Yep, sounds like low iron to me too. I feel completely zonked when I haven't been taking my iron tablets and then when I feel zonked I forget to take them. Annoying. I have containers of them all around the house. And on my desk at work.
Low iron or Low B12??? They're as important as each other.
Make sure you have some form of Vitamin C with your iron source - potatoes and capsicum are really good choices as it will help you to absorb iron.
B12 is available in meats, eggs, nutritional yeast and supplements. I recently switched to a different supplement, and the change has been enormous. I'm getting more power on my bike, I wake up smiling, not exhausted, and I can stay awake past 9:30.
Maybe try one of those?
The thing is when i take iron suppliments i get bad constipation... (Sorry TMI) Which is why i avoid them. any way i can combat this??? Would it stil be benificial to take vitamin tabs every 2-3rd day???
Jess, I have to have metamucil or something similar, or make sure I eat heaps of fibre (like sultana bran, porridge, apples, pears....) every day religiously when I'm on iron supplements. It is a common side effect to get constipated. I would try taking a good quality supplement if you're feeling so yuck. My Dr told me I need to start taking a supplement cause I'm still fully bfing DS. And I'm still on iron since I had low iron after haemmoraging (sp??) after giving birth.
Jess get thee to the GP and have them test your thyroid. Low iron and low thyroid function can feel the same, and he can check your iron at the same time (low thyroid function can also CAUSE low iron). It's a simple blood test
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