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Soitis83 · 2025-03-01T20:56:02+00:00

Posting here mainly for traffic. The last week or so I've felt terrible. Finally took an iron tablet and felt so much better. Problem is that better didn't last very long so I took another one..then another and then another. All together 80mg, one packet is mixed with other things and one is just 20mg. I've convinced myself I'm going to die. Please someone reassure me I'm going to be okay

RolaColaLola · 01/03/2025 21:39

Please may I ask, and this is a genuine question without judgement - I’m just really curious, what changed in your thought process between “Im going to take a fifth iron tablet” and “oh no I’m in a panic, I think I’ve taken a fatal dose of iron”? How long after did you start to worry?

I hope you feel better soon.

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:39

AquaPeer · 01/03/2025 21:35

They just wouldn’t send an ambulance based on those words they would ask what and how much

this makes zero sense

plus where are your children going to go when the ambulance takes you to hospital?

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That's just what they said and that's the exact way it happened.
I have one person who can sit in while they're sleeping if necessary but judging by these answers, it's not.

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dannyufcfan · 01/03/2025 21:39

Glad you cancelled the ambo. That would have been a waste of important resources.

Try and see your GP about your health anxiety. Because this was, a bonkers over reaction.

StillweriseLH · 01/03/2025 21:39

AquaPeer · 01/03/2025 21:35

They just wouldn’t send an ambulance based on those words they would ask what and how much

this makes zero sense

plus where are your children going to go when the ambulance takes you to hospital?

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Not quite but close enough, many years ago I called 111 for a young child who had bashed his lip. They asked how long ago, I said 2/3 hours, they asked if it was still bleeding I said yes but not a lot, and they wanted to send an ambulance!

I only wanted to know if I could put something like ulcer plaster gel on it!! I told them not to bother and I went to the pharmacist myself.

hotchocfiend · 01/03/2025 21:39

80mg is honestly nothing and you do not need an ambulance. I take 210mg tablets for anaemia and they are recommended as 2 a day initially. If 420mg a day is medically advised for people then 80mg is more than ok.

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:38

JANEY205 · 01/03/2025 21:35

But you still said YES. Thereby hitting their criteria for sending out help.

How postpartum are you?! Is this severe postpartum anxiety? Anxiety over being alone with your children? If you have health anxiety why on earth did you keep taking the pills? Answer these questions and people may be able to advise you.

Yeah because that's the truth, but I did state they weren't new or related.
My youngest is 8 months.
No definitely not about being alone with my children, when they're awake and with me is when I feel my best and happiest.
Because I felt so awful I genuinely believed they were helping me

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mummysmagicmedicine · 01/03/2025 21:37

Try not to worry yourself lovely! Definitely wait for paramedic/a and e help but if it’s any condolences, I take 200mg over the counter a day to prevent anemia so if you are female you should be fine x

tellmesomethingtrue · 01/03/2025 21:37

Let's hope there's no one having a heart attack, stroke, artirial bleed, anyphalctic shock or any other actual emergency at this moment. Apologies for spelling!!

Cheesesteakyum · 01/03/2025 21:37

If you’ve told them you’re having heart palpitations then that’s going to ring alarm bells with 111 rather than the over the counter iron. Perhaps your iron or ferritin is very low, that does cause heart palpitations so best to get your GP to do a blood test….or the paramedics might decide you need to be assessed tonight once they’ve checked you over now I guess.

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:36

Audiprettier · 01/03/2025 21:33

I'm sorry but something doesn't add up here!
I think (possibly) this is, as OPs have said is more about anxiety & panicking.
Iron tablets aren't the reason you immediately feel better after taking one. They don't act like painkillers (& even they take a short time to have any effect). Are you scared of being on your own with the kids?
Try some deep breathing to help reduce the panic. Is there a friend/relative you can call immediately for a bit of support?
Paramedics (if they arrive) will check if everything is ok. You should be okay if there's nothing else you've taken?
I really hope you're feeling better soon 💐

You're very sweet, thank you.
I have this fear all of a sudden that I'm going to die and leave my children alone. It's so sudden and my health anxiety is overwhelming. I have never felt like this before so have no idea what's triggered it!
No I've taken nothing else, just the iron tablets.

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penguinbiscuits · 01/03/2025 21:35

This country keeps going down the drain.

JANEY205 · 01/03/2025 21:35

But you still said YES. Thereby hitting their criteria for sending out help.

How postpartum are you?! Is this severe postpartum anxiety? Anxiety over being alone with your children? If you have health anxiety why on earth did you keep taking the pills? Answer these questions and people may be able to advise you.

AquaPeer · 01/03/2025 21:35

StillweriseLH · 01/03/2025 21:19

Of course they did. Because 111 follows a checklist, and you said “overdose” didn’t you? Or told them you’d taken too many tablets. It’s a flag on their system

likewise if u ring 111 and say “bleeding from a head wound that won’t stop” you’ll got told A&E or ambulance before you can explain you pinched your skin with the tweezers when doing your eye brows and you keep dabbing the blood.

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They just wouldn’t send an ambulance based on those words they would ask what and how much

this makes zero sense

plus where are your children going to go when the ambulance takes you to hospital?

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:34

JANEY205 · 01/03/2025 21:33

I also bet they sent the ambulance because she said heart palpitations and has called 111 in the first place panicking over an ‘overdose’

Not at all. When she was going through the list of symptoms she said heart palpitations and my exact reply was "yes but I've had them for a week so it's not related". Everything else she asked like vomitting or blood in my stool, pain ect I said no to

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Audiprettier · 01/03/2025 21:33

I'm sorry but something doesn't add up here!
I think (possibly) this is, as OPs have said is more about anxiety & panicking.
Iron tablets aren't the reason you immediately feel better after taking one. They don't act like painkillers (& even they take a short time to have any effect). Are you scared of being on your own with the kids?
Try some deep breathing to help reduce the panic. Is there a friend/relative you can call immediately for a bit of support?
Paramedics (if they arrive) will check if everything is ok. You should be okay if there's nothing else you've taken?
I really hope you're feeling better soon 💐

Ihatemondays1962 · 01/03/2025 21:33

It's frustrating to read that 111 would actually send an ambulance for this nonsense.

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:33

Hercisback1 · 01/03/2025 21:31

Have you at least cancelled the ambulance?

Yeah I did a while ago, sorry I should've said

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JANEY205 · 01/03/2025 21:33

I also bet they sent the ambulance because she said heart palpitations and has called 111 in the first place panicking over an ‘overdose’

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Soitis83 · 01/03/2025 21:32

Lostworlds · 01/03/2025 21:29

Low iron levels during pregnancy is pretty common and tends to return to normal once you’ve had the baby. You’d be best going to your gp for a check up and they can test your iron levels and then give you a prescription. As others have said, I also used to take 250mg of iron tablets so I reckon you’ll be fine, other than perhaps a sore stomach.

111 are acting in a precautionary manner as I imagine they think you’ve overdosed.

I think the tablets gave you a placebo effect into thinking you were feeling more energised and feeling better. Once this is all over with then I’d phone the gp to discuss how you’re feeling.

Thank you. I was waiting for Monday morning to give them a call asking for a blood test to check my iron and then hopefully be prescribed some iron tablets. I cannot understand why or where it's comes from but the last couple of weeks my health anxiety has just gone crazy.

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OfNoOne · 01/03/2025 21:32

🤦🏻‍♀️

JANEY205 · 01/03/2025 21:32

Please get MH support for your severe health anxiety OP. This could only happen in a country with socialized healthcare, there’s no way you’d have done this in the U.S. where I live if you actually had to pay for the use of resources. I feel sorry for anyone who won’t get an ambulance now when they need one because of this.

Hercisback1 · 01/03/2025 21:31

Have you at least cancelled the ambulance?

Lileas · 01/03/2025 21:31

If I were you, I'd be phoning back and cancelling the ambulance. There's people out there with genuine medical emergencies who are awaiting on an ambulance which has been now been held up due to the sake of four over the counter iron tablets.

I've had health anxiety before but this is absolutey ridiculous. I'm struggling to find any sympathy whatsoever.

Talkwhilstyouwalk · 01/03/2025 21:31

*didn't

SamPoodle123 · 01/03/2025 21:31

The amount of iron you took is not a problem. I find it hard to believe they would send an ambulance for that. Perhaps whatever else you said is the reason they are sending an ambulance. What are the symptoms you described? That amount of iron is not dangerous and plenty of people take more. Even if you are not iron deficient, as a one off, that would be fine.