I have severe anemia and have been drinking liquid iron for almost a week now and my blood count still is dropping. Last week my blood count was at 9.5 and a few days later it went down to 9.1. I dont understand why it keeps dropping if im drinking the iron.
Thanks for contacting Chat Doctor. Dear patient you have not mentioned the cause of low hemoglobin, because if the cause is not treated iron supplements can't work, it's like trying to fill a can with water with hole at bottom, whatever you pour in gets out of the hole. Also iron content of the liquid iron is very important as most of the liquid iron preparations have low iron content. You should take an iron preparation who's each dose should give you at least 100 mg of elemental iron and should be taken 2-3 times a day after meals. Regards