New test results

[Madge72]

I take 100mg +75mg alternate days and 18.75 T3I still don't have a balance still no weight loss and hair poor condition

Thanks for any advice

[TiggerMe Ambassador]

Any results for folate, ferritin, Vit D and B12?

[Madge72 in reply to TiggerMe]

Yes

Colour

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Madge72]

Looks like you have your answer... low ferritin will hinder your recovery and weight loss

[Madge72 in reply to TiggerMe]

The lab says I need to reduce my levothyroxine

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Madge72]

Not true but with low ferritin it can't work properly for you, comment likely based on your low TSH but that is because you take T3

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to TiggerMe]

Also I see you have had a big op are you loading up on B12?

[Madge72 in reply to TiggerMe]

I have been taking b12 for 2years top up

[TiggerMe Ambassador in reply to Madge72]

I'd ask your GP for a full iron panel so that you know you are safe to add some iron 🤗

[Madge72 in reply to TiggerMe]

Yes I have requested it thank you so much

[SlowDragon Administrator]

cks.nice.org.uk/topics/anae...

Serum ferritin level is the biochemical test, which most reliably correlates with relative total body iron stores. In all people, a serum ferritin level of less than 30 micrograms/L confirms the diagnosis of iron deficiency.

Never supplement iron without doing full iron panel test for anaemia first and retest 3-4 times a year if self supplementing.

It’s possible to have low ferritin but high iron

Test early morning, only water to drink between waking and test. Avoid high iron rich dinner night before test

Stop iron supplements 5-7 days before testing

Medichecks iron panel test

medichecks.com/products/iro...

Look at increasing iron rich foods in diet

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

dailyiron.net

Links about iron and ferritin

irondisorders.org/too-littl...

davidg170.sg-host.com/wp-co...

Great in-depth article on low ferritin

oatext.com/iron-deficiency-...

drhedberg.com/ferritin-hypo...

This is interesting because I have noticed that many patients with Hashimoto’s disease and hypothyroidism, start to feel worse when their ferritin drops below 80 and usually there is hair loss when it drops below 50.

[Madge72]

Thank you so much I have requested s test at the doctors

[Madge72 in reply to Madge72]

I don't think I am absorbing food