BetterYou Iron Supplement, High Strength Iron 10 Liquid Oral Spray for Men and Women, Fast-Acting to Support Energy & Immune System, Gentle on Stomach, Natural Pomegranate Flavor, 25ml

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.

To start with it didn't spray (tried about 20 pumps!) So I took the lid off, put it back on and it worked straight away. Easy to use, tastes great and the 10mg is four sprays, so you can do less if you want to!

I’ve been buying this for about a year. Pops in my handbag so really easy to remember to take and tastes great

Only been taking it for a week so not sure if it’s working but it tastes nice but it leaves a metal taste in your mouth for ages