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Something to take note of: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1047279700000685

All these levels and what ranges they should be in has become really confusing.

My ferritin levels came back perfectly normal at 286. However, RBC, hemoglobin, hematocrit, transferrin and abs lymphocytes are even a slight bit lower than they were before. Iron is right on the border of low. Strange. because today I'm not experiencing any dizziness or weakness and had a...

Luckily, I've never had covid yet, even though everybody else I know has.

Just spoke with my doc. We're running some new iron levels, ferritin, etc. He said he'd prescribe me a high dose of iron if the levels are low. Thanks for your help and info, I really appreciate it.

Thanks for the link! So were you taking 9 of these 28mg tablets a day with no side effects at all?

One of several sources on the web re: anemia/low BP: Other symptoms of iron deficiency anemias may include: irritability weakness shortness of breath low blood pressure (especially when going from lying or sitting to standing) sore tongue brittle nails unusual food cravings (called pica)...

I just discovered a lot of the levels were drawn on March 5 with my CBC and I didn't pay any attention to them, I was mostly concerned with RBC's. My MCV, MCH, MPV and platelets are all normal. RBC's are low at 4.23. They didn't run MCHC or iron saturation labs. I'm seeing my GP in two...

I'm leaning toward doing that, although since I started taking the iron tablets it seems like it's improving.

It's looking like the drop in BP is from the anemia.

That's a lot of iron, or maybe I'm not understanding iron dosages. I'm reading 45mgs. is the highest recommended dose. Can you recommend a brand, by any means?

Once in the morning after showering, two pumps. I'm not scheduled to see my endo until 4/10.

How much would you recommend?

Hey, thanks for getting back to me. Testosterone has always strangely been normal, but free t and bioavailable have always been low. (33.1 and 62.2) Sex hormone binding globulin has been high at 92. We repeated the labs four times before he decided to try me out on trt. My endocrinologist...