Normal Ferritin Low Iron

[mgrabs]

Hey guys see attached screenshot of bloodwork

My doctor wants me to up my iron. By taking an iron supplement. I always thought that was bad to do here. Does anyone have any advice?

I heard floradix liquid is a natural source to take.

I eat liver and red meat on the regular so its strange to me.

Why would my ferritin be okay but everything else low!
My TSH is elevated to 8.35 does that have to do with the low iron?

My doc started me on a half grain of thyroid

 

[mgrabs]

Bump! Need advice

 

[TheSir]

This kind of iron deficiency responds well to thyroid treatment. @youngsinatra recently made a post about a similar situation:

I can only speak for myself but supplementing thyroid normalized my low iron labs (low serum iron, low saturation (14%), high transferrin but normal ferritin around 70.

After 1 month on thyroid my serum iron normalized, iron saturation rose to 26%, transferrin normalized and ferritin rose to 100

Can someone please help me understand these labs?

Hey. I am having a hard time understanding labs concerning iron/saturation/ferritin etc. and when is it recommended to supplement iron, even though Peat was against it. This is for someone who is looking to get pregnant but wants to sort this out before trying. hemoglobin 12.5...

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[youngsinatra]

This kind of iron deficiency responds well to thyroid treatment. @youngsinatra recently made a post about a similar situation:

Can someone please help me understand these labs?

Hey. I am having a hard time understanding labs concerning iron/saturation/ferritin etc. and when is it recommended to supplement iron, even though Peat was against it. This is for someone who is looking to get pregnant but wants to sort this out before trying. hemoglobin 12.5...

raypeatforum.com

Yes very similar situation

 

[youngsinatra]

I would try to get a synthetic T4/T3 mix rather than an NDT.

 

[mgrabs]

I would try to get a synthetic T4/T3 mix rather than an NDT.

My doc preferred NP thyroid. Start half a grain

 

[youngsinatra]

My doc preferred NP thyroid. Start half a grain

Okay, probably best to listen to the doctor because by doing so you can get regular blood work on how your body responds to it. It’s important to avoid overshooting the thyroid dose in the beginning so this seems sound advice.

 

[mgrabs]

Okay, probably best to listen to the doctor because by doing so you can get regular blood work on how your body responds to it. It’s important to avoid overshooting the thyroid dose in the beginning.

Did that before starting at a grain! Wasn’t good