Experiences with

Iron dextran

I have bleed for almost 2 full months over the last 4 months - awaiting on hysterectomy, so I supplemented with dextran iron injections as my gut doesn’t do well on oral supplement.

Hello, These are my Medichecks iron test results. My ferritin was 61 in January 25 (picked up on a thyroid test) and I have been supplementing with 3 Arrows iron to increase it. I stopped taking it 3 weeks before for this iron test. Also stopped B vits. My active B12 is at the high end of the range.

Morning all I think I probably do but I just wanted to check if you had results like this would you supplement? Last year I got my Ferritin to 100 by taking 20mcg a day for a few months. However it's slid back again. I'm struggling to tolerate t3 and wondering if this is part of the reason. Thank

Is the best & cheapest iron panel test to do the medichecks £49 one. I want it to monitor progress on iron supplementation. Do I need more than just the ferritin tested? Thank you!

I want to get my bloods tested privately before seeing my Endo in 2 weeks to compare to my 2 previous bloods from last year as I've changed some things since then. Since that time I have started taking Three Arrows, Ingennus B, Better You Vitamin D with K2 Spray and Magnesium Citrate and BisGlycinate

I was fairly confident that I had thyroid issues as appear to have so many of the symptoms (ongoing for many years but significantly declining in the last year). However my GP is saying my thyroid is normal. They are prescribing iron tablets for the low ferritin. Would anyone be able to interpret these

Just got my latest ferritin/ trans ferritin saturation results as recommended by this forum as a major factor in RL- they are 239 & 40% respectively & although my specialist says there OK to good I trust the group more to confirm I don't need to supplement iron .Thanks so much

Just an update to my high ferritin of 303(13-150) last month. I had my liver ultrasound yesterday and was all clear on that, which was a relief. GP has done in depth bloods about 2 weeks ago so I am still waiting to hear back. Maybe she is waiting for the ultrasound results first. I felt very sicky

Anemia Real concern need some advice I am breathless and fatigued and diagnosed with Anemia, but Iron/b12 levels are normal/high not lifestyle or food-related. I also had a stiff neck and all-over pain on rising in the morning so they first thought it was Polmalgia and put me on steroids but it didn't

I am breathless and fatigued and diagnosed with Anemia, but Iron/b12 levels are normal/high not lifestyle or food-related. I also had a stiff neck and all-over pain on rising in the morning so they first thought it was Polmalgia and put me on steroids but it didn't get the reaction expected from

I see many posts about the above medication.I have been on .35 mg three times a day for years, and despite symptoms getting worse I now have PLMD to go with it. My doctor when I advised that things were getting worse, I was falling asleep after taking the tablets and found concentration difficult and

Hi all, I've been dealing with RLS since 2023, and while my GP recommended iron supplements to address my low levels, I’ve achieved normal iron levels, yet the symptoms persist. I can manage the symptoms when awake, but it’s the sleep disruption that’s becoming a real challenge. Since 2023, I haven

Saw my primary care doctor today and will eliminate the last 0.0625 mg of Pramipexole tonight (down from 0.5 mg 6 months ago). I have started Gabapentin and increased over a couple of months to 800 mg (two doses two hours apart) which has helped with restless legs in the evening and to some extent afterward

Hi, I am struggling a little since I was diagnosed with scleroderma last year and looking for a little bit of advice. My story behind the diagnosis was due to routine bloods showing I had extremely low ferritin levels causing iron defiency anaemia, which led to iron infusions and emergency endoscopy

My GP reduced my dose from 75mcg per day to 50mcg per day after the blood test on 23rd October last year.. This was conveyed to me via a message from the receptionist, I asked her to request he didn’t do this as I am now on T3 and there should be notes on my records. I had some spare tabs so carried

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Hello could anyone recommend a reputable company for an active b12, homocysteine and MMA blood test please.Also Folate and iron profile. Many thanks

Hi everyone, I was recently diagnosed with moderate MDD. I've been feeling like this for quite some time but it has gotten so much worse in recent years that I barely function on a day-to-day basis. Looking from the outside, people won't know what is going on - I appear as highly functioning because

Hi everyone, I’ve been vegetarian for most of my adult life and was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s a couple of years ago. I haven’t had any tests recently, but in previous tests, B vits and Iron have been on the lower end of the okay range (I’m due a test in the next couple of weeks so will post all my results

Recently i found nutritionist on line, who seemed to know what she was talking about- that HYPOTHYROID, is a whole body thing, but she wanted £2400, for 6 months, with no guarantee that her treatment would work, i thought that this was rather extortionate, for £100 a week , I wasn't sure that i