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Vitamin and mineral deficiencies

Dose any inject their own folate and is their anyone out there with Short Bowl Syndrome with vitamin and mineral deficiencies?

Blue Horizon and all the other labs have a similar lay out and pricing so it seems as though only billionaires can get a truly comprehensive view of their vitamin and mineral deficiencies.

HiI usually stop taking iron a wk or so before ferritin or iron panel tests and wonder if u can please tell me if necessary? I did an iron panel couple months ago which said I need iron, but no capacity. Gp has said take eod, so thght I'd better retest to check,don't want to overload My ferritin had

I have low iron and hypothyroidism. I have been researching the connection between the two and found research that shows that iron feeds the T4/T3 process. So is the root cause of hypo low iron or do they go hand in hand typically? I am taking iron pills, increasing liver intake and supporting my body

You gave me very helpful advice after blood test iron panel back in February when results were: units microgm\l Ferritin 77 Iron. 28 Transferrin 2.46 Transferrin saturation 45% Total iron binding capacity 62 and I've been taking iron supplements as you advised alternate days since then. My blood tests

What is the relationship between ferratin and iron. Doctor tells me my ferritin is good but I see my iron is low and my transferrin is abnormal. I also feel very fatigued, low concentration and hair thinning. Doctor says because my ferratin is good, I don't need extra iron.

can low iron levels affect heart function? My iron is now 7. I am concerned about side effects of low iron and abnormal transferrin

Wow. A few months after my RLS changed from mild to severe (very likely because of a spinal injury where I had multiple fractures in a couple vertebrae), I tested my Ferritin and then started taking iron in the amounts and schedule Sue recommends. Now, 4 months later, my Ferritin has literally not changed

Hi all, Firstly thanks so much for your guidance and help, reading all of the posts has already helped me massively through this horrible disease. My iron results have consistently worsened over the last 6 months, and hoping there's someone knowledgeable that can guide me please, as it seems you need

Hello All! I've been keeping abreast of information on the forum, although I haven't posted in a while (not felt that I've had much to offer in the way of answers :) ). However, I was hoping I might get some more guidance from the wise folks on here. I've updated my bio. with the latest chapters related

Hello All, Browsing the internet (as you do!) and have come across two NHS-issued documents, stating those of us with neurological symptoms should be having 2- and not 3-monthly injections (and should be referred to a haematologist, apparently - personally I've never seen one after over 20 years of

Has anyone tried a transdermal iron patch and does it raise your levels at all? I have been taking the supplements which have helped tremendously, until they started messing up my gastrointestinal system, and that was with the timed release, gentle iron and the sublingual iron as well. My doctor will

With regard to iron, there is really only one correct way to test a patient's four iron levels. This information is from The Johns Hopkins University & Medical Center in Maryland, USA. Listed below are the four iron parameters, the "normal" limits for men and women, and the recommended levels for RLS

I am taking Apixaban 5mg bd and iron bisglycinate 60mg. Is the iron reducing the effectiveness of the Apixaban and vice versa? If so, what is the solution to raising the ferritin levels?

Hi guys! Like suggested lve done my full Iron panel! Could you please recommend the best dietary iron sources, except for liver pâté, which I'm already aware of? Also, if I'm unable to eat enough iron daily, are there any highly absorbable iron supplements you could recommend? I've been taking Spatone

Posting again as for some reason had no replies last time. Recently had an iron panel and ferritin blood test with following results. Ferritin - 46 (13-150) Iron - 21.6 (6.6-26) Unsaturated iron binding - 21.3 LOW (24.2-70.1) Total iron binding capacity - 43 (41-77) Iron binding saturation

I have RLS and got some bloodwork done. The following came up: IRON , SERUM 91.0 µg/dL TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY ( TIBC), SERUM 353 µg/dL FERRITIN , SERUM 116.1 ng/mL I was wondering if Oral Iron would be useful for me or end up giving me toxic levels of it.

Hi everyone, I've recently had an iron panel (NHS) after 10 weeks of supplementing with 1 then 2 x Three arrows per day, as well as taking cacao liquid (as recommended here) in the hope of increasing my stubbornly low ferritin. However I'm not sure how to read the results so any advice very welcome

Hi all I have been off Iron tablets for about 8 months. I had my bloods done last weeks as per below; They look all in range but I wonder if my iron panel results look good? My ferritin is - Serum ferritin level 116 ug/L [23.0 - 300.0] Serum Iron Status Serum iron level 21.9 umol/L [9.0 - 30.4

My original post was https://healthunlocked.com/rlsuk/posts/150970580/low-iron-rls-but-also-with-parkinsons If you remember I had had a test for iron done on 30th May (ferritin only) which came back as Serum ferritin level 15 ng/mL [10.0 - 180.0] So I requested and got another test for Iron, (this