• kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml
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    4 days ago

    antipsychotics do not feel good

    whoever posted this has never been on those drugs

    also, u shouldn’t take iron if you don’t have a deficiency. it’s a pretty bad idea actually

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      3 days ago

      Might be aimed at women. Most women who have periods are iron deficient due to blood loss during their periods, and most of the difference between mens and womens multivitamins is extra iron for this reason. But also, you can just eat some red meat or spinach

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        2 days ago

        that doesn’t explain the antipsychotics

        women that don’t have periods shouldn’t be taking iron without blood testing either

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      3 days ago

      u shouldn’t take iron if you don’t have a deficiency. it’s a pretty bad idea actually

      is the source your arse?

      it is fine to consume iron rich foods when you don’t have an iron deficiency. iron supplements don’t really work most of the time, except the iv one, that fucker works just fine.

      you want to raise your hemoglobin? eat liver (cooked of course).

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          2 days ago

          how much did you used to take in iron supplements? in mg/day.

          several members of my family have a history of anemia, and supplements never worked that well for us (supplements are prescribed at 100mg pill once daily). the best thing we can do, is eat liver once a week or twice a month.

          the page you linked to seems to be more about poisoning from supplements (it talks about consuming 4000+mg of iron supplements at once) and hereditary iron irregularity than it is about high iron level. also it states that excessive iron buildup from diet alone is not common.

          of course don’t take supplements unless prescribed, but don’t shy away from iron rich food (unless told by you doctor).