995, oh ok I figured that’s what it did. I’m going to try that! The pills make me nauseated too. Thanks!

They always say when you eat it with a meal sometimes the meal can absorb the iron opposed to you body, I usually take it I. The am with oatmeal (which also has iron )

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How long have you been on the iron pills?? I noticed it took a couple days to over a week to have any effect. Also, I take mine at night with my Acid reflux pill :)

@leoshearnold, oh ok, that makes sense. Thanks so much

@nschlegel, it’s been about a week now. Hopefully I’ll see a change within the next couple of days!