Re: is iron/anemia problem self-correcting with thyroid resolution?

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The advice I usually see here is that once you get your ft3 up and your ferritin

is good, to try lowering the iron supps and see if you can hold onto the iron.

Supposedly, you should be able to.

But I suspect some people (maybe many) have malabsorption or some other issues

that contributed to the low iron in the first place, so many of us may need to

take iron for life, although not 200 mg per day, of course. You would just have

to experiment ot find the mainteance dose that keeps your ferritin good,

especially if you are still menstruating.

I have not yet been able to get off of heavy iron supps but I have only recently

cleared rt3 and my ft3 is still not optimal, but getting there!

Kathleen

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> Just want to better understand; is the problem with hypothyroidism-caused

anemia and iron deficiency usually resolved after RT3 clearance and beyond, or

do people like us often need heavy iron dosing or IV iron continually and

indefinitely afterwards, even when on stable doses of T3 for years (or maybe

just a smaller maintenance dose daily)?

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> Kate in NC

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