Re: question about bluebonnet iron

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Hi : to raise ferritin, 150-200 mg of elemental iron is recommended

daily. This adds up to between 5 and 7 of the bluebonnet 27 mg capsules.

Taking it at the same time as Vitamin C will help iron absorption. Also, taking

it in two doses may help absorption as well, I've read that the body can only

absorb so much iron at one time.

In my experience it takes a lot more iron to raise ferritin than it does to

maintain it. So hopefully after ferritin is raised, the maintenance dose of

iron may be lower.

> > >>

> > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg

of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on

25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3

teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd w Hashi's. Opinion

pls on these labs:

> > >>>

> > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77

> > >>>

> > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34

> > >>>

> > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am waiting

on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I have had 4

in the past which helped tremendously.

> > >>>

> > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had done

2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher than

that this time.

> > >>>

> > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.

> > >>>

> > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP

has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot

here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my

aches & pains have gone away.

> > >>>

> > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should

increase?

> > >>>

> > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked

Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one

time over 300!

> > >>>

> > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.

> > >>>

> > >>> C.

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>> ------------------------------------

> > >>>

> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

Hi : to raise ferritin, 150-200 mg of elemental iron is recommended

daily. This adds up to between 5 and 7 of the bluebonnet 27 mg capsules.

Taking it at the same time as Vitamin C will help iron absorption. Also, taking

it in two doses may help absorption as well, I've read that the body can only

absorb so much iron at one time.

In my experience it takes a lot more iron to raise ferritin than it does to

maintain it. So hopefully after ferritin is raised, the maintenance dose of

iron may be lower.

> > >>

> > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg

of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on

25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3

teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd w Hashi's. Opinion

pls on these labs:

> > >>>

> > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77

> > >>>

> > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34

> > >>>

> > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am waiting

on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I have had 4

in the past which helped tremendously.

> > >>>

> > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had done

2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher than

that this time.

> > >>>

> > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.

> > >>>

> > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP

has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot

here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my

aches & pains have gone away.

> > >>>

> > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should

increase?

> > >>>

> > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked

Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one

time over 300!

> > >>>

> > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.

> > >>>

> > >>> C.

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>> ------------------------------------

> > >>>

> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

[Guest guest]

Hi : to raise ferritin, 150-200 mg of elemental iron is recommended

daily. This adds up to between 5 and 7 of the bluebonnet 27 mg capsules.

Taking it at the same time as Vitamin C will help iron absorption. Also, taking

it in two doses may help absorption as well, I've read that the body can only

absorb so much iron at one time.

In my experience it takes a lot more iron to raise ferritin than it does to

maintain it. So hopefully after ferritin is raised, the maintenance dose of

iron may be lower.

> > >>

> > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg

of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on

25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3

teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd w Hashi's. Opinion

pls on these labs:

> > >>>

> > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4

> > >>>

> > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77

> > >>>

> > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34

> > >>>

> > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am waiting

on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I have had 4

in the past which helped tremendously.

> > >>>

> > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had done

2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher than

that this time.

> > >>>

> > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.

> > >>>

> > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP

has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot

here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my

aches & pains have gone away.

> > >>>

> > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should

increase?

> > >>>

> > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked

Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one

time over 300!

> > >>>

> > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.

> > >>>

> > >>> C.

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>>

> > >>> ------------------------------------

> > >>>

> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

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I couldn't find any higher dosis of the bluebonnet, i wonder why they dont make it higher than 18 or 27? Thanks, I'll start taking it now.......

Subject: Re: question about bluebonnet ironTo: RT3_T3 Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:29 PM

Hi : to raise ferritin, 150-200 mg of elemental iron is recommended daily. This adds up to between 5 and 7 of the bluebonnet 27 mg capsules.Taking it at the same time as Vitamin C will help iron absorption. Also, taking it in two doses may help absorption as well, I've read that the body can only absorb so much iron at one time.In my experience it takes a lot more iron to raise ferritin than it does to maintain it. So hopefully after ferritin is raised, the maintenance dose of iron may be lower.> > >> > > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on 25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3 teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd

w Hashi's. Opinion pls on these labs:> > >>>> > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500> > >>>> > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4> > >>>> > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77> > >>>> > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34> > >>>> > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am waiting on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I have had 4 in the past which helped tremendously.> > >>>> > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had done 2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher than that this time.> > >>>> > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.> >

>>>> > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my aches & pains have gone away.> > >>>> > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should increase?> > >>>> > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one time over 300!> > >>>> > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.> > >>>> > >>> C.> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>

------------------------------------> > >>>> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

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I couldn't find any higher dosis of the bluebonnet, i wonder why they dont make it higher than 18 or 27? Thanks, I'll start taking it now.......

Subject: Re: question about bluebonnet ironTo: RT3_T3 Date: Wednesday, June 23, 2010, 9:29 PM

Hi : to raise ferritin, 150-200 mg of elemental iron is recommended daily. This adds up to between 5 and 7 of the bluebonnet 27 mg capsules.Taking it at the same time as Vitamin C will help iron absorption. Also, taking it in two doses may help absorption as well, I've read that the body can only absorb so much iron at one time.In my experience it takes a lot more iron to raise ferritin than it does to maintain it. So hopefully after ferritin is raised, the maintenance dose of iron may be lower.> > >> > > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on 25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3 teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd

w Hashi's. Opinion pls on these labs:> > >>>> > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500> > >>>> > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4> > >>>> > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77> > >>>> > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34> > >>>> > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am waiting on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I have had 4 in the past which helped tremendously.> > >>>> > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had done 2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher than that this time.> > >>>> > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.> >

>>>> > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my aches & pains have gone away.> > >>>> > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should increase?> > >>>> > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one time over 300!> > >>>> > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.> > >>>> > >>> C.> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>

------------------------------------> > >>>> > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.

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Probably because for most people, that is a LOT of iron! These are not sold as

medical supplements for anemia, so that's probably why they don't come in higher

strenths. Solgar makes the same form of Iron called Gentle Iron and it comes in

180 capsule bottles for about $15 at www.iherb.com so it's fairly reasonable.

It's only 25 per cap but it works well for me.

Kathleen

> > > >>

> > > >>> Hey Val. Just got my latest labs. Little bk of bkgrnd. Am up to 75 mcg

of Cytomel doses as follows: 20 mcg, 20 mcg, 20 mcg & 15 mcg. Also currently on

25 mg of HC dosed as follows: 10, 7.5, 5 & 2.5. Also on 100 meq K-Dur & 2 1/2-3

teaspoons of sea salt & 1 1/4 tabs of Florinef. Have been dx'd w Hashi's. Opinion

pls on these labs:

> > > >>>

> > > >>> TSH: 0.011 range 0.450-4.500

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Free T3: 6.7 range of 2.4-4.4

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Free T4 .15 range of .82-1.77

> > > >>>

> > > >>> TPO Ab 60 range of 0-34

> > > >>>

> > > >>> My ferritin has dropped down 66 from 89 just 2 months ago. I am

waiting on call bk from my hematologist re: getting another iron infusion. I

have had 4 in the past which helped tremendously.

> > > >>>

> > > >>> I am still waiting on Reverse T3 test results but the last 1 I had

done 2 months ago showed ratio of 25 so I am assumning it will be even higher

than that this time.

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Also still waiting on RBC Magnesium & RBC Potassium & sodium levels.

> > > >>>

> > > >>> My temps have been stable at 98.4 w some 98.6's in the afternoons. BP

has been up a bit past few days as has my pulse. But it has been scortching hot

here, w temps in the 100's!! Been sleeping much much better tho. And most of my

aches & pains have gone away.

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Do you think I can stay at the 75 mcg Cytomel or do you think I should

increase?

> > > >>>

> > > >>> I know my dr. is gonna have a fit over these labs. The TSH is marked

Alert & the Free T3 is marked high as is the TPO Ab. My antibodies were at one

time over 300!

> > > >>>

> > > >>> Thnx Val. Looking forward to your reply.

> > > >>>

> > > >>> C.

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

> > > >>>

> > > >>> ------------------------------------

> > > >>>

> > > >>> We are not medical professionals here, just patients sharing our

experiences. Please use this information with the help of a competent doctor.