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Posted by iforgotmypassword on March 6, 2010, at 9:39:35
my ferritin in 35 micrograms/L, apparently anything under 50 can cause RLS, ADHD-like sx, anxiety... some articles note its correlation in tardive movement conditions.
since for my case this means it may be very helpful for me to keep my ferritin at 80 or above, what is the best way to go about this i.e. to increase my levels quickly and hopefully experience improvement?
Posted by softheprairie on March 6, 2010, at 20:33:50
In reply to low ferritin, best way to increase quickly?, posted by iforgotmypassword on March 6, 2010, at 9:39:35
Well, I hope you will get more informed responses than mine, but since there haven't been any yet, I will say what I have heard of. I read a lot on the message boards (one in particular) regarding weight loss surgeries (I hope to have one), and people at those sites talk about having low iron or ferritin pretty often, and the supplements or infusions they need to get normal blood levels (this is mainly people who have had a kind of weight loss surgery that induces malabsorption of what is eaten, especially the duodenal switch).
Those people often do well with and recommend a product called Proferrin. (I just was having difficulty finding references to it now because I mislabeled it Proferritin, and couldn't figure out why I wasn't getting relevant hits on Google and Yahoo.) Sadly, it's pretty pricey. It is available over the counter (at least in the US) as a dietary supplement. You may be able to get your insurance to cover it if you get a prescription for Proferrin Forte, and get it at a pharmacy. Lots of the people who have low ferritin due to their malabsorptive weight loss surgery get the supplement from vitalady.com.
Posted by Zyprexa on March 8, 2010, at 12:56:59
In reply to Re: low ferritin, best way to increase quickly? » iforgotmypassword, posted by softheprairie on March 6, 2010, at 20:33:50
Why not just go to the store and buy iron pills?
Posted by iforgotmypassword on March 8, 2010, at 23:29:26
In reply to Re: low ferritin, best way to increase quickly?, posted by Zyprexa on March 8, 2010, at 12:56:59
i did, but i want to know how fast ferritin rises. ferritin and/or iron in the brain seems to have a correlation with dopaminergic function. certain rls and adhd studies have looked at this, as has a study looking at movement disorder.
i want to know how quickly i can experience improvement if i do experience improvement, and when i should give up on it being a serious factor and move onto something else. i am doing terribly, can barely remember to take anything.
also to quicken this, taking more pills in divided doses may help, but taking lots of iron has its risks, so in asking how i can increase ferritin quickly, the safety component is also a complicating factor.
i need any functioning i can get as soon as possible. i'm sitting here bizarrely grimacing at a computer monitor with ridiculous sensations in my skin barely able to think through anything. i am extremely sick.
Posted by janejane on May 18, 2010, at 15:30:09
In reply to Re: low ferritin, best way to increase quickly? » Zyprexa, posted by iforgotmypassword on March 8, 2010, at 23:29:26
Any updates? Did you get your levels up? Mine tested 22 so I've been supplementing with 325 mg ferrous sulfate.
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