Ferrous sulfate for Iron Deficiency Anemia User Reviews (Page 2)

Brand names: Slow Fe, Iron Sulfate, Feosol Original, Slow Release Iron, Feratab, Fer-In-Sol, Ferrospace, Fero-Gradumet Filmtab, Chem-Sol Ferro-Time Fe 50 Ferrousal Fe Caps …show all brand names

Ferrous sulfate has an average rating of 5.1 out of 10 from a total of 37 reviews for the treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia. 32% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 38% reported a negative experience.

Reviews for Ferrous sulfate

Sicko...
Taken for less than 1 month
July 26, 2020

"Do they have lactose in them? Third day taking them and felt so sick I checked the ingredients--they contain lactose. Iron deficiency is a direct cause of lactose intolerance and its reported that 70% of us are intolerant anyway. I don't know why they put that in them!! Ask for a lactose free prescription."

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Keerah
Taken for less than 1 month
November 16, 2020

"Okay so today when I woke up I had a diarrhea and it made me feel very weak and I lost energy because of taking ferrous sulfate I think. I poo dark and watery and it is really the worst thing ever. I just wanna ask should I still continue the ferrous sulfate? By the way it'll be 4 weeks in 2 days and I felt better but still pale. But now I have diarrhea. What do I do?"

6 / 10

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Cee...
Taken for 5 to 10 years
November 2, 2023

"The drug makes me severely sick to the stomach with bad stomach pains and frequent loose stools. I have also been having headaches, but I am not 100% sure that it is related. I have taken it off and on for years and never had side effects. Perhaps I need to take it with food or not when I take my other meds."

6 / 10

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Cassie
Taken for less than 1 month
March 11, 2020

"Needed for low iron levels. Reduced my period bleeding, extreme bloating and some nausea. Even tried taking it with a meal and lots of citrus for vitamin C. Make stool darker and smellier, I eat lots of vegetables for my normal diet so no constipation was experienced. Stopped after around a week."

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fluffy
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 7, 2022

Slow Fe (ferrous sulfate) "Please pay attention to the comments about the packaging. Always have to look for something--a knife, tine of a fork, etc, etc, to get the stupid pill out--and then hope it doesn't burst out and careen onto the floor."

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Alves
Taken for 6 months to 1 year
December 6, 2023

"Took this for anemia due to menorrhagia. Caused severe abdominal pain, bad taste in my mouth, slight nausea. My doctor was confused and ready to refer me to a gastroenterologist. I got some relief from the abdominal pain with taking low dose OTC iron instead. All these issues stopped when I had a hysterectomy and no longer needed iron."

6 / 10

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Ariez
Taken for 1 to 6 months
September 3, 2021

"Dr prescribed iron and I was feeling better at two weeks. Take 3 months then follow up at 3 months. Only told watch for constipation. 2 months later suddenly began having diarrhea with sudden urge to go… now. This went on for almost a month thinking it had something to do with new hypothyroid med. but honestly it all began about 4 days before I began this med. I was convinced it was to do with something thyroid as the only other thing I was taking was iron & everybody knows iron makes iron stool and doctor told me only of constipation too…this was not the case. I was waiting for follow up with endocrinologist (thyroid doc) To see what she thought, which was scheduled before my reg. doc follow up for iron. She was as confused as me. Between taking iron that supposedly only will back you up & hypothyroid which also slows that down"

6 / 10

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mousy
October 3, 2018

"I took one tablet and had diarrhea"

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Anonymous
Taken for 1 to 6 months
July 31, 2017

"Stomach problems cramps constipation and diarrhea sometimes"

5 / 10

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HORRI...
October 9, 2021

Slow Fe (ferrous sulfate) "Horrible packaging. Tried to communicate this to the company - similarly impossible. High percentage of seniors using this. Why make it so difficult? Stupid insensitive management."

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White...
February 17, 2018

"These tablets make me vomit and after taking them for six weeks my mouth is raw throat is sore and I have a thick feeling throat. My GP says I have to persevere with them."

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Maria
August 26, 2020

Slow Fe (ferrous sulfate) "Packaging impossible!! Whoever invented blister packs should be removed from their job!! Also other products sold on bottles are less costly!!"

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Lisette
Taken for less than 1 month
December 15, 2020

Slow Fe (ferrous sulfate) "This product is impossible to get out of the package and needs to be sold in an ordinary bottle."

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Mack
Taken for less than 1 month
March 3, 2021

"I started taking iron pills 5 days ago and I woke up this morning with both my ears plugged and I’ve never had plugged ears before! Has anyone else experienced this?"

2 / 10

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