ferritin level!??

[ThyroidObsessed]

My ferritin level has come back at - 43.5 ug/L (20.0 - 130.0)

Folate - 11.7 ug/L (2.0. - 18.7)

B12

This is so frustrating as I eat lots of fresh red meat and also supplement with iron 😩

B12 - 736 (197 - 771)

Can anyone advice….??

Many thanks in advance 😞

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

We just don't absorb well so supplementing the things that struggle is the norm, do you take Vit C with the iron? Have you tried a bit of apple cider vinegar or pepsin HCI to aid stomach acid?

It could be that your iron level is going up as it uses up the extra ferritin, this is what I find that my ferritin holds pretty steady at around 60 (on a holding dose now) but my iron serum level is now good with little room for extra iron so I don't risk over supplementing

Three Arrows Heme iron is the most effective and least hassle...

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[ThyroidObsessed in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you for your reply and advice! ☺️😉

For nearly a year I was taking the ferrous fumarate tablets @ 210mg they got my ferritin up to 89!

So then I just thought that I could take a normal maintenance dose of 20mg alongside eating red meat and greens… but that doesn’t seem to be the case… as it has dropped again… clearly us hashi people have to maintain it on a high dose 😟

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to ThyroidObsessed]

I think 20mg of ferrous fumarate provides about 7mg of elemental iron with quite a low absorption rate, I'm finding 40mg heme per week is holding me at 60 with good iron levels 🤷‍♀️

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to TiggerMe]

Really wow! 😮

Should I go back on the 210mg of ferrous fumurate for a while do u think? How long for?

Then decrease to maybe 50mg as maintenance 🤔

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to ThyroidObsessed]

I've no experience of FF but I hear it's a long slow route for many, it would seem like 210mg for raising and then possibly a third of it for maintenance?

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to TiggerMe]

Thank you 🙏

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to ThyroidObsessed]

Need to keep tabs on your iron serum as it's possible that is going up even with lower ferritin

[Kari55]

my ferritin is 9 (it used to be 3), so I would be happy to have your results 😁 Perhaps try nano iron, it’s plant based and meant to be easily absorbable.

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to Kari55]

Wow what!!! 😱😱😱

How are u even functional???

[thyr01d in reply to Kari55]

Please could you tell me what nano iron is and where to obtain it? My ferritin is scrapes along at the bottom of the range even on prescribed ferrous fumarate and I am vegan so would love to find something plant based that works

[Kari55 in reply to thyr01d]

nanominerals.co.uk/products...

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[Kari55 in reply to thyr01d]

I wanted to send you a list of food with the content but it didn’t upload. You can also join The Iron Protocol group on Facebook.

[Kari55]

yes I am somehow and I’m raising 4-year old twins, working full time, recently been diagnosed with Graves etc. I have very low energy but have no choice I have to keep going as I am.

[ThyroidObsessed in reply to Kari55]

Sorry to hear that bless you 😔