any higher strength iron glycinate supplements?

[camomile9]

Hi, thanks in advance.

My teenager is taking iron glycinate 27mg iron per tablet. I sourced this after the fumarate prescribed by GP seemed to be giving stomach pain. Current dose of 1 per day is maybe not sufficient to increase her ferritin. It was around 15 for several years (till I read up about it). Most recent ferritin was 37. GP has advised her to cut down iron tablets to 3 x week (??). But I think to increase?

She will not change diet at present. I'm trying to keep vit D, all B vitamins, magnesium, zinc and EPA in the mix (opposite end of day from thyroxine). But also keep number of tablets to a minimum due to oppositional mindset! Any suggestions for higher strength?

Recent TSH 1.1 and fT4 14.6 (0.1 and 19.4 in April after dose increased, but 2.5 and 14.3 last year before dose increased). Folate has always been low, not checked for a while due to incompetence but is on the GP's to do list.

[greygoose]

She will not change diet at present. I'm trying to keep vit D, all B vitamins, magnesium, zinc and EPA in the mix (opposite end of day from thyroxine).

Does she take all these tablets at the same time along with the iron? If so, absorption may be affected. Iron should be taken at least two hours away from all other supplements, except vit C - is she taking vit C to help absorption? And, zinc and magnesium should never be taken together.

[camomile9 in reply to greygoose]

Thanks that was quick response! Good point. Might change plan, give each one on different day, with several iron on the iron day. No chance she will take things at 3 different times each day.

[greygoose in reply to camomile9]

Ah these teenagers! I don't know!

[SeasideSusie Remembering]

Pure Encapsulations Opti-Ferrin C - 28mg

Klaire Labs Chewable Iron Chelate, Natural Cherry Flavour - 30mg

Those are the highest I've seen.

Don't forget iron should be taken with Vit C to aid absorption and kept 2 hours away from other supplements and medication and 4 hours away from Levo.

Iron absorption from supplements is said to be highest if iron is given on alternate days:

pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/314...

[camomile9 in reply to SeasideSusie]

excellent thanks

[humanbean]

If you want a supplement that contains more iron than the bisglycinate your daughter is currently taking, and is less than ferrous fumarate (I'm assuming ferrous fumarate 210mg ???) you could buy ferrous gluconate 300mg from a pharmacy without prescription. Each pill contains about 35mg iron.

For more info see :

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...

[camomile9]

great thank you