Ferritin low

[Jay555]

I donated 3 time since I been on TRT now my ferritin level is 25 and total iron is at 104 what can I take for ferritin level to go up ?

 

[Gman86]

I donated 3 time since I been on TRT now my ferritin level is 25 and total iron is at 104 what can I take for ferritin level to go up ?

Iron rich meat/ beef liver, vitamin c, lysine, and yellow dock. There’s probably other ways, but those are the main things to do off the top of my head.

If you can’t stomach beef liver, they make a desiccated grassfed beef liver supplement. I take it everyday. Don’t taste them at all when going down.
https://www.amazon.com/Ancestral-Supplements-Grass-Liver-Desiccated/dp/B01MSBZYQW

 

[Jay555]

Iron rich meat/ beef liver, vitamin c, lysine, and yellow dock. There’s probably other ways, but those are the main things to do off the top of my head.

If you can’t stomach beef liver, they make a desiccated grassfed beef liver supplement. I take it everyday. Don’t taste them at all when going down.
https://www.amazon.com/Ancestral-Supplements-Grass-Liver-Desiccated/dp/B01MSBZYQW

Thanks

 

[Jay555]

Iron rich meat/ beef liver, vitamin c, lysine, and yellow dock. There’s probably other ways, but those are the main things to do off the top of my head.

If you can’t stomach beef liver, they make a desiccated grassfed beef liver supplement. I take it everyday. Don’t taste them at all when going down.
https://www.amazon.com/Ancestral-Supplements-Grass-Liver-Desiccated/dp/B01MSBZYQW

How long did it take for ur ferritin and iron level to get up

 

[Gman86]

How long did it take for ur ferritin and iron level to get up

Idk, mine’s still in the gutter from getting blood drawn all the time and donating blood a couple months ago. So I’ll have to let you know on that one lol. I’m working on getting it up now. Defy wants me to donate due to my HCT being around 52-53, but I can’t donate again, my iron is just too low. I need to work on building it back up. So no donating for a while, and am gonna try not to get labs done as much.

 

[SkyWarn]

A couple year ago when I was donating every 3 months my Ferritin came back as 0. Yes I said ZERO, undetectable levels. My total iron was around 80 so enough blood iron but no stores.
I stopped donating for 6 months and got it up to 25. 4 weeks ago was tested and I was 14. And I just donated blood again so who knows where Im at right now. Its a problem.

 

[Jay555]

A couple year ago when I was donating every 3 months my Ferritin came back as 0. Yes I said ZERO, undetectable levels. My total iron was around 80 so enough blood iron but no stores.
I stopped donating for 6 months and got it up to 25. 4 weeks ago was tested and I was 14. And I just donated blood again so who knows where Im at right now. Its a problem.

Yea I wasn’t even low untill I starting to check labs last time it was 75 and after I donated it drop to 25

 

[Jay555]

A couple year ago when I was donating every 3 months my Ferritin came back as 0. Yes I said ZERO, undetectable levels. My total iron was around 80 so enough blood iron but no stores.
I stopped donating for 6 months and got it up to 25. 4 weeks ago was tested and I was 14. And I just donated blood again so who knows where Im at right now. Its a problem.

Are u taking supplements now?

 

[SkyWarn]

Are u taking supplements now?

No iron supplements. I may stat depending on my results next week.

 

[Vince Carter]

at least 1g of Vitamin C, L-Lysine may also help absorption. As long as youre donating this will have you in a vicious circle...destroying your ferritin, iron (may) increase HCT/HGB production, make you donate again, and so on...

 

[Canada878]

Take an iron supplement on an empty stomach. Has mine up from 40 to 80 over a few months

 

[Jay555]

Take an iron supplement on an empty stomach. Has mine up from 40 to 80 over a few months

What dosage was u taking ? Thanks

 

[madman]

What dosage was u taking ? Thanks

Use iron bisglycinate.....you could start off with 36 mg/day (two 18 mg capsules), add 500-1000 mg vitamin C each time you take the iron.

Can be taken on an empty stomach or with a meal.

Now Foods, Iron, 18 mg, 120 Veg Capsules



Also comes in double strength if one needed a higher dosage depending on how low ferritin is pre-supplementation.

Now Foods, Iron, Double Strength, 36 mg, 90 Veg Capsules

 

[TorontoTRT]

Would 25 mg a day be enough? Or 50 mg?

 

[Systemlord]

Would 25 mg a day be enough? Or 50 mg?

As iron deficient as I was, it only took me 4 weeks to get my iron to 80 (+40) and ferritin to 82 (+42) dosing 28mg glycinate every day.

 

[Vince Carter]

I never felt any better supplementing iron, not that there was something Iron related that was wrong, but getting my serum iron up and Ferritin up to ~40 I never saw a change or benefit other than I felt like I was at the blood bank more than I wanted to be getting drained for HCT/HGB. I abandoned the supplementation and just go with it.

 

[TorontoTRT]

In regards to donations, does this alter ones levels of testosterone? As you are removing a pint of blood that’s packed with test.

 

[Vince Carter]

i time my donations to be in my trough, don't need them getting my precious injected Test!