My iron is low, and I feel so much better when I get it up into the normal ranges. It is probably the only mineral, out of the vitamins and minerals I take at times, that I can really feel the difference. I take two Slowfe’s a day, so that is 90mg, although I probably forget once or twice a week, so let’s say 5 days a week, and I take a multi plus iron about 3 or 4 days a week. The thing is I take the multi with food, because some of the vitamins in that are recommended with food, and from what I understand the type of iron in pills is better absorbed on an empty stomach?

I vaguely remember a friend being advised by her doctor to take 2 slowfe 3 times a day. But that sounds very high to me. I know there is danger of heart problems with high iron, so don’t worry, it is not that I think more is better, or that there is no such thing as too much, I know it can be very dangerous.

What I guess I am really wondering is whether it is dangerous to have too much at once, and how much do you advise is too much? I have my iron checked every 3 to 6 months, and a CBC.

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