Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Those with low ferretin leves, what have you done about it that has worked well? ~Inga Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I talked to my new doc about this one. His view is that in mensturating women with heavy periods (that would be me), their ferritin is low because of the bleeding. Giving iron is like trying to cover the end of a garden hose with your finger - you're still in a losing situation. He says that it better to treat the cause, namely messed up hormones, than to just take iron to treat the symptom. I'm taking Chromagen Forte. It's not sulfate, but I'd have to look up what it is. It's supposed to be more absorbable. I'll have a ferritin recheck in a month and go from there. Most likely, I'll stop the iron and just go with the hormone balancing. He says that low ferritin clears up in about the same time either way, but with the hormonal methid, you don't have to worry about constipation, food or medicine timing, etc. Cheers, Friday > > > Those with low ferretin leves, what have you done about it that has > worked well? > > Taking LARGE doses of Ferrous Sulfate (with food) finally helped me, > and staying on it. I chose Ferrous Sulfate because I'm cheap and it's > cheap. LOL. I took 2-3 of the 325 mg. Ferrous Sulfate to get my > Ferritin up, and I stay on one tab daily to maintain. Otherwise, it > falls. Other iron supplements can work but the bottom line is that you > have to be willing to take a lot. > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I talked to my new doc about this one. His view is that in mensturating women with heavy periods (that would be me), their ferritin is low because of the bleeding. Giving iron is like trying to cover the end of a garden hose with your finger - you're still in a losing situation. He says that it better to treat the cause, namely messed up hormones, than to just take iron to treat the symptom. I'm taking Chromagen Forte. It's not sulfate, but I'd have to look up what it is. It's supposed to be more absorbable. I'll have a ferritin recheck in a month and go from there. Most likely, I'll stop the iron and just go with the hormone balancing. He says that low ferritin clears up in about the same time either way, but with the hormonal methid, you don't have to worry about constipation, food or medicine timing, etc. Cheers, Friday > > > Those with low ferretin leves, what have you done about it that has > worked well? > > Taking LARGE doses of Ferrous Sulfate (with food) finally helped me, > and staying on it. I chose Ferrous Sulfate because I'm cheap and it's > cheap. LOL. I took 2-3 of the 325 mg. Ferrous Sulfate to get my > Ferritin up, and I stay on one tab daily to maintain. Otherwise, it > falls. Other iron supplements can work but the bottom line is that you > have to be willing to take a lot. > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 I talked to my new doc about this one. His view is that in mensturating women with heavy periods (that would be me), their ferritin is low because of the bleeding. Giving iron is like trying to cover the end of a garden hose with your finger - you're still in a losing situation. He says that it better to treat the cause, namely messed up hormones, than to just take iron to treat the symptom. I'm taking Chromagen Forte. It's not sulfate, but I'd have to look up what it is. It's supposed to be more absorbable. I'll have a ferritin recheck in a month and go from there. Most likely, I'll stop the iron and just go with the hormone balancing. He says that low ferritin clears up in about the same time either way, but with the hormonal methid, you don't have to worry about constipation, food or medicine timing, etc. Cheers, Friday > > > Those with low ferretin leves, what have you done about it that has > worked well? > > Taking LARGE doses of Ferrous Sulfate (with food) finally helped me, > and staying on it. I chose Ferrous Sulfate because I'm cheap and it's > cheap. LOL. I took 2-3 of the 325 mg. Ferrous Sulfate to get my > Ferritin up, and I stay on one tab daily to maintain. Otherwise, it > falls. Other iron supplements can work but the bottom line is that you > have to be willing to take a lot. > > Janie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Friday, be careful with the comments of your new doc. Low Ferritin does not necessary correct itself when you correct female hormonal problems. It can be related to other yet unknown issues, and seems to be common with many hypo folks. Even though I am on an optimal dose of Armour, and have corrected most of my female issues, my Ferrtin will fall if I stop my iron supplement. It would be great if I could find out the cause, but so far, it's a mystery. Janie > > I talked to my new doc about this one. His view is that in > mensturating women with heavy periods (that would be me), their > ferritin is low because of the bleeding. Giving iron is like trying > to cover the end of a garden hose with your finger - you're still in a > losing situation. He says that it better to treat the cause, namely > messed up hormones, than to just take iron to treat the symptom. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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