[rvp-x]

I've noticed the same. I'm a woman so bleed often, I'd feel the fatigue but my blood work didn't show anemia, so my primary care physician didn't feel the need to prescribe it yet. I decided to take supplements on my own and monitor the ferritin levels to make sure I don't over-do it.

Note, if you aren't bleeding regularly, it's very unlikely you need it, and iron might be harmful. Make sure to test your ferritin levels before and regularly as you do it.

[Faaak]

How do you monitor ferritin levels ? Blood test ? I couldn't find any auto-test where I live

[danachow]

Frequent monitoring of iron/ferritin levels while on oral iron supplementation is likely not necessary -- barring a genetic disease, you're extremely unlikely to get iron toxicity or overload at instructed oral doses. Periodic monitoring is more to assess a positive response - since if your levels are not going up on supplementation it warrants further investigation.

Oral iron is now recommended given only every other day to avoid GI side effects and there is evidence that the response is just as good to more frequent.

[rvp-x]

From blood tests, yes

[streety]

Are you in France? https://www.cerascreen.fr would be an option. I've only used the UK site but assume it will be the same.

[phkahler]

And...? Did it help?