Vitamin levels

[Sailing14]

Where should the following vitamin levels be within the ranges:

B12

Vitamin D

Ferritin

Folate

And any others that I am not aware of that are important for the thyroid.

Also, do you have to take these vitamins separately if deficient and not in multivitamin form?

Thank you

[Lalatoot]

As a rough guide vits should be over half way through range and heading into top third of range. If there is no range and just a greater than sign and a number then aim to be double that number.Only take the vitamins in which you are deficient. Multivitamins tend to be poor quality and they will contain things you don't need to supplement and often iodine. Multis often contain things which shouldn't be taken together because they interfere one with the other such as vit c and b12.

[Sailing14 in reply to Lalatoot]

Thank you for your detailed response. I have learnt a lot from this and what the best course of action is regarding vitamin supplements.

[SlowDragon Administrator]

What are your most recent vitamin results

Always test before starting any vitamin supplements

[Sailing14 in reply to SlowDragon]

The levels are as follows:

Ferritin 59 (15-204)

Folate 11 (3.1 - 20.5)

B12 489 (187-883)

All above taken Feb 23

Vit D 93.6 (>49,9) >50 taken Jan 23.

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sailing14]

What supplements were you taking when these tests were done

All look pretty good

A daily vitamin B complex

Vitamin D

and increase iron rich foods in your diet to improve ferritin levels

[Sailing14]

Thank you for your reply. I only take vitamin D at the moment and primrose oil. Do I need more vitamin D if it is at adequate levels? I don’t eat red meat. Can I improve ferritin levels by other dietary forms?

Also, can I ask why I would need a vitamin B complex when it is halfway through the range?

Thank you

[SlowDragon Administrator in reply to Sailing14]

You need to click reply or other poster doesn’t get an alert

Optimal vitamin levels

B12 over 500

Folate near top of range

So these need improving a little