Carbonyl Iron supplements vs Ferrous Sulfate

This is not a question really but a huge THANK YOU to those who have taken the time to post questions about the types of iron supplements (and every other supplement!) we should be taking. I especially want to thank Michelle (Vitalady)! A wealth of knowledge that she's been kind enough to share with the rest of us! I was horribly anemic, my primary care physician kept giving me ferrous sulfate for 3.5 years and no change. I slipped to 8.1 hemoglobin last October and still he said nothing more than "take more iron". I was crashing all over the place, my levels across the board were falling and then it affected my heart. It was working too hard to make my body function "normally" under the strain of deficiencies. I was in and out of the hospital and working with 5 doctors, 2 of them cardiology specialists trying to figure out what was wrong with my heart. It all came back to severe anemia and other deficiencies. So I came here for advice and support and found it. You guys are awesome!! I found out we don't absorb ferrous sulfate plus the "rules of iron" (none of my Dr's knew that) and one of the forms of iron I read about was carbonyl iron. I tried it and guess what!?! My hematologist told me today that I'm up to 10.9 in just 4 weeks! I haven't seen the "10's" in years! THANK YOU ALL !! This is what it's all about, helping each other. You may not think your question or suggestion will actually help someone but it did! :) Stephanie

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