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The doc surgery just rang to say I am anaemic and to take iron tablets. Receptionist said she takes 200mg a day. My tablets I have been taking are only 14mg so is this why they are not really helping me? And does anyone know what I should be taking?
Tried ringing them back but no answer and I waited 2 days for them to tell me this much!
btw she didn't tell what the blood count was.
Tried ringing them back but no answer and I waited 2 days for them to tell me this much!
btw she didn't tell what the blood count was.
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But I have just left a message at docs to find out what doseage I need and what was my blood count.
Bit useless of em I agree, she is a receptionist who rang me (I think)and simply told me I was anaemic and needed iron tabs. I asked what strentgh and she said she takes 200mg!
Also add in some green veg to your diet to top up the natural iron intake.
You can buy ferrous sulphate 200mg tablets quite cheaply from the pharmacy (you have to ask at the counter - it isn't out on the shelves) and should take one of them two or three times a day, ideally on an empty stomach.
Have your blood checked again in 6-8 weeks to make sure you're responding to the iron, and continue taking it for about 3 months after your blood count is back to normal to replace your iron stores.
If ferrous sulphate gives you troublesome indigestion or squits, there are other iron preparations available.
Hope that helps!
I can agree with Vrap also eat seaweed and try taking spartone aliquid form of iron(no problems at all with it) I was taking this and worked well till I found out I had pernicous anema had have to have injections!!!
if you email me I can send you some to try I dont use it any more due to injections.
Hope you feel better soon and not so wiped out!
Miles makes smiles.
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Ah I see Trinity1 Did the same;-)
Miles makes smiles.
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3 x 200mg a day!
My boss just said 'no wonder you were so cr@p at royal commando this year', cheers mate!
I managed to correct my anaemia by eating iron-rich foods as the tablets give me awful headaches.
Am slightly borderline again now so eating lots of salad stuff & could have lentil soup for lunch...
And how did it get that low? You've gone and got me worried now
I am a strong cookie but should I be training with it so low? I cant seem to find out.
Got that low due to very heavy regular periods, running (sweat loses iron) and not eating much red meat etc.
But how can I have been training with it so low? I have cut down immense amounts but still train.
I have looked at old posts on this and it scares me now how low she said it is.
There ARE non-hormonal treatments that can reduce period blood loss (tranexamic acid is the one with the best evidence), and hormone treatments like the Mirena coil can make a huge difference. As can surgery
However, you need to find out WHY you're bleeding so heavily, too. So you need to be examined, and maybe have some specialised tests done.
The quicker you sort this out, the sooner you'll be able to train properly.
Problem is that my doc removed me from the list 31/10 but had given me an appt 3/11 and now all they tell me is the count is 4 I am off their list and must find a new doc!
>>>Dino slowly self-combusts<<<
EF, they're not the same. Ferritin stores tend to be sacrificed to maintain the blood count (haemoglobin) and take longer to replenish, which is why we ask people to stay on iron for a few months after the blood count has returned to normal.
I never did find out what caused mine, it was just put down to a student diet. However, i had given blood for the first and only time a few months before. I know that i can't have been anaemic then but could that have caused it? My doc didn't seem that interested when i mentioned it, just went on about diet which i don't think was that bad at the time. Anyway, what i really want to know is can i give blood again, i'd like to but don't want to end up feeling terrible again.