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Iron overdose

Alternative Names:
Ferrous sulfate (Feosol, Slow Fe); Ferrous gluconate (Fergon); Ferrous fumarate (Femiron, Feostat)

Symptoms:

Body as a whole

Skin

Gastrointestinal

Heart and blood vessels

Nervous system

  • Drowsiness
  • Lack of desire to do anything
  • Dizziness
  • Headache
  • Chills
  • Shock
  • Coma (may occur within 1/2 to 1 hour after overdose)
  • Convulsions
Note: Symptoms may clear in a few hours, then return again after 1 day or later.


Review Date: 3/18/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

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