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Following thread, this can't be right can it? I've water fasted two weeks before and have never had a ferritin reading over 24 in the last five years. Driving me nuts being tired all the damn time. Did you take any iron supplements, anything like that during the fast? Does hepcidin increase...

Well at red cross I've been tested at a 20.5 before and when I reached a 17.9 at doctors labs, my doctor said she wasn't comfortable prescribing trt at a number above 18, especially with my blood pressure, so I've tried to keep it below that so I don't run into any issues with her. My blood...

I thought the point of the protocol was that you DON'T want to absorb the iron because for guys on TRT that will raise hemoglobin. My understanding was we just take iron without vitamin C or D so the body stimulates hepcidin production which blocks intestinal iron absorption and the body...

I am 35 years old. I finished my protocol, 7 days with doctors best high absorption 100% chelated with ferrochel iron. Ferrous bisglycinate chelate. I did 81 mg three times a day, 9am 3pm 9pm. The iron expires this month, if that matters... Labs before: 21 ferritin 16.1 hemoglobin I donated...

Ah weird. I've always gotten heart rhythm issues when taking iron supplements. From what I read, it could stimulate the vagus nerve and cause them in certain ppl, especially with those who have GERD, which I do. And my brother has vasovagul response, where sometimes he will pass out when he gets...

Mine aren't exactly "palpitations" - what tends to happen is my heart will "slow down" for a few seconds then beat extremely fast to "catch" up. It took me a long time to find others with the same issue. It's very strange and neither my PCP or the hemotologist knew what I was talking about. But...

I was just going to take them during the 5 day protocol, I never take them otherwise haha

Hey man, quick question. I get heart palpitations when taking iron supplements, I've read others with acid reflux also get them with iron supplements but a PPI stops them. I was recently tested for any gene mutations and am fine, my low ferritin is just due to my TRT. Would taking a PPI...

are you on an ace inhibitor by chance? read a study where that inhibited hepcidin as well. I'll see if I can find it again I started the protocol two days ago, I'll update when I finish with labs

Ah okay man, thanks. Just recently started reading into the correlation between TRT and ferritin. Been on TRT about six years. First three months were great, I felt absolutely amazing, but after that my energy levels dropped some. I attributed it to my body getting used to the normal levels of...

Hello Fred! I searched for your email on your website but thought I would leave a reply here instead. I'm on TRT. My iron is 221 (range 65-175) - HIGH % Iron Sat 49% (13-45%) - HIGH Transferrin 330 (203-362) - NORMAL Total Iron Binding Capacity 460 (261-478) - NORMAL Hemoglobin 17.5...