Iron Bisglycinate
People mainly take Iron Bisglycinate for focus, mood, energy. Based on 8 first-hand reports and 0 meta-analyses & systematic reviews in the medical literature. Ranked #349 of 1,974 overall.
Of reports that state an outcome, 100% are positive.
What Iron Bisglycinate does, according to users
Of the people who reported each effect, the share who said it got better.
What the research says
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses from PubMed, with their published conclusions.
1–4 randomized controlled trials, no meta-analysis yet. The grade measures how much human research exists — read the conclusions below for what it found.
Dosage people report
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Reported side effects
How often each side effect came up across all reports.
What users say
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“Iron + Vitamin C”
“every menstruating woman needs to take Iron Bisglycinate. Better bioavailability and gentle on the gut”
“At week 6 my ferritin was 58. Processing speed on cognitive testing improved noticeably around week 4.”
“You should start out with Iron, up to 40mg elemental daily is safe long term, maintenance dose might be around 25 - 30, I use Iron Bisglycinate at 200mg”
“I started taking 20mg iron bisglycinate before bed along with glucosamine and chondroitin, which significantly reduced the RLS. Once more, there was an uptick in baseline mental/physical functioning and mood after I star”
Top discussions (5)
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