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Any suggestions on how to keep ferritin up when needing to donate blood rather consistently. Currently on 100mg a week and treating sleep apnea via Cpap.

AlphaMD's Answer

Iron supplements typically do the trick. Ferrous sulfate 325mg every other day should do the trick

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