Question 1

is the iron supplement causing skin rash?

Accepted Answer

Doubtful: Iron supplements can cuase indigestion, constipation and dark stool-rash in unlikely.

Question 2

why does my natures bounty iron supplements smell like vinegar? the target brand of iron i usually get never has any smell. the expiration date is 2023?

Accepted Answer

: Suggest you contact the store where purchased, and ask the local pharmacist if present, why there is an aroma to your supplements.  Alternatively, you could contact manufacturer via phone, email, or snail mail.

Question 3

last year my iron level was a 7 and i i was advised to take iron supplements as soon as possible it s been a year now should i go and get myself tested again ?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Getting a repeat blood test to look at anemia can be helpful to decide if you should continue to take iron tablets.

Question 4

can iron supplements cause insomnia?

Accepted Answer

No it will not: Iron supplement will not cause insomnia.

Question 5

do iron supplements cause sleeplessness?

Accepted Answer

Unlikely: The main side effect of iron supplement is constipation.

Question 6

do iron supplements increase metabolism?

Accepted Answer

No: They only increase iron.

Question 7

can iron supplements cause skin darkening?

Accepted Answer

Possibly: Oral iron supplements do not cause skin color changes.  Iron injections into muscle or skin can result is iron deposits in the skin causing color change locally at the site of injection.  If your skin is changing color all over, however, and you are iron deficient, you should be seeing your doctor since some rare skin changes like color change are a distant manifestation rarely of a hidden cancer.

Question 8

could iron supplements give you depression?

Accepted Answer

I haven't seen this: I haven't seen iron supplements directly cause depression.  However, i've seen people who are anemic from various causes, be depressed.  If the anemia is an iron-deficiency one, replenishing iron (through iron supplements) generally helps.  If the person has an iron storage disease of some kind, s/he might feel worse/depressed with iron -- and shouldn't take it anyway.  See comment below.

Question 9

do iron supplements interfere with abuterol?

Accepted Answer

No: No significant interaactions between them.

Question 10

can iron supplements help with translucent skin?

Accepted Answer

Not so much: While any form of anemia can be associated with pallor or poor skin color, if a person is fair complected iron won't change that.

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Why does my natures bounty iron supplements smell like vinegar? the target brand of iron i usually get never has any smell. the expiration date is 2023?

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Last year my iron level was a 7 and i i was advised to take iron supplements as soon as possible it s been a year now should i go and get myself tested again ?

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Can iron supplements cause insomnia?

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Do iron supplements interfere with abuterol?

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