Re: Adrenal and Iron problems/Finding A Place To Get Iron IVs

March 9, 2010

Regarding finding a place to get Iron IVs: takes a little looking sometimes.

Venofer IV Iron is prescribed though a regular pharmacy, so you can ask at

pharmacies for the names of doctors that prescribe Venofer. Venofer is often

used to treat the low iron suffered by kidney dialysis patients; so if you can

find a dialysis center near you (often located in or near hospitals), the staff

there may know doctors who are familiar with Iron IVs. Sometimes near hospitals

there are " infusion centers " , who give different kinds of outpatient IVs,

usually including Iron, if you're lucky there's an infusion center near you.

Once you've found a possible doctor/infusion center/etc, you can call and

inquire; tell them that your out-of-state doctor has prescribed Venofer IV's,

can you have them administered there?

Hope this helps.

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> I have 2 problems.

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> 1. starting on day 2-4 after an increase of T-3, I am only increasing by 6mcg,

I have a late morning-early afternoon temp slump. I have stable temps before the

increase and then on those days my temps drop, leading to low averages. After

about day 4 or 5 my temps come back up and are stable again. I was not on any

thyroid meds at all when I started my adrenal support (Isocort - and soon I will

be starting HC) so I am thinking that the level of Cortisol support that worked

for me without T3 just isn't enough when adding and adjusting t3. So my question

is should I increase my cortisol to support that temp slump I am getting? Hope

that makes sense.

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> 2. As I increase my T3 I am feeling weaker and weaker. I am beggining to feel

like I can't even squeeze my hands into fist, sometimes, because I feel so weak.

Does this sound like a low ferritin problem? My doc. is open to Iron IV (I will

be checking my ferritin levles later this week.) if my levels come back low

enough. Where do I look to get my iron IV, my doc lives in another state and I

don't know where to get the IV at.

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> Thanks

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