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I was prescribed 325 mg ferrous sulfate..my ferritin was at a 12 yet all other numbers were within normal range. is this too much iron?
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No: Your ferritin level indicates iron deficiency at the time of the test. Women keep losing iron with the menstrual bleeding and it would not do any harm to keep taking supplemental iron while you are having periods.
Answered 5/18/2015
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