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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
High iron, high % saturation, low ish ferritin. Feel shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing. Is it the iron overload?
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<blockquote data-quote="Systemlord" data-source="post: 244366" data-attributes="member: 15832"><p>This is going to be different for everyone, that's why we have such a board normal range, whether it be hormones or ferritin. Some doctors would say a ferritin of 78 is borderline low.</p><p></p><p>Thyroid function, conversion of T4->fT3 can be affected below a ferritin of <70.</p><p></p><p>TRT is the cause of your reduced ferritin, because you're using more iron to create more hematocrit and hemoglobin. TRT did the same to me, pre-TRT ferritin was 128, within 2 months of starting TRT ferritin ->24.</p><p></p><p>My provider was no help, ferritin at 24 and doctors wanted another test 2 weeks later to confirm and considering I was in the ER everyday, going into convulsions, racing heart rate, fu** that!</p><p></p><p>Funny thing, when my potassium was deficient, alongside low ferritin, they didn't wait two weeks to confirm, they wanted me to take a potassium pill right away.</p><p></p><p>Iron saturation 2.5 years earlier was 14% (range 20-50%) which they completely missed.</p><p></p><p>Unnecessary surgeries, misdiagnosis at every turn. My provider struggles with providing quality care.</p><p></p><p>I figured it out all on my own, I supplement 140 mg iron daily and ferritin is 100-130.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Systemlord, post: 244366, member: 15832"] This is going to be different for everyone, that's why we have such a board normal range, whether it be hormones or ferritin. Some doctors would say a ferritin of 78 is borderline low. Thyroid function, conversion of T4->fT3 can be affected below a ferritin of <70. TRT is the cause of your reduced ferritin, because you're using more iron to create more hematocrit and hemoglobin. TRT did the same to me, pre-TRT ferritin was 128, within 2 months of starting TRT ferritin ->24. My provider was no help, ferritin at 24 and doctors wanted another test 2 weeks later to confirm and considering I was in the ER everyday, going into convulsions, racing heart rate, fu** that! Funny thing, when my potassium was deficient, alongside low ferritin, they didn't wait two weeks to confirm, they wanted me to take a potassium pill right away. Iron saturation 2.5 years earlier was 14% (range 20-50%) which they completely missed. Unnecessary surgeries, misdiagnosis at every turn. My provider struggles with providing quality care. I figured it out all on my own, I supplement 140 mg iron daily and ferritin is 100-130. [/QUOTE]
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Testosterone Replacement, Low T, HCG, & Beyond
Testosterone Side Effect Management
High iron, high % saturation, low ish ferritin. Feel shortness of breath, difficulty swallowing. Is it the iron overload?
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