Only Ferrous Sulphate 315mg, will it do any harm/ benefit to take two today? jus!
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Only Ferrous Sulphate 315mg, will it do any harm/ benefit to take two today? just as a one off?
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4 weeks ago
Iron deficient and low blood count, sorry it's actually 305mg of ferrous sulphate i take, prescribed 1 per day but not kicked in, been on 2 weeks now
Answers:
First it is important to establish if you have proven iron deficiency or are just taking them on spec. Have you had a Full Blood Count and either ferratin or serum iron check? This is important, in that if you have enough iron taking supplements can be bad for you as iron cannot be excreted and will, if taken in excess, be stored in the liver, where it can be toxic.
If you do have iron deficiency the normal dose of ferrous sulphate is 200mgs three times daily. The 2 slow release preparations with high dose iron contain 325 mgs they are very occasionally given twice a day.