Intravenous Iron, oxidative stress and vitamin E and selenium

[Goldy700]

I have been reading about the possibility that some people may experience oxidative stress with intravenous iron therapy. I thought this article was interesting as it states that vitamin E and selenium are powerful antioxidants that can somewhat mitigate this problem. I would not suggest synthetic vitamin E.

Vitamin E and selenium are effective body antioxidants that prevent free-radical formation and halt the damaging free-radical chain reaction once it begins [7–10]. The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of vitamin E and selenium supplementation on reducing the OxS in HD patients receiving intra-dialysis iron infusion.

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[Joolsg]

Thanks Goldy,That's very useful to know.

[Amrob]

Thanks for sharing this information Goldy.

[RLSLearner]

As all medications have side effects we dont want people to hold off of iron (because of the worry about complications) if it works for them. Better to take Vit E/ selenium before your infusion, if not on already.