Re: Low Ferritin Level

[Guest guest]

It is not harmful the change in stool color, I would up the dose again.

Lower doses do not work. You need to have ferritin between 70 & 90 for

good thyroid use.

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[Guest guest]

Since I'm taking two poly iron (300mg) a day and my ferritin went down instead

of up (from 36 to 33), would it hurt to take 3?

Could this be the reason for my fast HR?

Re: Low Ferritin Level

It is not harmful the change in stool color, I would up the dose again.

Lower doses do not work. You need to have ferritin between 70 & 90 for good

thyroid use.

[Guest guest]

>>Since I'm taking two poly iron (300mg) a day and my ferritin went down instead

of up (from 36 to 33), would it hurt to take 3?

Could this be the reason for my fast HR? <<

Yes it can be a cuase of a fast pulse. I woul.d say it wouldn't hurt to take 3

but I think I 3ould be trying a differnt form of iron as this one you do nto

seem to be absorbig well.

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[Guest guest]

Val,

I have started taking 200mg iron but wanted to know what is the best

brand and how to take it for maximum effectiveness? I am currently

taking 50mg four times a day empty stomach along with 500mg vitamin C

as I have read that vitamin C increases iron absorption.

Your guidance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

>

> >>Since I'm taking two poly iron (300mg) a day and my ferritin went

down instead of up (from 36 to 33), would it hurt to take 3?

> Could this be the reason for my fast HR? <<

>

> Yes it can be a cuase of a fast pulse. I woul.d say it wouldn't hurt

to take 3 but I think I 3ould be trying a differnt form of iron as

this one you do nto seem to be absorbig well.

>

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> Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV

>

> http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

> http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/

> http://www.seewell4less.com/Valspage.htm Medical Alert Bracelets

>

[Guest guest]

Hi, I'm not Val, but here is a repost from Missy at the NTH listserv. I take my

iron with fresh squeezed OJ when I can afford the oranges.

from Missy:

You might switch to a different kind

of iron..I took ferrous fumarate the first time (TwinLabs brand Iron

Caps, 10 caps daily) and I now take Source Naturals Advanced Ferrochel

(ferrous bisglycinate). And neither of these have any extra vitamins

so they are cheaper. I never had a problem with them, but I don't

have IBS.

It is best to take plenty of vitamin C with your iron, 3000-4000 mg

daily isn't too much. I don't know if IBS makes it tough to tolerate

vitamin C..hopefully not. Start with maybe 2000 mg of vitamin C and

increase until you are taking more. I have also read that you can

take it to " bowel tolerance " and then back down 500 or 1000 mg. That

means until you get diarrhea.

B-Complex, yogurt or kefir, probiotics, magnesium are all things you

can take to help with the constipation. And of course drink plenty of

water and increase fiber if that is possible.

I would recheck every 3 months or so if you can. Most can't do it

that often, so I would check at 3 months if possible then figure out

how fast that ferritin is moving and then you can figure out how long

it will take to get it to over 70.

It took me 14 weeks to move my ferritin up 40 points. But everyone is

different.

Hope this helps,

Missy

Re: Low Ferritin Level

Val,

I have started taking 200mg iron but wanted to know what is the best

brand and how to take it for maximum effectiveness? I am currently

taking 50mg four times a day empty stomach along with 500mg vitamin C

as I have read that vitamin C increases iron absorption.

Your guidance is greatly appreciated.

Thanks

[Guest guest]

Thanks a lot for great information. This is all what I needed.

Thanks

>

> Hi, I'm not Val, but here is a repost from Missy at the NTH

listserv. I take my iron with fresh squeezed OJ when I can afford the

oranges.

>

> from Missy:

>

> You might switch to a different kind

> of iron..I took ferrous fumarate the first time (TwinLabs brand Iron

> Caps, 10 caps daily) and I now take Source Naturals Advanced Ferrochel

> (ferrous bisglycinate). And neither of these have any extra vitamins

> so they are cheaper. I never had a problem with them, but I don't

> have IBS.

>

> It is best to take plenty of vitamin C with your iron, 3000-4000 mg

> daily isn't too much. I don't know if IBS makes it tough to tolerate

> vitamin C..hopefully not. Start with maybe 2000 mg of vitamin C and

> increase until you are taking more. I have also read that you can

> take it to " bowel tolerance " and then back down 500 or 1000 mg. That

> means until you get diarrhea.

>

> B-Complex, yogurt or kefir, probiotics, magnesium are all things you

> can take to help with the constipation. And of course drink plenty of

> water and increase fiber if that is possible.

>

> I would recheck every 3 months or so if you can. Most can't do it

> that often, so I would check at 3 months if possible then figure out

> how fast that ferritin is moving and then you can figure out how long

> it will take to get it to over 70.

>

> It took me 14 weeks to move my ferritin up 40 points. But everyone is

> different.

>

> Hope this helps,

> Missy

>

> Re: Low Ferritin Level

>

>

> Val,

> I have started taking 200mg iron but wanted to know what is the best

> brand and how to take it for maximum effectiveness? I am currently

> taking 50mg four times a day empty stomach along with 500mg vitamin C

> as I have read that vitamin C increases iron absorption.

> Your guidance is greatly appreciated.

> Thanks

>

>