I've been Hypo and have had high Ferritin for years and to date, there is no answer as to whether the two are connected and if so, which is primary and or secondary.
I take 3 grains of NDT (recently increased from 2 grains) because I did not do well on T4 only treatment.
At 2 grains I was still symptomatic, but my #s were
TSH - .47 mIU/L (range .4 - 4.5 mIU/L)
Free T3 - 3.3 pg/mL (2.3-4.2 pg/mL)
Free T4 -1.0 ng/dL (.8-1.8 ng/dL)
My most recent serum ferritin was 685 ng/mL (range 38-380 mg/mL). My other iron measures are normal.
TIBC - 298 mcg/dL (250-425 mcg/dL)
Total Iron - 106 mcg/dL (50-180 mcg/dL)
%Sat - 36 (15-60 % (calc))
Transferrin - 247 mg/dL (188-341 mg/dL)
C Reactive 2.5 mg/L (< 8.0 mg/L )
I've tested negative for Hemochromatosis twice. It was done twice because doctors don't seem to care to read prior labs.
I'm currently taking Testosterone because my total numbers were below 200.
I'm wondering if anyone has any idea what's going on here? Thank you.