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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Blood Test Discussion
balancing low ferritin levels and frequent donation.
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<blockquote data-quote="ratbag" data-source="post: 68174" data-attributes="member: 972"><p><a href="https://www.excelmale.com/member.php?696-Vettester-Chris" target="_blank">Vettester Chris</a><span style="color: #3e3e3e"> ,</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #3e3e3e">This is a very small world indeed. I used to help Janie out years ago when she started her site. I'm on cytomel because being hypopituitary my conversion is limited at best. My wellness MD first started me on Cortisol when he saw my salivary labs from ZRT to be below range at all 4 points in the day. Then he found my FT3 was low so he started me on NDT. I forget the brand but not long after in Canada the version that was being sold in pharmacies didn't work any longer... no T3 in it. So my MD put me cytomel and wow what a difference. Suddenly my brain woke up. </span></p><p><span style="color: #3e3e3e"></span></p><p><span style="color: #3e3e3e">My MD then started me on TRT and for some reason after this my FT4 tanked (like way under range). So he put me on 200mcg synthroid and I'm still on it. So I went for approx 2 years feeling like I was 16 again and then my iron tanked and I became hypothyroid again. So 2 years later here I am but we now know why. So TRT has tanked both my FT4 and ferritin. Some MDs thought my ferritin at 73 should have been fine and I didn't question that but I donated blood because I thought my hct was too high and found out that tanked my ferritin to 10.. so then I stared supping iron and got it to 90 and stopped for labs and it tanked again really fast. So yeah when there are iron issues it seems to be like a yoyo in getting it right. </span></p><p><span style="color: #3e3e3e"></span></p><p><span style="color: #3e3e3e">I totally agree with ferritin of over 100. I was shooting for 120 but I can't get there. No more tea and perhaps I need to take more iron. What brand iron are you taking? I found that taking any iron increased my hypertension hence the Losartan. I don't follow why you are having to donate blood? is this because of high hct?</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ratbag, post: 68174, member: 972"] [URL="https://www.excelmale.com/member.php?696-Vettester-Chris"]Vettester Chris[/URL][COLOR=#3e3e3e] ,[/COLOR] [COLOR=#3e3e3e]This is a very small world indeed. I used to help Janie out years ago when she started her site. I'm on cytomel because being hypopituitary my conversion is limited at best. My wellness MD first started me on Cortisol when he saw my salivary labs from ZRT to be below range at all 4 points in the day. Then he found my FT3 was low so he started me on NDT. I forget the brand but not long after in Canada the version that was being sold in pharmacies didn't work any longer... no T3 in it. So my MD put me cytomel and wow what a difference. Suddenly my brain woke up. My MD then started me on TRT and for some reason after this my FT4 tanked (like way under range). So he put me on 200mcg synthroid and I'm still on it. So I went for approx 2 years feeling like I was 16 again and then my iron tanked and I became hypothyroid again. So 2 years later here I am but we now know why. So TRT has tanked both my FT4 and ferritin. Some MDs thought my ferritin at 73 should have been fine and I didn't question that but I donated blood because I thought my hct was too high and found out that tanked my ferritin to 10.. so then I stared supping iron and got it to 90 and stopped for labs and it tanked again really fast. So yeah when there are iron issues it seems to be like a yoyo in getting it right. I totally agree with ferritin of over 100. I was shooting for 120 but I can't get there. No more tea and perhaps I need to take more iron. What brand iron are you taking? I found that taking any iron increased my hypertension hence the Losartan. I don't follow why you are having to donate blood? is this because of high hct?[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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