Iron tablets - metallic taste?

Hi all, I’ve been on iron tablets for about two weeks and noticed this morning my cup of tea tasted really metallic and I couldn’t finish it, has anyone else experienced this? I’ve been told to stay on them till baby comes (I’m 30 weeks), so if you have experienced it did it improve or only go once you stopped taking the tablets? I don’t even have much caffeine but am really going to struggle without my two cups of tea in the morning 😭

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Awe it's horrid isn't it. It won't be for long. Did you take the tablets first? Maybe try taking them at night?

I usually take one first thing and one last thing as they say they need to be an hour before food or two hours after so found taking them that way the least faffy, but good idea to try and change the time I take the morning one! X

Just so you can enjoy your tea. I know what it's like. Morning sickness forced me to go off tea til I was 19 weeks. It was killing me !! X

Take the tablet first thing with OJ half hour before anything else xx also will end up constipated so drink lots of water

Or a good way to get iron in is a spinach, banana and OJ smoothie, I had one daily when I could stomach it advised by my MW x

I’ve been on mine about a year due to something else there is a couple options if you don’t get on with the ones they give you. Also take it before bed last thing and it deffo helps with the taste.. x

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