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I have thalassaemia minor and feel very tired /exhausted. Should I be taking iron supplements?

April 26, 2017exhausted feel iron minor Supplements taking thalassaemia

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I have thalassaemia minor and feel very tired /exhausted. Should I be taking iron supplements?

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For patients with alpha or beta or thalassaemia minor, the essential thing is that IF they are iron deficient they should have iron supplementation. What should NOT happen is that they be given iron simply because they are a bit anaemic (of which there are many causes) and NOT iron deficient.