Folate anaemia deficiency

Anyone else on folic acid and iron tablets due to low folate and HB? I feel horrendous never been so tired in my life on top of the dizziness, palpitations and headaches. Wondered if anyone has/had this and how long it took to feel better? Been on the tablets a week and feel worse than when I started

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I’ve been on them 4 weeks nearly 5 and still feel dreadful. No gp or midwife will listen to me though

I asked for the liquid iron (can sometimes be hard to get) and it's been better for me - tastes like crap but I tolerate that better than both forms of iron tablets as they had me throwing up withing 30 mins of taking them. You could always enquire about the liquid form. Xx

I am, I was rechecked and my levels are still too low. I have to have an IV iron infusion at the hospital next week

It does take quite a while for iron levels to build back up unfortunately- I’ve had this in both pregnancy and it took 2-3 months to feel ‘normal’. You can help by eating more iron (aka leafy greens, red meat, nuts and dried fruit) but don’t eat it with dairy as this inhibits uptake in your body

Liquid iron with orange juice on an empty stomach worked really well for me

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