Iron and Iron for Restless legs syndrome
Each entry’s own grades, side by side. A grade says how strong the evidence is for one outcome — it does not rank one entry over the other.
Compound or practice
Iron
Only supplement it against a ferritin number — transformative in deficiency, pro-oxidant and constipating in excess.
Grade A3 graded outcomesrevised Jul 10, 2026
A structured monograph in Prometheus's bundled library. Its grades are the monograph's own reading of the evidence, not a peer-reviewed review.
Evidence brief
Iron for Restless legs syndrome
Evidence grade B — When iron-deficient
Grade B1 graded outcomerevised Jul 10, 2026
Assembled by the app from other entries in this library. It adds no evidence of its own — follow the links to the entries it draws on.
Graded in both
Outcomes are matched by name. Two entries can describe the same outcome in different words, so one listed further down may still be graded in the other.
| Outcome | Iron | Iron for Restless legs syndrome |
|---|---|---|
| Restless legs syndrome | Evidence grade BModerate effectmixedWhen iron-deficient | Evidence grade BModerate effectmixedWhen iron-deficient |
Graded only in Iron
- Iron-deficiency anemia Large effectEvidence grade A
- Fatigue with low ferritin (non-anemic) Moderate effectEvidence grade B
Graded only in Iron for Restless legs syndrome
None — every outcome it grades is graded in both.
What each entry says about the other
- Iron for Restless legs syndrome’s entry · Goes with: Read the full Iron monograph
Both columns are read from the entries as they stand in this library. A comparison is not advice to take either one, and it is no substitute for a clinician who knows the person.