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Anemia, Low Ferritin, "Normal" Serum Iron
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<blockquote data-quote="Dasein88" data-source="post: 139114" data-attributes="member: 38254"><p>Im a 33 year old man with hashimotos thyroiditis, on trt for a few months now. Due to ongoing health problem I decided on my own to have iron and ferritin tested on Monday, revealing ferritin levels of 15ng/ml. This was unexpected. I actually was worried that my iron was going to be too high.</p><p></p><p>I present symptoms of anemia, such as weakness, shortness of breath, irritabilty, difficulty working out. Brain fog and loss of memory can be due to anemia as well.</p><p></p><p>I donated blood back in October, which would seem a probable culprit in my low ferritin, but I dont have the labs to prove it, and I cannot know that for sure. </p><p></p><p>I could have pernicious anemia, which involves a loss of gastric intrinsic factor and low vit B 12. Again, I dont have the tests, only saying this can be a possibility.</p><p></p><p>If anyone has personal experience with treating low ferritin, please help. I grabbed an iron supplement from walmart, but iron supplementation has its own share of problems, since it may not absorb well or it may cause toxicity. Plus, I dont know to what degree iron supplementation raises ferritin.</p><p></p><p>I will likely get a B12 shot to cover as many bases as I can. Im trying to avoid getting additional testing unless I have to. For the record, I am searching the internet for answers myself but I am using this forum as a resource.</p><p></p><p>Apparently doctors have a habit of not testing for ferritin, even when they test seum iron levels. So, even if I had my iron tested, it's probable a doctor would not have ordered a ferritin test on his own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dasein88, post: 139114, member: 38254"] Im a 33 year old man with hashimotos thyroiditis, on trt for a few months now. Due to ongoing health problem I decided on my own to have iron and ferritin tested on Monday, revealing ferritin levels of 15ng/ml. This was unexpected. I actually was worried that my iron was going to be too high. I present symptoms of anemia, such as weakness, shortness of breath, irritabilty, difficulty working out. Brain fog and loss of memory can be due to anemia as well. I donated blood back in October, which would seem a probable culprit in my low ferritin, but I dont have the labs to prove it, and I cannot know that for sure. I could have pernicious anemia, which involves a loss of gastric intrinsic factor and low vit B 12. Again, I dont have the tests, only saying this can be a possibility. If anyone has personal experience with treating low ferritin, please help. I grabbed an iron supplement from walmart, but iron supplementation has its own share of problems, since it may not absorb well or it may cause toxicity. Plus, I dont know to what degree iron supplementation raises ferritin. I will likely get a B12 shot to cover as many bases as I can. Im trying to avoid getting additional testing unless I have to. For the record, I am searching the internet for answers myself but I am using this forum as a resource. Apparently doctors have a habit of not testing for ferritin, even when they test seum iron levels. So, even if I had my iron tested, it's probable a doctor would not have ordered a ferritin test on his own. [/QUOTE]
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