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Iron Serum levels?
by hopsie87, Jul 13, 2009 05:51PM
Hi,
I'm a 21yr old female, I was told about 4 months ago that I was anemic because of extremely heavy periods, my iron level then was 22, now it's 19. For 4 months now I have been taking Iron pills (ferrous sulfate) 325mgs twice a day along with calcium and vitamin c. My periods have dramatically improved after taking hormone pills, but I don't understand why my iron levels aren't going up and I find it strange that they have gone even lower after taking all that iron. Can there be other reasons for having low Iron levels?
Thankyou,
Therese
I'm a 21yr old female, I was told about 4 months ago that I was anemic because of extremely heavy periods, my iron level then was 22, now it's 19. For 4 months now I have been taking Iron pills (ferrous sulfate) 325mgs twice a day along with calcium and vitamin c. My periods have dramatically improved after taking hormone pills, but I don't understand why my iron levels aren't going up and I find it strange that they have gone even lower after taking all that iron. Can there be other reasons for having low Iron levels?
Thankyou,
Therese
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Also, try adding a COMPLETE multi vitamin and mineral to your diet, sometimes just mineral does not work as well along as it does with the entire group.
Hope this helps.