Please help! Am i overdosing on iron?!

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Please don’t judge, I have horrible health anxiety 😣
I’m 34 weeks pregnant and was put on iron supplements for low hemoglobin levels. I took my prenatal vitamin (27mg iron) and started an iron pill they gave me (325mg iron) and now I am so dizzy that even when I’m laying down, the room is SPINNING! Im so scared, please reassure me or tell me what to do about this.. 
here was what my hemoglobin level was

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Phone your doctor. We can't tell you what the right thing to do is.

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None of your levels are high, but you have low ones. Your hemoglobin for one is low and can do that.

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Medical Assistant here. Your Hemoglobin is low 10.6 it should be between 12 and 16. Anything below 12 indicates that your iron is too low so keep taking that iron vitamin. Also keep in mind that iron supplements are very hard for our bodies to absorb so you should be eating foods that are high in iron too. Your clinic should be able to check your Hemoglobin with a drop of blood from a finger prick so go have it checked regularly and aim for 12.0 or higher. 👍👍👍

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Why wouldn’t you call your doctor?

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your iron is low actually. and it’s hard to absorb. I went through this at the end of my pregnancy around the same amount of weeks. took iron all the way up until delivery and my iron only went up just a little. iron rich foods help. your probably dizzy for many reasons as well. pregnancy can cause dizziness especially at the end from all the weight and baby. call your OB

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Your results are low. You should take iron supplements on an empty stomach, with water or fruit juice. Or about 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals. Inform your doctor.

Please help! Am i overdosing on iron?!

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