▲ 133 ▼ Feel so good (thelemmy.club) submitted 1 week ago by ChaoAmber@feddit.uk to c/lemmybewholesome@lemmy.world 37 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 18 points 1 week ago (2 children) 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 permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] blarghly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago that doesn't explain the antipsychotics women that don't have periods shouldn't be taking iron without blood testing either permalink fedilink source parent [–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (2 children) 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). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] femmylemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I used to take iron supplements because I was worried about not getting enough iron. I had routine blood work and the doctor said my iron was too high and to stop the supplements. This also happened to my sister and seems to be a fairly common issue. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron%20-HealthProfessional/#h21 More info here about high iron levels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week 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). permalink fedilink source parent [–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago the source is my doctor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 child) 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 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago that doesn't explain the antipsychotics women that don't have periods shouldn't be taking iron without blood testing either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago that doesn't explain the antipsychotics women that don't have periods shouldn't be taking iron without blood testing either permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (2 children) 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). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] femmylemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I used to take iron supplements because I was worried about not getting enough iron. I had routine blood work and the doctor said my iron was too high and to stop the supplements. This also happened to my sister and seems to be a fairly common issue. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron%20-HealthProfessional/#h21 More info here about high iron levels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week 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). permalink fedilink source parent [–] kuiskaaja@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago the source is my doctor. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] femmylemmy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 child) I used to take iron supplements because I was worried about not getting enough iron. I had routine blood work and the doctor said my iron was too high and to stop the supplements. This also happened to my sister and seems to be a fairly common issue. https://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/Iron%20-HealthProfessional/#h21 More info here about high iron levels. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week 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). permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KullumDaue@lemmy.world 1 point 1 week 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). permalink fedilink source parent
