iron supp and DMSA question

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I was just prescribed Niferex (iron supplement) by my doctor for low

ferritin. I welcome this because I am still often very fatigued, even

though my thyroid and adrenal issues have been addressed as far as

possible.

I know Andy (in the book) recommends keeping iron in the low end of

the range, but thyroid people recommend keeping ferritin in the high

end. (It IS the same thing, right?) After a year+ of chelation,

thyroid/adrenal seems to be my biggest problem, and i need to get

functional.

Reading about drug interactions, i see that iron is totally

contraindicated with Dimercaprol (BAL), which i'm not taking of

course, but it's chemical name sounds so close to DMSA -

Dimercaptosuccinic acid, that i'm concerned. Dimercaprol with iron

forms 'toxic salts' which damage the kidneys. The structure of the two

look sufficiently different over at Wikipedia, but what do i know, i

never even took chemistry...

So, wondering if anyone knows whether there is any warranted concern

about DMSA and iron taken together?

thanks,

NJ