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.

I had a total Pancreatectomy 13 years ago and aThyroidectomy 2 years ago of Follicular cancer. I am on Levothyroxine 100mg. My weight is 55 kilos. My NHS blood test taken in December 24 were as follows: TSH - 1.00 Free Thyroxine - 14.8 Free 3 - 3.2 Thyroglobulin. - undetectable I have

https://acnr.co.uk/articles/dopamine-agonists-for-restless-legs-syndrome/ A rather depressing recent article on RLS by two British neurologists from Newcastle hospital. They do at least acknowledge that iron therapy and replacing trigger medications should be first line treatment. BUT they still advise

For anyone who missed posts by Joolsg and SueJohnson about AASM's drafting work last year, there is a new Clinical Practice Guideline from the AASM advising against the use of dopamine agonists for RLS except in some exceptional circumstances, strongly recommending iron therapy, and advising for gabapentinoids

Hi, I have hypothyroidism and I take levothyroxine 75mcg. I also take a high quality multivitamin for support. I am trying to conceive.Can someone please tell me which vitamin tests I should be asking my doctor apart from ferritin,vitamin D,folic acid and iron? TIA

Rls / periodic limb movements for about 5 years. I’m 75 now and broken hip opened a Pandora’s box of symptoms. I would like to know more about taking iron at night.

Hi. Following my last post (in December) I just wanted to let people know that I seem to have reached a point where the iron I have been taking for a year now is having effect on my RLS!!. My serum ferritin test in Dec had improved from 22 (in March 2024) to 78 but at that point I hadn't noticed any

"L-theanine may help with restless legs syndrome (RLS) because it can increase GABA levels in the brain. GABA is a chemical that can help calm the brain. How it works L-theanine can be taken as a supplement or in tea. It's recommended to take it in the evening before bed. L-theanine can be taken

I'm coming to the end of my bottle of three arrows heme Iron. I'm just wondering if there any other recommendations for a cheaper iron supplemem4 ? I can't really afford three arrows at the moment.

Ok so I have been looking back on my ferrin levels and this is over the years, it's actually gone up a bit over the years recently to 197 but within a month dropped down to 140 but this is what is was when my rls started back in 2019So I've always been under 100 since 2014 gone up since they put me on

I am living quite well with PD these past 5 years. I find Chaudhuri's vital signs very useful for alerting us to the broad range of changes we need to be aware of, and ideally prevent/treat before they have a negative impact on our quality of life.. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10248458

Remind me to tell you the story of how much humiliation i received in the psych ward. But im too tired from mom waking me up early every day to get me to various doctors. Getting disability status f--ked me up. I pray i get it because i went through hell, humiliation, gave a lot of blood, got publicly

I have been taking Iron tablet daily for some time although ran out last week and still awaiting prescription from Doc's. My last reading results just in is 73 and the norm range should be 140 -450? Is this part of having Cirrhosis, Decompensated Alcohol related But not had a drop since June 2023

Getting concerned, I have been on twice a week injections since October. I started with Hydroxocobabalmin and then switched to Methyl in December. I cannot say I have made any progress but at least things were not getting worse until this past week. Original Symptoms Burning, tingling in legs

Hi, I just wondered if anyone might be able to give me some advice?? My 14 year old daughter has suffered from incredibly heavy, painful periods since she started aged 11. She went on the pill last year which helped a bit but around 6 months ago she kept getting (what we thought) were recurrent UTIs/

A question for Sue. I’ve been taking 3 x 200 mg ferrous sulphate tabs every other day as you advised but I’m experiencing side effects that I could do without at the moment. I don’t want to reduce the overall dosage and I want to ask if 2 tabs taken once daily would be a reasonable and safe alternative

Hi On NP ndt last 3 yrs & not most of my ord/hashi's life (35yrs) Labs done 5/24 on 105mg: TSH .04 (.36-3.74) FT4 .55 (.7-1.5) FT3 3.58 (2.18-3.98) I could feel this was too high -I do well @2.7-2.9 labs late October 2024: TSH .014 FT4 .55 FT3 2.0 I could feel this was too low, but waited

It's taken me weeks to get these results ,they don't give ranges & didn't test T3 which I'm livid about ! I'd be grateful for any input FT 4 15.4 TSH 5.62 Iron 12.7umol/l Serum ferritin 23 ug/l Folate 3.3 ug/l B12 366 ng/l Potassium 3.8 mmol/l Sodium 141 mmol/l Was told everything is normal , also

Hi guys, I'm back again... After going up on my dosage in August, I initially felt anxious and headachy, but then started to feel a lot better. My skin cleared up, I had more energy, and my weekly migraines completely stopped (!) until December. Now I'm completely exhausted again, skin breaking out

Hi all been an onlooker for some time and I am in need of some assistance, I will try to keep this as short as possible but sorry if I ramble on. I was admitted to hospital in May22 after a routine checkup as I was not feeling quit right this quickly unfolded into the dreaded widow maker heart attack