Re: Huge jump in ferritin level / need an iron panel

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It may well be both an increase in iron stores AND another reason, such as

infection. It usually takes a lot longer to really increase iron. Other

factors can falsely raise ferritin, too, such as inflammation.

Since ferritin can be falsely elevated, we now recommend an additional iron

test, " an iron panel " with a result showing % saturation. For best thyroid

utilization, % saturation should be 35-45.

I do not know how long after an infection ferritin returns to normal. It

probably varies widely, depending on type and duration of infection.

Here's a link to more info, for this specific subject, look for the paragraph

titled " What if I find my ferritin is higher than it should be? "

http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ferritin/

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> My ferritin jumped from 39 to 168 in 6 weeks! I was supplementing iron

aggressively(200 mg a day) and eating a lot of red meat and taking T3. Could it

be possible that this represents an increase in iron stores--or an infection? If

it's an infection, once the illness is past, how long does it take for the

ferritin to drift downward to a 'real' level?

> Whitmore

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