Ferritin on low end. Advice on muscle weakness.

[Serino01]

Can ferritin on the low side of blood work range be causing my bilateral leg muscle weakness.

Ferritin 146. Range 30-400

B12. 997 Range 232-1245.

[Nanaedake]

What about vitamin D?

[Serino01 in reply to Nanaedake]

Vitamin D 64. Range 30-100

[Nanaedake in reply to Serino01]

Is the measurement nmol/L which is used in the UK or is it a USA measurement?

[Serino01 in reply to Nanaedake]

Usa

[Nanaedake in reply to Serino01]

Ok, vitamin D is fine. Are you doing a lot of exercise? If so, are you eating enough protein to retain muscle strength and getting enough calcium rich foods in your diet to maintain bone health?

[Serino01 in reply to Nanaedake]

I tried exercising but my muscle get fatigued very easily. I eat alot of protein food. But still have leg weakness.

[Nanaedake in reply to Serino01]

Ask your doctor to look into it further. YOur test result says dihydrotestosterone is low but I don't know anything about it so can't comment about what might cause it. You need your doctor to explain it.

[Serino01 in reply to Nanaedake]

Thank you. Much appreciated

[ChrisCh in reply to Serino01]

From what I understand too much protein equals too much iron.

[Marymary7]

Are you taking Statins, they can cause terrible muscle problems.

[Serino01 in reply to Marymary7]

No.

[ChrisCh]

Ferritin is high. Optimal is around 30 listen to Dr Mercola on YouTube about iron overload

[thyr01d in reply to ChrisCh]

Are you sure ChrisCh, sure that you are referring to the same range, this certainly doesn't look high to me within the given range.

[ChrisCh in reply to thyr01d]

As I said ‘optimal ‘ pls listen to the YouTube suggested. I am at 139 and started donating blood to get my stored iron out. It’s too complex to explain here. Thx and good luck.

[thyr01d in reply to ChrisCh]

I was only trying to be helpful not to learn more, since I have the opposite problem I won't use up valuable time listening to the Utube but wish you the best of luck.

[ChrisCh in reply to thyr01d]

No problem glad you are doing well with no toxic iron. Too many of us have this issue and do not realize.

[Serino01 in reply to ChrisCh]

Hey Chris

Yes I'm confused because I was thinking I'm low on ferritin according to labcorp range.

[ChrisCh in reply to Serino01]

Many people are confused with this. Dr Mercola explains it well.

[Serino01 in reply to ChrisCh]

Link please

[AnnaSo in reply to Serino01]

This is IRON not ferritin. Serino Chris is confusing IRON with Ferritin so please be caustics. I myself suffered from extremely low ferritin and needed two ferritin IVs to get levels up. Absolutely, low ferritin can cause muscle weakness I myself experienced that- could nearly walk up a hill (I’m 31). Ferritin is also crucial for optimal functioning of thyroid gland and hormones. Your level is low and you could benefit from supplementing.

[AnnaSo in reply to ChrisCh]

Iron and ferritin are two different things.

[ChrisCh]

youtu.be/g8pQsH7c1sc(Not working as expected?)

This is a short one and there are others longer if you choose to learn more.

[Serino01]

Thank you