Re: Is 62 for ferritin low?

[Guest guest]

For a

fella Jonny - yes 62 is a low reading. For women the reference range is 20 to

200 and for men it is 30 to 300. You should be around 130 to 150. You need some

elemental iron. If you doctor won't prescribe anything, you can get either

Ferrous Sulphate of Ferrous Fumerate at your local health food shop but

remember to take high dose Vitamin C at the same time o(2/3000mgs)

Luv -

Sheila

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Is 62 for ferritin low?

Hi people,

I kinda said everything i need in the subject box..

Is 62 low for ferritin?

Is it low enough to cause any symptoms?

Last time I had it tested was in June, and it was (you guessed it) 62.

Thanks

Jonny

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My iron was lower than yours, but still within the refernce range. I

have been feeling better since taking iron (ferrous fumarate from my

GP), though it does make my bowels a bit troublsome (the dreaded

constipation along with very dark stools).

I also have difficulty taking it away from my T3, which I think is

important, but not sure. Does anyone know the answer to that? I think I

need to take it two hours apart from T3...

Jane

[Guest guest]

Hiya

Yes I think it is low and I THINK maybe causes symptoms. I have around

the same at 61 and I aint that well. I have been taking Ferrograd for

a while so I don't know what it is now, hopefully higher. The doc of

course said mine was ok.

lotsa luv

Dawnx

[Guest guest]

Hi Jane

I take T3 andT4 at night. I take ferrous sulphate in the morning. this

works well for me.

Love Lizzie

>

> I also have difficulty taking it away from my T3, which I think is

> important, but not sure. Does anyone know the answer to that? I think I

> need to take it two hours apart from T3...

>

> Jane

>

[Guest guest]

Jane

- aree you taking at least 2000/3000mgs Vitamin C with your iron supplementation?

You

can take your iron supplement when you go to bed - unless that is the time you

take your thyroid hormone replacement, and if it is, then take your iron when

you wake.

luv -

Sheila

Hi ,

My iron was lower than yours, but still within the refernce range. I

have been feeling better since taking iron (ferrous fumarate from my

GP), though it does make my bowels a bit troublsome (the dreaded

constipation along with very dark stools).

I also have difficulty taking it away from my T3, which I think is

important, but not sure. Does anyone know the answer to that? I think I

need to take it two hours apart from T3...

Jane

[Guest guest]

Hi

I dont think my doc would give me any iron supplements, where would I buy ferrous fumarate from without a prescription? I wonder if it would help with my funny heads? How much does everyone safely take?

Hi ,My iron was lower than yours, but still within the refernce range. I have been feeling better since taking iron (ferrous fumarate from my GP), though it does make my bowels a bit troublsome (the dreaded constipation along with very dark stools). I also have difficulty taking it away from my T3, which I think is important, but not sure. Does anyone know the answer to that? I think I need to take it two hours apart from T3...Jane

[Guest guest]

Any one know what dose to take and for how long to get my bloods to

130 or so?

Do you take iron for a while and high dose and then take a

maintainence dose?

I just started Cortef as I though my symptoms were more due to my

adrenals..is it possible that they could be entirely down to low iron?

I remember when I was on 3 1/2 grain Armour, I still didnt feel that good.

Jonny

[Guest guest]

Isnt the recommendation to raise ferritin to 70 to 90?

Why not above 90 to something more midrange like 130?

Jonny

[Guest guest]

Ferrous fumarate is sold, inexpensively, by ZipVit.

Rgds

Hans

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> Hi

>  

> I dont think my doc would give me any iron supplements, where would I

buy ferrous fumarate from without a prescription? ...

>

[Guest guest]

Hi

Is it the 14mg of iron tablets that you buy from Zip Vit? I have had a look and searched forferrous fumate (sp?) and it didnt bring anything up?

From: neeserhans <hneeser@...>Subject: Re: Is 62 for ferritin low?thyroid treatment Date: Thursday, 4 December, 2008, 8:09 AM

Ferrous fumarate is sold, inexpensively, by ZipVit. RgdsHans>> Hi> Â > I dont think my doc would give me any iron supplements, where would I buy ferrous fumarate from without a prescription? ...>

[Guest guest]

You

can get Ferrous Sulphate or Ferrous Fumerate from your local health food store.

The normal dose to raise your ferritin level is 200 mgs daily, but take high

dose Vitamin C (2000/3000mgs) daily to deal with any possible constipation

problems, and take your iron four hours apart from your thyroid hormone

replacement. Get your ferritin tested again in about 3 months to see where it

is then. Many people with low adrenal reserve, low thyroid have low ferritin

and all should be treated.

Sheila

Any one know what dose to take and for how long to get

my bloods to

130 or so?

Do you take iron for a while and high dose and then take a

maintainence dose?

I just started Cortef as I though my symptoms were more due to my

adrenals..is it possible that they could be entirely down to low iron?

I remember when I was on 3 1/2 grain Armour, I still didnt feel that good.

Jonny

[Guest guest]

That's

for women Jonny. The reference range for Ferritin for women is around 20 to 200

and for me 30 to 300.

Sheila

Isnt the recommendation to raise ferritin to 70 to 90?

Why not above 90 to something more midrange like 130?

Jonny

[Guest guest]

Yes. If you click More information, in the panel brought up you should

just about be able to read in the label display ferrous fumarate.

Rgds

Hans

>

> Hi

> Is it the 14mg of iron tablets that you buy from Zip Vit? I have had

a look and searched for

> ferrous fumate (sp?) and it didnt bring anything up?

>