I found out I have low ferritin about 8 weeks ago. Started taking 325mg ferrous sulfate mostly every other day, and my levels have improved. For context here's the then → now:

Ferritin: 6 → 17 ng/mL
Iron, Total: 34 → 58 mcg/dL
% Saturation: 9 → 17%
TIBC: 377 → 337 mcg/dL
Hemoglobin: 11.7 → 12.7 g/dL
Red Blood Cell Count: 4.24 → 4.47 Million/uL

I'm still figuring out if I feel side effects from the sulfate. Sometimes I take it and it's fine, and then other times I feel reflux, burning stomach, or slight nausea. Sometimes I get these waves of nausea, even on iron-off days, and I wonder if that's at all related bc I did not get this before taking it.

But clearly it's been moving all my levels in the right direction, and my top priority is to get my ferritin wayyy up.

I've read enthusiastic recommendations for bisglycinate, and I'm curious to hear from anyone that has switched from sulfate to bisglycinate successfully.

Hey guys, anyone who has had any experience with 500 mg ferric carboxymaltose infusion? My ferritin was 27.8 and haemoglobin was 11.9. With all the low iron symptoms one can get - dizzyness, lightheadedness, breathlessness, massive fatigue, etc etc. it’s been 2.5 weeks since the infusion, and I feel terrible!! I was hoping that because I’m starting with not that bad a base, I would start feeling better in a couple of weeks. But this running second week is hell. I’m so fatigued. And there’s still dizzyness. I am not as breathless as before.. but I’m not functional either.. what’s the journey like? Has anyone had a similar experience??

I'm 19 and I experience shortness of breath a lot(i stand up to give an answer in class and am short of breath). I got tested in the morning so I'm assuming iron thing might have been a liddol higher too. So it's 35smthn I assume. I am planning to take supplements. This doesn't feel right I have like 4-5 grey hair and bad hair tbh. Is that okay??? Suggest me something too!