hi everyone..
My ferritin test result is 24 (10-300)
Nice guidelines say under 30 can have iron infusion? Should I push for that?
I picked up my T3 prescription and was planning on splitting them but they are 10mcg capsules.Roma is the brand.
I do have 2 boxes of the Greek brand from unipharma that I could split they are 25 mcg i purchased them last year so still in date..
Should I wait as my ferritin levels are so low?
Your advice would be much appreciated..
Request GP do full iron panel test for anaemia
any obvious reason for low ferritin, apart from low Ft3
Are you vegetarian or vegan
Pre or post menopause
Heavy periods
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Serum ferritin level is the biochemical test, which most reliably correlates with relative total body iron stores. In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency.
Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first and retest 3-4 times a year if self supplementing.
It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron
Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test
Stop iron supplements 5-7 days before testing
Medichecks iron panel test
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Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
List of iron rich foods
Links about iron and ferritin
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Great in-depth article on low ferritin
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This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.
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Posts discussing Three Arrows as very effective supplement
Great replies from @FallingInReverse
re ferritin and Three arrows
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Great reply by FallingInReverse
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Iron patches
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Thyroid disease is as much about optimising vitamins as thyroid hormones
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Post discussing just how long it can take to raise low ferritin
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Iron and thyroid link
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Posts discussing why important to do full iron panel test
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Good iron but low ferritin
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Chicken livers if iron is good, but ferritin low
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Shellfish and Mussels are excellent source of iron
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Iron deficiency without anaemia
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Ferritin over 100 to alleviate symptoms
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Great research article discussing similar…..ferritin over 100 often necessary
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Low Iron implicated in hypothyroidism
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Really interesting talk on YouTube, link in reply by Humanbean discussing both iron deficiency and towards end how inflammation can also be an issue
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Inflammation affecting ferritin
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Updated reference ranges for top of ferritin range depending upon age
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Thank you for your incredible patience while you have been awaiting the outcome of our ferritin reference range review. We conducted this with Inuvi lab, which has now changed the reference ranges to the following:
Females 18 ≤ age < 40. 30 to 180
Females 40 ≤ age < 50. 30 to 207
Females 50 ≤ age < 60. 30 to 264l
Females Age ≥ 60. 30 to 332
Males 18 ≤ age < 40 30 to 442
Males Age ≥ 40 30 to 518
The lower limits of 30 are by the NICE threshold of <30 for iron deficiency. Our review of Medichecks data has determined the upper limits. This retrospective study used a large dataset of blood test results from 25,425 healthy participants aged 18 to 97 over seven years. This is the most extensive study on ferritin reference ranges, and we hope to achieve journal publication so that these ranges can be applied more widely.
any insights would be greatly appreciated
There’s no
Iron, TIBC or Transferrin saturation results
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That’s disappointing., I can’t stop supplements again to do a mediChecks test..but in the future I won’t bother with GPs.. surprised the endocrinologist didn’t get these done., especially as I’ve been given T3
I’ll let you know how it goes with calling Gp surgery in regards to infusion and stress that I only get one chance at the T3 trail..I've waited years and it’s been a hard battle over the past year..
Thx again..
surprised the endocrinologist didn’t get these done., especially as I’ve been given T3
Most endocrinologists don’t seem to consider vitamin levels relevant at all ……
I’ve just ordered 3months of 3 arrows.
10mcg is too much to start on
Initially starting on 5mcg twice day
(Or even 2.5mcg twice daily)
You can open capsules and tip half out
Take remainder approx 8-10 hours later
How much per day T3 have you been prescribed
10mcg once a day or 10mcg twice daily
2x10mcg a day.,
I’ve had a full iron panel,, I did add it to my post from last week.
I’ll open the capsule and take half as you suggest.. thank you.,
Your knowledge and support is invaluable..as the endo is very dismissive.. and not given me the results of the tests she requested..only the thyroid ones..
I’m vegetarian ., I don’t like meat, I do eat fish sometimes and more so since last year.. I will be getting 3 arrows and taking that..
I’m on HRT..and 61
Is my ferritin too low?
Could it be just the low ferritin? 
I have normal Iron but low Ferritin, can this still cause conversion problem T4 to T3?
