iron supplementation and how long does it take to get ferritin levels up t o 70

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Dear mods and others,

Supplementing with 180 mg elemental iron per day, can you advise how long it would typically take to raise ferritin from low 40s to 70 and higher? Does the form of the iron matter in affecting the speed with which this happens.

Stan

Questions about armour

> > > To: RT3_T3 <mailto:RT3_T3%40yahoogroups.com>;

> > > Date: Thursday, June 10, 2010, 11:04 PM

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> > > I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's and my doctor has me on Armour only (I

> asked her about cytomel or T3 only, but she wanted to start with Armour)

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> > > I'm curious about what to expect...I've been on it for 2 weeks now, and

> I actually think the first week I felt a small surge of energy and my temp

> is up to the low 97's instead of the low 96's (sometimes even lower) but now

> in the second week the fatigue is actually worse than when I started....it

> feels quite extreme at times...

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> > > For those who take Armour only, is this typical and does it eventually

> get better?

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> > > I still believe T3 only may be the best approach having high Rt3, but it

> was hard enough to find a doctor willing to treat me with 'marginal' thyroid

> numbers

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> > > Any comments or suggestions are, as always, greatly appreciated

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