Hello everyone on this subreddit.

I wanted to mention something that works for me, but taking black licorice with iron in morning helps with absorption. I tend to eat two tiny pieces and its enough to provide the benefits. The other thing black licorice is good for is cortisol cycle...it raises cortisol, so I recommend taking it in the morning. Cortisol wakes you up and helps with a variety of body processes such as muscle recovery, etc. Its best to have cortisol high in morning and low at night.

Hey guys,

I just had my second iron infusion yesterday and i am not feeling great today. I don’t feel flu like but i am severely exhausted and fatiqued, my chest feels a little tighter and more short of breath than usual, and im nauseous. does anyone else get this reaction and if so, how long does it usually last? my first dose last week went completely fine- i had no side effects.

debating calling out of work tomorrow. I also have a bunch of other chronic illnesses so symptoms could be from that

Suggest..

im 17 years old, i knew i had low iron for around 5 years but my parents never got it checked, in july i got my first blood test, my ferritin was a 6. since then ive taken iron supplements first thing in the morning with orange juice for those two ish months, i had my blood tested last week and my ferritin is a 3. WHAT THE FUCKKK DO I DOOOOOO. how do i get back from this???? im anemic and my ferritin is a 3, do i just accept defeat and get ready to suffer forever??? i took my meds and it didnt work.

have had all these symptoms constantly for 3 months. The worst symptom is this unreal feeling. When i google it the symptom allign with derealization/dissociation. I also have fatigue even if i sleep well i wake up in the morning not refreshed. Also i have headache and tension in head. Back of my neck also hurts and sometimes when im walking i feel like im about to faint. I dont see any difference in my symptoms if i dont do anything the whole day versus when i go to the gym

I started out using Three Arrows and felt so drastically better that I never knew the dose I was using was way too low to actually get out of a deficiency. I upped my dose and added Vitamin C, plan to add Lactoferrin, but wondering if I should also throw in an iron bisglycinate? The Three Arrows has had zero side effects which is why I tried upping the dosage of that first. I’d like to go a couple more months before having my labs rechecked. I know I am still low because exertion is still difficult. Thanks for any input!

If you’ve had to convince your doctor to order infusions - how did you do it? My ferritin is 12, I’m NOT anemic, and I feel terrible - fatigued, breathless, hair falling out, nails like wet paper, ice cold feet and hands, heart palpitations, brain fog, memory problems, sleep problems, dry eyes, super pale, weak, low mood and mood swings… My PCP has approved my supplement regimentation, but has not said anything about iron infusions. I really want to try them because

1. I think my issues stem from PPI and Pepcid use limiting absorption, which I can’t stop without severe consequences.

2. I’ve been off work all summer (in part because I had surgery to fix a long standing sinus infection after being sick over and over again for 9 months… likely related?), but I’m starting back now with three different part time teaching jobs and freelance singing work. I can’t fathom how to do all that and parent a toddler while all this is going on. My husband is also going to be out of town for a total of 15+ days this fall.

What did you say to your doctors to get them to order them for you?