iron supplements can make you sick...
but theres one out there that is slow release, that wont make you very sick.. and i thnk it might be in a pink box... wish i knew the name for you, but i have a terrible memory.....
a family member of mine gets anemic because of fybroids and excessive periods.... but id say yes take some slow release iron supplements(with food) , eat a lot of things that have iron in it too....

and by the way , did you get a blood test to check for anemia?
another family member is vegetarian...
when he started this he was so protien deficient that he was weak and even fainted a few times.... but he now eats a lot of tofu products, pine nuts, etc... and hes got a tremendous amount of energy again.
sorry i dont know much about any of this personally, never had anemia, and im not vegetarian.