Reviewer: 35-44 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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Side effects were diarrhea and some stomach cramping. I had a slight headache during the infusion with a slight nosebleed. Today was my first treatment so I don't know if it is going to work yet.

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Side effects were diarrhea and some stomach cramping. I had a slight headache during the infusion with a slight nosebleed. Today was my first treatment so I don't know if it is going to work yet.
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Reviewer: Pisgah, 55-64 Male on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I have had the infusion 3 times, each time a frontal headache, back pain and nausea for a couple of days afterwards. The day of the infusion I have nausea and take zofran with IV Ativan. The first time I had the infusion the next day I did feel a lift, since, nothing like that and more symptoms of headache, backache, chills and nausea. Right now this is about 36 hours post and I have a nauseating ... Show Full Comment

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I have had the infusion 3 times, each time a frontal headache, back pain and nausea for a couple of days afterwards. The day of the infusion I have nausea and take zofran with IV Ativan. The first time I had the infusion the next day I did feel a lift, since, nothing like that and more symptoms of headache, backache, chills and nausea. Right now this is about 36 hours post and I have a nauseating headache, with some chills, no fever. As the treatment progresses I will update. I have to have 12 or so...
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Reviewer: 55-64 Female on Treatment for less than 1 month (Patient)

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very hard on my veins,had to have new jelco put in each time and kidneys ache after three doses, urine becomes very strong smelling foul odor ,symptoms of uti after 4 doses

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very hard on my veins,had to have new jelco put in each time and kidneys ache after three doses, urine becomes very strong smelling foul odor ,symptoms of uti after 4 doses
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Reviewer: Tasha, 25-34 Female on Treatment for 2 to less than 5 years (Patient)

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I received 8 treatments in 2007, then had 8 treatments in 2008, I have recently began another courser of Ferrlicit- had my 3rd dose yesterday. This time around I am having 4 doses then I will wait a month to finish the course. I usually do one treatment a week for 8 weeks. For some reason I cannot absorb iron through my stomach. It took from the age of 15-27 for a doctor to realize this. I took al ... Show Full Comment

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I received 8 treatments in 2007, then had 8 treatments in 2008, I have recently began another courser of Ferrlicit- had my 3rd dose yesterday. This time around I am having 4 doses then I will wait a month to finish the course. I usually do one treatment a week for 8 weeks. For some reason I cannot absorb iron through my stomach. It took from the age of 15-27 for a doctor to realize this. I took all kinds of iron pills for many years. It doesn't help that since having periods since I was 12 my flow was always kind of heavy. I don't have any children but my doctor suggested I talk to my gynecologist to find out what the options are for minimizing my cycles. I had the Mirena IUD put in this past July so hopefully this will help. The reason I started the treatments again now is because my hemoglobin was down to an 8 when I had the IUD put in and my iron stores were dropping. Since getting Mirena my cycles have become very light, so hopefully this course of Ferrlecit will last more than a year and 2 mos. (I usually get a course every year and 2 mos, that's how long it takes for my iron to drop too low again.
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Reviewer: healthmade, 45-54 Female on Treatment for 1 to 6 months (Patient)

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I started with a feeling of light-headiness,next came the nausea and severe cramps from the right side of my body into the back area and onto my left side. I yelled out for help; call 911; I getting ready to pass out! A burning from the IV into my body; from my neck to the bottom of my feet. I yelled out for someone to call 911 again. Then the vomiting and diarrhea, hot sweats, more yelling for 91 ... Show Full Comment

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I started with a feeling of light-headiness,next came the nausea and severe cramps from the right side of my body into the back area and onto my left side. I yelled out for help; call 911; I getting ready to pass out! A burning from the IV into my body; from my neck to the bottom of my feet. I yelled out for someone to call 911 again. Then the vomiting and diarrhea, hot sweats, more yelling for 911. Extreme weakness. Someone kept me from falling to the floor while sitting on the portable toilet. I thought I was dying. A nurse bought the oxygen tank and put it on me. Another turned a portable fan on me. After about 1 hour of this, it finally passes. Leaving me sick and weak; unable to drive myself home. It was a horrible horrible experience.
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