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Anemic toddler...?

Glitter PopGlitter Pop member
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DS just went for his 30 month well visit and the dr. said that his blood work from the hospital said that he's anemic. He said I need to give him an additional iron supplement of 60mg of elemental iron per day. He acted like this was something I could get over then counter, but the pharmacist at CVS said I needed a prescription. Has anyone had any experience with this? Can I get it some where else? Also, how concerned should I be that DS was anemic? I was caught off guard by the diagnosis and didn't think to ask any questions. TIA
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  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
    You should be able to get it OTC.  I take elemental iron & just get it OTC. 
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  • Glitter PopGlitter Pop member
    Thanks, I will check out Target tomorrow.
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    It's a pill though.  Is your kiddo OK with pills?  If you want/need a liquid, you may need an RX.  Sorry, I wasn't really thinking about that.  :/  Although you can probably get a pill crusher & put it in yogurt or whatever. 
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  • Glitter PopGlitter Pop member
    He's 2.5 so I doubt a pill would be possible. I will check other places and see what my options are...thanks! 
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  • PrincessFiona9PrincessFiona9 member

    DD is anemic and is on iron therapy. It's liquid ferrous sulfate, look for that. Not all pharmacies have it, so ask the pedi if there is a specific place you can get it. It tastes HORRID so be prepared for battles at the daily medicine time. Mixing it with food or drink doesn't work for us, it is overpowering. What works for us is giving DD a popsicle. That is what the nurse recommended to help numb her mouth so she doesn't taste the iron as much.

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  • Glitter PopGlitter Pop member
    imagePrincessFiona9:
    DD is anemic and is on iron therapy. It's liquid ferrous sulfate, look for that. Not all pharmacies have it, so ask the pedi if there is a specific place you can get it. It tastes HORRID so be prepared for battles at the daily medicine time. Mixing it with food or drink doesn't work for us, it is overpowering. What works for us is giving DD a popsicle. That is what the nurse recommended to help numb her mouth so she doesn't taste the iron as much.


    Thanks! DS has been a champ at taking medicine, so hopefully he will take this without too much trouble. Knock on wood
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  • zeldadoggo121zeldadoggo121 member
    DS has been doing really well with flintstones vitamins and I'm pretty sure they have iron.
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  • PrincessFiona9PrincessFiona9 member

    When LO is already anemic a multivitamin won't be enough to get their levels back up. If you do give LO a multivitamin on top of the iron therapy, make sure it's not one with iron because that can cause iron overdose.

    Most children's multi's do not have iron I've found. The regular flintstones don't, you have to get the ones that say "plus iron."

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  • RondackHikerRondackHiker member
    Glitter, wasn't he just in the hospital? I may be thinking of someone else, and I cannot remember why he was admitted, but could that illness or a med he was given have messed with his levels?


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    imageRondackHiker:
    Glitter, wasn't he just in the hospital? I may be thinking of someone else, and I cannot remember why he was admitted, but could that illness or a med he was given have messed with his levels?


    Yes, he was just in the hospital. They ran a standard blood panel in him in the hospital and his pedi told us today that it showed that he was anemic. The pedi didn't say anything about the two being related.
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    imagePrincessFiona9:
    When LO is already anemic a multivitamin won't be enough to get their levels back up. If you do give LO a multivitamin on top of the iron therapy, make sure it's not one with iron because that can cause iron overdose.Most children's multi's do not have iron I've found. The regular flintstones don't, you have to get the ones that say "plus iron."


    I thought the dr. told me to do a multivitamin with iron and do an iron supplement. I guess I will call on Monday to verify the instructions.
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