Hello, Dana, @danab I echo the folks above and add a couple of sides. I'm 74, have several issues that make my hormones wonky. Thyroid I take med early, by itself, before breakfast. That seems to be important. Also, I have severe obstructive apnea and use a bipap machine at night. When I had the overnight sleep study test at Mayo a year ago or so, they diagnosed me with restless leg syndrome. I knew my legs hurt all the time in some way, had to keep moving all night long and could never get comfy. With the diagnosis, the doc had ferrous level tested for iron level. My was low off the charts.

She started me taking Vitron-C, it works well. We increased the dosage, but I understand they now find more iron supplementation isn't always a good thing, as the body can't utilize more. It takes a long time to get the levels up and stay up, just how the body works. My levels are down again and I may be heading for IV infusion. But, the doc is staying on top of it and yes, it's helping a lot. With the RLS and energy level and general feeling of malaise is improved. I noticed a huge improvement after a while taking the Vitron-C.

BTW: I let my hair grow out and it's now silver. Had black hair, stopped coloring. After taking iron, my hair is darker, now I'm salt and pepper with much more pepper. Funny, eh? Could make a fortune off that somehow.....

Oh, my grandfather died due to pernicious anemia, so we're watching this iron closely, as the B's. I have B and D deficiencies, so supplement with those and with B12 shots every 2 weeks. Might have those levels ck'd as they also contribute to energy greatly.

Best of luck in your investigation. Blessings to you and your wife.
Elizabeth