I did another blood donation last Friday (ferritin 131) and within hours I was getting symptoms of excess vitamin D and had been taking 10,000 IU for 2 week without feeling any effects of vitamin D.
The symptoms of high iron are still present only half as much as they were when my ferritin was 131, now my ferritin is 78.
I feel so much better with my ferritin 78 versus 131, but there’s still room for improvement. The palpitations and shortness of breath aren’t nearly as bad when working out with my ferritin at 78, both of these symptoms were worse with ferritin at 131 and far worse with ferritin at 222!!
I have come to the conclusion I require a lower ferritin level on TRT. If I refrain from eating foods with iron in it, I feel very good, but if I eat a chicken breast, I get mild symptoms of excess iron right after eating and if I eat a ribeye steak, same symptoms if I take iron supplements only mild in comparison.
Now I can’t handle any vitamin D dose higher than 3000 IU and I seem to be getting the effects of vitamin D again.
My vitamin D level a few days ago was 33.