How quickly do iron tablets make a difference?

[justtryingtodomybest]

I've just been prescribed iron tablets after feeling tired for months. The doctor finally took a blood test and it turns out I'm iron deficient.

Does anyone know how long it should take before I start to feel the benefit? I think I was hoping for some kind of miracle from the moment I took the first one but I realise this was a bit unlikely!

Mine took a few days. I felt sooooo much better though.

In my case, I almost immediately felt better after taking iron pills - so maybe it was psychological? But if you continue to take them, you should start to feel the benefit. If you don't, maybe you should go back to your doctor.

I've only taken two so far so early days. I'm just really impatient as I'm fed up of feeling so tired and unmotivated all the time.

Doctor said to me before, full benefit won't be for 2 weeks

in my case my midwife told me to take either spatone or floradix as they work much faster than iron tablets,and don't cause constipation. I felt better within a couple of days and my iron levels started rising almost immediately, and this meant i did not have to have a blood transfusion. the downside is that both are more expensive than iron tablets, but for me it was so worth it. hope this helps

Quite quickly maybe a week or so. I take spatone as didn't want the side effects of iron tablets but as boombastic says they are more expensive but worth it. I was getting headaches every day and having a nap every afternoon. Now a year later I still take spatone everyday but my iron is now upto 12.6 which is still on the low side but big improvement, it was 8.1 last year.