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Treatment for iron deficiency is causing headache

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rob16282
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My wife has been diagnosed with low blood iron levels and has been given iron supplements. She takes 1 supplement in the morning and 1 supplement in the evening.

She has reported having migranes and photophobia since taking them.

Without going into too much details about her other medications etc, my question is:

"Is it typical for these symptoms to occur when treating low iron levels with oral supplements?"

Thank you.

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