Hyper or Low Ferritin? Normal Temps/LOTS of Anxiety

June 5, 2010

I didn't know to test iron for all my previous iron tests. Per Val, I took 150

mg iron for one month, then retested a full iron panel. Also did thyroid labs.

Ferritin 60 (10-232)

Iron, serum 146 (40 - 175)

Iron Binding Capactity 47% (15 - 50)

TSH .31 (.4 - 4.5)

ft4 .4 (.8 - 1.8)

ft3 313 (230 - 420)

rt3 6 (11-32)

FASTED iron 5 days but didn't fast red meat

sodium 142 (135-146) -- supping 1/2 tsp salt

potassium 4.0 (3.5 - 5.3) -- supping 4500 OTC sodium chloride

RBC Magnesium 4.3 (4 - 6.4)

RBC Potassium 108 (90 - 111)

Still waiting on aldo results.

FASTED 12 hours for these

Meds:

40 - 45 HC (seemed to need more due to anxiety, shakes, etc.) and to build

reserves as was only on 11.25 for several months and went really low cortisol

43.75 t3 (cut back from 50 due to highish temps, insomnia, ANXIETY)

bumped iron from 150 to 200 about 2 days ago

Temps averaging past 5 days

98.6

98.4

98.7

98.8

Hmmm, past 2 days with the bad anxiety show higher temps.

Pulse mostly mid 70s, highest is 82.

BP averaging anywhere from 104/64 to 116/72, depending on time of day, raises

after standing ONLY if I'm not late on HC dose.

Not sure if I should cut t3 more or what? Is this low ferritin as I don't think

I'm anywhere near hyper. Temps could be falsely high due to low aldo, am waiting

on results. I feel pretty good, in fact, except for horrid anxiety that just

came on past few days. Could increasing iron by 50 mg have induced t3 dump or

the extra HC I've been taking?

(Val, am waiting on aldo tests to make phone appt. to discuss possible Florinef

so I can get down on HC.)

Thanks,

Kathleen

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