I have been severely anemic for over 5 yrs - when I first went to see my doctor I had no idea what was wrong with me. I couldn't walk more than a few steps without gasping for air, was white as a sheet, and soooooo tired. After checking my blood, I found out I was almost totally depleted of iron and they wanted to do an iron infusion. I should have done it, but after hearing how painful the infusion was, I decided to try pills first. I started out taking two a day of Slow Release Iron, 50 mg each. I also got a B12 shot every month.

It has been a long, slow climb but my last blood test a couple weeks ago said I was just barely anemic. I now take one slow-release iron tablet each day, but will continue to get the B-12 every month. I missed a few months of the B-12 shot, and man did I feel it.

I don't think it is a quick fix unless you do the iron infusion, but you would still need to keep it up with the slow release iron pills and the B-12 shots.

I was also told that once I enter menopause the anemia should get better, and maybe it is because last summer I had a uterine fibroid embolization and my periods have been sparse since then.
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I thought of one other thing - my doctor recommended that I eat Total cereal - she said it has the highest iron content. I did eat it for a long time, but got totally sick of it!

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