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Just back from docs,I had my ferritin checked and he said iron ok but not for rls ,so have got iron tabs do you take them on an empty stomach,got to ring him in a month Also he put Pregablin up from 50 to 75 mg we will see how that goes

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Hi Beady, yes take them on a empty stomach and with some VitC which helps to absorb the iron. Did your doctor say what your ferritin level number was. ? Good luck with the iron tabs, hope they work for you.

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Thanks Elisse any help is appreacated ,no the doc didn't say what it was,I will get some Vit c tomorrow

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Hi Beady a glass of fresh orange juice contains enough vitamin C to take with the iron tablets. Good luck with them. Be aware they can cause constipation but the orange juice might help with that side of things a bit x

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Thanks Pippin orange juice is better than another tab,legs just starting,slept on settee last night ,that's how it goes some good nights some bad xx

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This is the version you want - ferrous bisglycinate chelate. albionferrochel.com/index.p... It is more bio-available and does not require vitamin C nor is it constipating. It more readily crosses the blood/brain barrier. "Cured" my RLS symptoms in a week - Insomnia and sleep disturbances remain. From Johns Hopkins "The single most consistent finding and the strongest environmental risk factor associated with RLS is iron insufficiency." Read The Role of Iron in RLS here... hopkinsmedicine.org/neurolo...

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Thanks for help what does did you start with

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18mg - many come in a 25mg size. Curious it's the cheapest supplement I've bought! Here's the one I bought and it's on sale Buy one get one... vitacost.com/vitacost-chela...

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Thanks for help the ones doc gave me are ferrous fumarole 210 mg

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