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Ferrous fumarate for Iron Deficiency Anemia User Reviews

Brand names: Ferrocite, Iron Fumarate, Femiron, Ferretts Iron, Ferrimin 150, Hemocyte, Fumasorb, Feostat

Rating: 5.0

Ferrous fumarate has an average rating of 5.0 out of 10 from a total of 5 reviews for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. 20% of reviewers reported a positive experience, while 40% reported a negative experience.

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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • February 22, 2020

"I took it for a week, and day 2 into it I experienced some crawling-like and itchiness of my skin, nausea, green stools, loose stool, abdominal discomfort, poor appetite. My doctor advised me to stop it yesterday."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 19, 2021

Ferrous fumarate "I have been taking ferrous fumarate, and I have had terrible sleep, high temperature, terrible headache, and black bowel motions. I'm worried about the headaches and have a temperature from them. There was no leaflet to say what side effects there were."

4 / 10
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  • Mr ...
  • Taken for less than 1 month
  • April 3, 2018

"I have been taking ferrous fumarate 210 mg twice a day since last month, but now I have started to have a skin rash. It is red and a lot of itching, and sometimes difficult swallowing and hoarseness."

3 / 10
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  • Anonymous
  • Taken for 6 months to 1 year
  • March 13, 2024

"Works very well. I feel much better now after years of low iron. I’m just happy I finally found something that works."

10 / 10
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  • Mrs...
  • Taken for 1 to 6 months
  • August 28, 2022

"I was advised to take one 210 mg of ferrous fumarate twice a day. I quit taking them because I have developed a rash virtually all over that is very, very itchy."

5 / 10
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