Advice needed please.
My ferritin levels are low and my G.P. has advised me to take a daily multivitamin.
I am in my seventies and have Graves Disease. My main problem is that I have an esophageal stricture which means I cannot swallow anything large.
All the multivitamins I look at are huge. I tried using a pill splitter but that resulted in several chunks with sharp edges.
Any recommendations for a SMALL daily multi with ferritin?
When my ferritin was low I ate pate twice a week and took Spatone. I think your doctor is wrong to recommend a multi vitamin when you are low in ferritin and it won't make much difference in my opinion.
Multivitamins are never recommended on here
Too little of what we do need, plus other supplements you don’t need
What are your most recent actual results and ranges for
Ferritin, vitamin D, folate and B12
You are legally entitled to printed copies of your blood test results and ranges.
The best way to get access to current and historic blood test results is to register for online access to your medical record and blood test results
UK GP practices are supposed to offer everyone online access for blood test results. Ring and ask if this is available and apply to do so if possible, if it is you may need "enhanced access" to see blood results.
Link re access
healthunlocked.com/thyroidu...
In reality many GP surgeries do not have blood test results online yet
Alternatively ring receptionist and request printed copies of results. Allow couple of days and then go and pick up.
Important to see exactly what has been tested and equally important what hasn’t been tested yet
For full Thyroid evaluation you need TSH, FT4 and FT3 plus both TPO and TG thyroid antibodies tested for Hashimoto’s .
And TSI or Trab antibodies for Graves’ disease
Also EXTREMELY important to test vitamin D, folate, ferritin and B12
Low vitamin levels are extremely common with both Graves and Hashimoto’s
Have you had Graves’ disease antibodies tested to confirm Graves ?
Low ferritin more common when hypothyroid than hyperthyroid
Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first
Eating iron rich foods like liver or liver pate once a week plus other red meat, pumpkin seeds and dark chocolate, plus daily orange juice or other vitamin C rich drink can help improve iron absorption
List of iron rich foods
Links about iron and ferritin
irondisorders.org/Websites/...
Private tests are available as NHS currently rarely tests Ft3 or thyroid antibodies or all relevant vitamins
List of private testing options
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
Medichecks Thyroid plus vitamins including folate (private blood draw required)
medichecks.com/products/thy...
Thriva Thyroid plus antibodies and vitamins By DIY fingerpick test
Thriva also offer just vitamin testing
Blue Horizon Thyroid Premium Gold includes antibodies, cortisol and vitamins by DIY fingerprick test
bluehorizonbloodtests.co.uk...
If you can get GP to test vitamins and antibodies then cheapest option for just TSH, FT4 and FT3
£29 (via NHS private service ) and 10% off if go on thyroid uk for code
thyroiduk.org/getting-a-dia...
monitormyhealth.org.uk/thyr...
Graves Disease antibodies test
If your ferritin is low your GP should prescribe ferrous fumarate 210mg (or you can just buy it from a pharmacy such as Tesco, but tell them that GP recommended it). You could probably crush and eat (but hold your nose!) A multi-vitamin won't do any good at all - they don't contain enough of anything to help and if all you need is iron, why take other things (which you can't absorb as the iron will block them). You do need vit C to absorb iron, but there are plenty of soluble vit C tablets around (or even powder).
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