How much iron?

My blood tests say my blood count is low and indicates low iron levels. What kind of iron and how much do you take? I had the DS on Sept. 2007 and have a 100 cm channel. My general practice Dr. wants me to take ..."iron sulfate or iron gluconate, approximately 300-350 mg twice daily."  This seems like a lot to me. My surgeons office, Dr John Rabkin, wants $100.00 to answer my question about it.

I would do the gluconate especially if he's offering prescription. What I did, and it took a year or so, was 300 mg of Vitalady's Tender iron (carbonyl) and 2 Proferrin (heme) tablets split into 2 pieces each. I take the carbonyl iron in the afternoons away from everything else and away from dairy, caffeine, eggs and wheat. I take the Proferrin at bedtime. My numbers are awesome now and my dietician had me reduce the doses. So far, so good.

--gina

Thanks Gina. I should have kept up on my blood work. Doctor bills were just to much for a few years and I let the blood work slide... not good!

the best iron supplement i have tried, gentle and highly absorbable is Proferrin forte, it is a rx, depending on your blood work is how it is dosed.  I was taking 3 tablets a day now i am down to one....