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one thing i suffer from is an extreme feeling of tiredness often. i struggle to read a newspaper without having to drowse off. i fall asleep at irregular times in the day even after normal sleep. used to attribute it to low testosterone but now i think it is low ferretin. rock bottom levels. totally dismayed that it was never checked until now after i selected the test as a bonus and paid out of pocket despite symptoms. even with t- therapy these symptoms have generally persisted.

will be interesting to see how i feel when ferratin is restored to adequate levels as i suspect it may have been chronically low for the past 5-years since i became a regular blood donor in 3-month intervals. always had normal hemoglobin but they do not test for ferratin at red cross canada. other things i believe low ferratin for are increased blood pressure and rapid heart beat. thought i might have cardiac issues. used to be able to run full marathons which seemed to change overnight as endurance faded.

my issues started way too young in life as a teenager so i am not sure until i see it whether the low ferratin is related to donating blood. will report back with updated labs for anybody interested. but i believe this low iron is a huge problem and has caused me to feel symptoms of extreme fatigue and low endurance, while the high side of normal e2 completely robs me of the ability to get an erection.....

<blockquote data-quote="chriskchris" data-source="post: 293619" data-attributes="member: 45034">one thing i suffer from is an extreme feeling of tiredness often. i struggle to read a newspaper without having to drowse off. i fall asleep at irregular times in the day even after normal sleep. used to attribute it to low testosterone but now i think it is low ferretin. rock bottom levels. totally dismayed that it was never checked until now after i selected the test as a bonus and paid out of pocket despite symptoms. even with t- therapy these symptoms have generally persisted.will be interesting to see how i feel when ferratin is restored to adequate levels as i suspect it may have been chronically low for the past 5-years since i became a regular blood donor in 3-month intervals. always had normal hemoglobin but they do not test for ferratin at red cross canada. other things i believe low ferratin for are increased blood pressure and rapid heart beat. thought i might have cardiac issues. used to be able to run full marathons which seemed to change overnight as endurance faded. my issues started way too young in life as a teenager so i am not sure until i see it whether the low ferratin is related to donating blood. will report back with updated labs for anybody interested. but i believe this low iron is a huge problem and has caused me to feel symptoms of extreme fatigue and low endurance, while the high side of normal e2 completely robs me of the ability to get an erection.....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="chriskchris, post: 293619, member: 45034"] one thing i suffer from is an extreme feeling of tiredness often. i struggle to read a newspaper without having to drowse off. i fall asleep at irregular times in the day even after normal sleep. used to attribute it to low testosterone but now i think it is[B] low ferretin[/B]. rock bottom levels. totally dismayed that it was never checked until now after i selected the test as a bonus and paid out of pocket despite symptoms. even with t- therapy these symptoms have generally persisted. will be interesting to see how i feel when [B]ferratin[/B] is restored to adequate levels as i suspect it may have been chronically low for the past 5-years since i became a regular blood donor in 3-month intervals. always had normal hemoglobin but they do not test for[B] ferratin [/B]at red cross canada. other things i believe low [B]ferratin[/B] for are increased blood pressure and rapid heart beat. thought i might have cardiac issues. used to be able to run full marathons which seemed to change overnight as endurance faded. my issues started way too young in life as a teenager so i am not sure until i see it whether the low ferratin is related to donating blood. will report back with updated labs for anybody interested. but i believe this low iron is a huge problem and has caused me to feel symptoms of extreme fatigue and low endurance, while the high side of normal e2 completely robs me of the ability to get an erection..... [/QUOTE]