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Can your meds feel stronger / more effective when treating anemia? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 16 hours ago by [email protected] to c/adhd

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Just as the title says.

I'm very anemic, and I've been struggling to address this. In the last week, I started taking iron supplements to address my fatigue, and things feel a bit.. strange.

I'm still tired, but I sometimes feel/am acutely aware of my heart beating?

Idk. Shouldn't take only a week to see/feel results, right?

Any insight?

(No easy access a doctor / medical professional at this time: American. Thank you.)

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

Iron usually makes medication less effective.

Relevant article

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

That does not include ADHD meds.

From article:

Iron tablets may cause other medicines you are taking to not work as well. Some of these include tetracycline, penicillin, ciprofloxacin, and medicines used for Parkinson's disease and seizures.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

It doesn't seem to say it doesn't affect ADHD meds, just gave a list of known interactions.

My takeaway: since it's known to interact with some meds, it could have an effect on others.

You're increasing available O2, which usually means an improvement in metabolism (reduction, at least, and perhaps increased cellular function), so it's hard to say how it would impact a given med without understanding how it's metabolized.

I would think any condition would improve if you increase O2 availability for someone who has anemia. Hell, increasing O2 seems to help anyone generally, part of why exercise is recommended for almost any condition.