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    Posted: 26 August 2010 at 6:40pm
I have just found out I have low ferritin and hg which explains why I'm just soooo tired I can barely drag my bum off the couch... so I started taking ferrograd (or whatever it's called) today but I was just wondering how long it takes until I start to feel a little better??

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You should start to feel better in about a week, it takes a bit to get through your system, especially when you are very low in iron.
I was severly low in iron with DD and had to have an iron infusion at 36 weeks(via IV in hospital YUCK), and even that took about 4 days to pump right through.

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okay a week I can deal with man a transfusion is pretty full on! poor you
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Was just gonna say I hope Sheza sees this cos she knows a bit about it and what do you know, she did

Hope the ferrograd kicks in soon Freckle !





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is it ferrograd c? my whatever it is called was 8....and it pushed it back up to like 36? so that worked for me..took about 3-4 days...
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I had really low iron as well. Just make sure you take the tabs with orange juice it helps the iron absorb more effectively.

I felt better within 3-4 days I was taking 3 day though.
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If its ferrograd C it has vit c with it so dont need to worry about that...

It can take up to 2 weeks but thats on the longer side so hopefully in by the end of the weekend you should be feeling a bit better


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yep it is ferrograd C, even to feel a bit more motivated to move would be nice
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It takes on average 3mths for iron levels to get back to normal then the storage lasts for 6mths. Though you will start noticing a difference soon.
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Originally posted by freckle freckle wrote:

okay a week I can deal with man a transfusion is pretty full on! poor you


Yeah lol, my HB was 80 and I had no stores I was one very sick girl! They wouldnt do the jabs as they didnt want to take any chances. With Caden I had a big blled during the CS and my HB dropped to 66, and that was from a HB of 111 when I went into surgery.

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I noticed a big difference even just the first day but had constipation real bad. It took me a week or two for my body to get used to the tablets and then I was all good after that. That was with good haema but very low ferritin - and ferograd c.
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Another tip: Take it at least an hour (preferably 2) after (and before) having anything with calcium, as the ferrous binds with the calcium and won't absorb.

Hope you feel better soon

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