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

Body as a whole

• Dehydration
• Low blood sugar
• Accumulation of fluids in the lungs
• Fever

Skin

• Bluish colored lips and fingernails
• Loss of color from the skin (pallor)
• Flushing

Gastrointestinal

• Vomiting blood
• Diarrhea
• Black and, possibly, bloody stools
• Nausea
• Scarring of stomach and bowels (in serious cases)
• Metallic taste in mouth

Heart and blood vessels

• Low blood pressure
• Fast and weak pulse

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

Review Date: 03/18/2006
Reviewed By: Janeen R. Azare, PhD, MSPH, Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.