Betteryou Natural Iron 10 Daily Spray 0.8oz

This stuff absorbs! Huge difference from tablet form iron. I am finally having normal hemoglobin during blood tests and I'm not craving naps anymore which I think is related. Wild.

I'm at drama school as a mature student and last term I was feeling INCREDIBLY burned out. I've suffered from severe burnout before from working a corporate job - i felt like my brain was stuffed with cotton wool, I had terrible brain fog, I was constantly exhausted, spending every minute of free time sleeping and still waking up exhausted, and my mood was down the toilet. Back then I went to the doctor and tested rock bottom for vitamin b12, D, ferritin and folate. I felt pretty much the same when term ended: I couldn't think clearly, I was randomly really struggling with some very basic lines, notes from directors which needed to be implemented instantly for screen was overwhelming (with stage I could at least write it down first and then take some time to process, but screen is redirection between takes, so you have to be really on it) -so I decided to take some vitamins because as an actor you NEED your brain to work so you can remember lines - you can't cruise through on autopilot or hold your brain together with post-it notes. I'm terrible with remembering to take pills but somehow these are much easier to remember to take. I take B12, D and Iron all by BetterYou. Individually the sprays taste nice, i just chuck them all down my neck at the same time and they still taste ok, even though mint (Vid D) and fruit is a little odd in terms of a combination. I've been taking them for a month and even though I'm still knackered and foggy all the time, it's not AS bad as it was. I'm feeling maybe 15-20% better I wake up with a little more pep in my step, my weekends aren't wasted being a slug in bed, my mood has definitely improved (although I think that's also to do with having a 5 week break). Vitamin deficiences take time to build back up - 3-6 months so I think I'm on track to being a functional human again. In the past I REALLY struggled with iron supplements - they gave me all kinds of digestive problems and I still don't tolerate pills terribly well. Feroglobin is ok but I don't really like the syrupy texture and feeling like i'm having a massive serving of sugar with each dose. These aren't crazy sweet, my gut tolerates it well too, and I haven't had any problems. I just wish that for people like me who need to take iron long term there was a bigger option or a refill that doesn't use so much plastic.

Easy way to take extra iron without upsetting your tummy. Tastes nice as well

Great flavour easy to use better than tablets

I bought this iron spray as I have been very pleased with the Vit. D spray in this range. Many people talk about the gastrointestinal disturbances you can experience through using iron tablets so I thought the spray was a great idea to bypass this. However, it turns out this plan had a flaw (or two) The flavour of the spray (pomegranate) is fairly nice, but it wears off very quickly, leaving you with a metallic taste which gets stronger over time and lasts for hours It is bad enough that while I will use up the spray, I do not intend to buy it again, and will take my chances with iron tablets when it runs out As another point, the daily dose is 4 sprays (taken together or apart), this is actually quite a lot of fluid, it didn't feel practical for me to do all 4 at once, which means having to deal with the taste twice a day. Also (this is not something I have experienced) another reviewer said that iron spray can stain your teeth - I want to avoid this, so it makes sense to use fewer sprays at once to reduce the volume of fluid getting on your teeth *Edited to increase to 4 stars* While using this the aftertaste seemed to get less, so have re-ordered. Still only using 2 sprays per day though

Like many people I can't tolerate iron supplements. I'm also vegetarian so getting it from diet is a challenge. I bought the 10ml spray in the hope it might help with my symptoms from low ferritin. After the first day of 4 sprays I woke up the next morning feeling so much more energetic. I couldn't believe it was the supplement so thought it must be coincidence or placebo. The next day I felt even better. And have continued to improve, so I know it's the supplement. The brain fog is so much better and I'm now doing stuff instead of lying around feeling tired. I highly recommend it for anyone with low iron. It really does work fast. PS because my ferritin was so low I'm taking 6 sprays a day - 3 as soon as I wake up and 3 early afternoon. I'll cut it down to 4 after a few weeks and when I'm feeling back to normal.