blood results 1

[mandy72]

ferritin is right at the bottom and TSH too high

i struggle taking 150 eltroxin so do alternate days 100, 150

i have solgar gentle iron will that do for ferritin and i got some folic acid tablets from tesco

as per normal dr says everything is fine

also posted blood results 2

[Angel_of_the_North]

Impossible to read these results. Just type them, or try to get an image without a great big shadow over most of it.

[mandy72 in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

any better?

[Angel_of_the_North in reply to mandy72]

Not much! But ferritin is right on the bottom of the range so you need to supplement. Many GPs won't prescribe if it's anywhere near in range but I'd try to get a full iron panel done as you are probably anaemic. TSH is much too high, but you can't tell much without free T4 and free T3. No folate or B12 or D result

[mandy72 in reply to Angel_of_the_North]

ive been taking a b complex daily for about 8 weeks (only a cheap one so may need to buy better)

whats best to increase ferritin?

i can try and get a full iron panel done as i need my hbac1 done

my surgery never check vit D

these results are from 3 months ago (while taking b12)

cholesterol 4.86 mmol/L

fluoride glucose 5.7 mmol/L(3.3-6.0)

hba1c 38

tsh 6.60......taking 100/150 eltroxin alternate days

b12 460ng/L (180-915.0)

folate 5.2 (3.1-19.9)

ferritin 41 ug/L (30-300)

CRP 9.1 ng/L (0.0-6.0) always high

sodium 140 mmol/L (135-145)

potassium 4.90 mmol/L (3.5-5.0)

creatinine 54 umol/L (62.0- 124.0) always low

urea 3.1 mmol/L (2.5-6.6)

[Angel_of_the_North]

For low ferritin, the Gp would prescribe 3 x 210 mg ferrous fumarate a day (taken with at least 500mg of vit C for absorption and with food), but get an iron panel first. Look up all the symptoms of low iron (tiredness, breathlessness etc) and tell GP you have them and would like a full iron panel done - if you are post menopause or non-vegetarian you might end up being referred to gastroenterology to find out if you have internal bleeding resulting in low iron. Those other results show B12 and folate both lower than optimal, too (but ferritin was better). I use Jarrow formulas methylcobalamin for B12, they also do a methylfolate for folate but I don't need it