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Iron supplement and increase ectopic heart beats
Hello. A week ago my doctor agreed that it would be a good idea to start a low dose of iron supplement due to my ferritin being on the low side. I purchased a bottle of iron bisglycinate 18mg. It's supposed to be the gentlest form in regards to not causing constipation or tummy issues. Well, a few hours after I took one my tummy hurt and had a bubbly feeling and the skipped heart beats started which scare me like they always do. I skipped taking the supplement the following day but still had the symptoms, I tried it again the next day and the symptoms got even worse. I had bad tummy aches and the skips really increased. I am still not feeling well and I stopped taking the supplement three days ago. I am so upset, I was feeling so good before the iron and my skipped heart beats were getting less and less, sure, I still had the horrid things, but they definitely had gotten better. I am in tears. I am going to call my GP and tell her what happened, I am not going I take them again.
I am prone to lots of skipped heart beats and atrial runs and tummy pain, so it doesn't take much to start them up. They scare me so much.
Has anyone else had this issue if you have taken iron supplements?
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As a male there is not the need for an iron supplement to my diet. When my wife took one it was the lowest dose available and then only with food.
More frequent blood draws will help you to determine the minimum amount needed. I needed to do that with vitamin D as I needed to check actual blood serum levels with different daily doses. Without the blood testing I would never have known the amount needed for my body.
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2 Reactions@calson I just talked to my GP, she said not to take it. She said at this time it really isn't too serious if I don't take it as the ferritin is on the low side of normal. She said we will keep checking it and if it dies goes lower, then we'll have to figure out a way to take the supplement.
I, too am lie on Vitamin D, unfortunately here in New Zealand the government doesn't feel that blood work is necessary (which is ridiculous in my opinion, if course it's necessary) so I have to pay.