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Jan 26, 2017 (Started Jun 30, 2000)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: My dosage is not in the list. I take the most common 65 mg per day.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jul 1, 2015 (Started Sep 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anemia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for iron deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 54 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Apr 1, 2011 (Started Sep 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anemia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for iron deficiency)
  • Side effects
    Mild
  • Adherence
    Sometimes
  • Burden
    A little hard to take
Dosage: 650 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly

Nov 2, 2010 (Started Sep 02, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for anemia)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for iron deficiency)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 325 mg Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Mar 29, 2015 (Started Oct 25, 2013)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for fatigue)
  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for low hemoglobin)
  • Effectiveness
    None (for myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Jun 28, 2012 (Started Jan 29, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anemia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 1 tab(s) Daily
Advice & Tips: Well it's great ! I don't have a single complaint. I just stopped it since I'm pregnant and the only three medications I'm taking is Hydroxychloroquine, Colostrum (natural), and Prenatals.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

May 3, 2011 (Started Apr 16, 2011)

  • Effectiveness
    Can't tell (for Doctor recommendation)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 65 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Jan 5, 2011 (Started May 17, 2010)

  • Effectiveness
    Slight (for anemia)
  • Side effects
    Severe
  • Adherence
    Never taken as prescribed
  • Burden
    Very hard to take
Dosage: 2 tab(s) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Sep 1, 2010 (Started Aug 06, 2009)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for anemia)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 325 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 9, 2010 (Started Oct 23, 2002)

  • Effectiveness
    Major (for anemia)
  • Side effects
    Mild (nausea)
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 3 tab(s) Daily
Cost: < $25 monthly
Side effects: nausea
  • 0 helpful marks

Aug 4, 2009 (Started Jul 30, 2008)

  • Effectiveness
    None (for Other)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Always
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 325 mg Daily
Advice & Tips: As a Gastric Bypass patient, I could not take Ferrous Sulfate. The other irons did not absorb well. In August I had an Iron IV infusion. I will have to have them every 6 months.
Cost: < $25 monthly
  • 0 helpful marks

Dec 18, 2008 (Started Nov 15, 2004)

  • Effectiveness
    Moderate (for General health)
  • Side effects
    None
  • Adherence
    Usually
  • Burden
    Not at all hard to take
Dosage: 65 mg Daily
  • 0 helpful marks
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