Whats up with my ferritin level....

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on 6- 23 -07 my FERRITIN was =48.6, RANGE 10.0 - 291.0

on 9 -20 -07 my FERRITIN was = 50.8, 4.6- 204.0 RANGE.

Just recently on 1 -23 -08 FERRITIN serum was =31, 10.0 - 291 range

I have done nothing different, my diet is the same, im still taking

the small amount of iron that i was before,- Gentle Iron 25 mg its

iron bisglycinate (Ferrochel). i have tried other types but they made

me constipated . my hair loss i dont think has got worse from my

ferritin being so much lower than before. but i still worry about my

hair and my overall health all the time.

Does anyone have any idea what is going on with this, i think its

strange. also how much of the gentle iron should i be taking daily to

get my ferritin up? i got my blood tests back for my aldosterone,

renin and the ACTH STIM tests ill post them soon.

What can cause this odd thing to happen to my ferritin, it was pretty

stable , then it got low very quickly. could it be a unaccurate blood

test?

thank you , sherie

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You need to quadruple your dose of iron. In hypothyroidism ferritin

drops due ot the lower body temp which cause the body to stop making red

blood cells. Once ferritin drops you cannot utilize thyroid well at all

so it is a self feeding probalem and the onyl way to break the train is

mega dosing iron to bring the ferritin up.

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You need to quadruple your dose of iron. In hypothyroidism ferritin

drops due ot the lower body temp which cause the body to stop making red

blood cells. Once ferritin drops you cannot utilize thyroid well at all

so it is a self feeding probalem and the onyl way to break the train is

mega dosing iron to bring the ferritin up.

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http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/

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

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

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http://www.goodhormonehealth.com/Iron%20Deficiency%20and%20FatigueNov04.pdf

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Yes, the one I took was called gentle iron. I recently got a liquid

iron supplement made for kids at the pharmacy so I'm going to try that.

>

> ,

>

> Have you tried taking any of the gentle iron products? That's the

only thing

> I can think of.

>

> Rie

>

> A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

> enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

> > Hello everyone--

> >

> > I have a few questions about ferritin myself. On my first test I

> > was at 22, now I'm at 33. I took Iron in high doses for about a

> > month but it really destroyed my tummy. It caused horrible

> > constipation and sent me into a bout of IBS which I had under

> > good control before. I know I need to get my iron up, however. I

> > would like to get it in shots, but I doubt I could convince a doc

> > to give me them since my other iron tests are normal.

> >

> > I am thinking if I could show some articles or something to a doc

> > I might have a better chance. Can anyone recommend sources that

> > discuss the relationship between ferritin and hypo?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

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[Guest guest]

Yes, the one I took was called gentle iron. I recently got a liquid

iron supplement made for kids at the pharmacy so I'm going to try that.

>

> ,

>

> Have you tried taking any of the gentle iron products? That's the

only thing

> I can think of.

>

> Rie

>

> A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy

> enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright

>

> > Hello everyone--

> >

> > I have a few questions about ferritin myself. On my first test I

> > was at 22, now I'm at 33. I took Iron in high doses for about a

> > month but it really destroyed my tummy. It caused horrible

> > constipation and sent me into a bout of IBS which I had under

> > good control before. I know I need to get my iron up, however. I

> > would like to get it in shots, but I doubt I could convince a doc

> > to give me them since my other iron tests are normal.

> >

> > I am thinking if I could show some articles or something to a doc

> > I might have a better chance. Can anyone recommend sources that

> > discuss the relationship between ferritin and hypo?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> >

> >

>

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[Guest guest]

- I have very low ferritin as well. I just ordered a product

called SSS tonic - it's a liquid - has 100 mg of iron per 3 Tbsp.

Might be worth a try:

http://www.energeticnutrition.com/vitalzym/ssstonic.html

Lexie

>

> Hello everyone--

>

> I have a few questions about ferritin myself. On my first test I

was at 22, now I'm at 33. I took Iron in high doses for about a month

but it really destroyed my tummy. It caused horrible constipation and

sent me into a bout of IBS which I had under good control before. I

know I need to get my iron up, however. I would like to get it in

shots, but I doubt I could convince a doc to give me them since my

other iron tests are normal.

>

> I am thinking if I could show some articles or something to a doc I

might have a better chance. Can anyone recommend sources that discuss

the relationship between ferritin and hypo?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

>

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