Hi, I got a prescription yesterday for ferrous fumarate and I'm getting one for B12 but it's a special order so hasn't arrived yet. As I have to take the ferrous fumarate 210g 3 x a day I am wondering how to space things out. I have to take the ferrous fumarate with food so was going to take them at breakfast, lunch and dinner, I think the B12 has to be taken between meals so was going to take mid morning. I take my levothyroxine before bed and loestrin (contraceptive pill to stop my heavy periods) at breakfast. I also take vitamin D and folic acid, my levels of these are at the high end so this is maintenance dose, could I take these with a snack in the afternoon? And I was thinking about taking a magnesium supplement, not sure where to fit that one in, there just aren't enough hours in the day! Also is it okay to take 1000mg of vitamin C with my iron 3 x a day or should I just take it twice a day? Any help in coordinating these would be much appreciated.
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Romyhorse,
If vitD and folic acid are at the high end of range you don't need to supplement. VitD is optimal around 100nmol/L and folic acid around halfway through range.
It's fine to take 1,000mg vitamin C with each FF dose. If you find bowels become loose reduce vitC dose.
Magnesium should be taken 4 hours away from Levothyroxine.
Thank you Clutter. I think my vit D and folate are good because I have been taking 25mcg (1000iu) vitamin D and 400 mcg folic acid for 8 months and am worried if I stop taking these my levels will drop. My vitamin D is 125nmol/L and folate is 14.6ng/mL.
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