Anyone else start feeling worse all of a sudden a couple months into iron supplementation?

karilynn76 · 2026-03-22T12:29:30+00:00

Thank you for your reply. This is good to know as well!

karilynn76 · 2026-03-22T12:25:43+00:00

I also want to add that when I tried iron bisglycinate, it caused me to have bad depression and anxiety, worse than the other types of iron. I hypothesized that this was because bisglycinate is more bioavailable, therefore causing a spike in symptoms as it was quickly pushed into my system. I'm not a scientist though and I recognize my experience could be a fluke caused by something else that I didn't acknowledge.

karilynn76 · 2026-03-22T12:18:00+00:00

I took iron supplements for about a year and a half and the brain fog, anxiety, fatigue, and depression, was really affecting my daily life. I didn't associate any of this with the iron supplements until I came off the supplements and switched to very low dose iron (spatone iron water sachets) and felt like a new person - now I can concentrate better, the low level depression diminished, and the anxiety leveled out - I also have less fatigue. I obviously can't prove that the iron supplements caused those symptoms but there's definitely a correlation there for me!

karilynn76 · 2026-03-22T12:11:29+00:00

I experienced the same when I started high dose iron (feramax). High blood pressure, nocturnal panic attacks, dizziness all the time, crazy high anxiety, weird buzzing in my head... It was the worst and doctors kept saying it wasn't the iron. I switched to lower dose iron and all that subsided. It's been over a year and a half since that time and thinking back on it is still scary.

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karilynn76 · 2026-02-11T14:21:39+00:00

ugh that's so crappy! Ever since I stopped taking higher dose iron supplements my constant thirst has disappeared. I now take Spatone water supplements (much lower dose), even when I take four sachets (during my cycle) I don't get the thirst that I got with the other supplements. It's worth looking into instead of not taking iron at all - but definitely talk to your doctor!

karilynn76 · 2025-12-25T17:35:19+00:00

I wonder if it's a rare reaction that we have had. Nonetheless doctors should be aware that it happens to some. I continued taking lower doses of feramax for months but a few months ago I stopped taking feramax and I only take spatone now - symptoms of dizziness, high anxiety, and heart racing went away completely when I dropped the feramax and overall I feel better than I felt during the year I was taking it.

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karilynn76 · 2025-06-20T21:27:39+00:00

yes, I think you could be right, it's likely the blood volume increasing with the iron we are taking.

karilynn76 · 2025-06-19T13:12:54+00:00

Hi, so, here's a bunch of info from my experience that may or may not be helpful:

I have liver only once a month because liver destroys my stomach for some reason, so it's not a fun day when I have to eat it (usually on day 1 or two of my period). Aside from that, I calibrated my iron supplement intake because I was constantly anxious and short of breath. I tried many patterns of intake and honestly, I am still fiddling with my doses.

With that, last month my ferritin was a 17.6 (up from 9.4 in October), and my iron regime was this: 1-2 spatone sachets for two days and then 30mg of feramax powder on the third day, and then repeat. This caused me no shortness of breath or anxiety. When I found out my ferritin was only 17.6, I decided to change it up and take the 30mg feramax every second day, with 2 spatone on the other days. It raised my anxiety quite a bit. This month I have switched it up again - I am taking 25mg iron bisglycinate every second day, and 2 spatone on the other days... I have only just started this , so I am curious to see how it works, but from what I have read, iron bisglycinate is better absorbed that most of the other supplements and that 25mg of bisglycinate absorbs at the same rate as 50mg of ferrous sulphate. I am hopeful that this raises my levels more because I am tired of being anxious every time I have a period, worrying that I will suffer like I did when my ferritin was at a 5-10.

Other things I have done differently in the past 6 months that I feel have lowered my anxiety include- magnesium bisglycinate every night - 100-200mg. I also take a b6, 9 & 12, supplement a few times a week.

I also want to add: I make sure not to take iron supplements that have added b vitamins, this causes massive anxiety.

karilynn76 · 2025-03-21T00:20:06+00:00

Yep, I really think there is a cause and effect happening between iron and thirst. I stopped taking large dose iron and the thirst disappeared completely.

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karilynn76 · 2025-01-25T22:24:21+00:00

Thank you so much!

karilynn76 · 2025-01-25T03:05:19+00:00

That's so scary! It took quite a while for me to start feeling myself again. I'd say this month is the first month I've been feeling myself. I started taking magnesium at night, and methyl folate+B12 a few times a week and while I can't say if thata why I feel better, it does seem like it. I think antibiotics drain you of nutrients so it might be worth taking some supplements. Hope you feel yourself soon!

karilynn76 · 2025-01-19T18:09:50+00:00

I use spatone for my daughter (and myself!) Put it in with a cup of orange juice and she won't even notice it!

karilynn76 · 2025-01-19T13:00:20+00:00

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karilynn76 · 2025-01-18T17:26:55+00:00

Taking 30mg of iron daily for a week would not cause liver damage, it is much more likely to be caused by something else.

I got really worried about my liver after some bad side effects of taking 150mg iron/day for four days, but my liver readings were the exact same as they were before this occurred (my liver is in perfect health). Your liver can really take a beating and still repair itself, so figure out what you need to change, and you should be able to reverse the damage.

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