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792. My ferritin was 5. I took a lot of oral iron (over 200 mg elemental iron daily), and my iron indices did not improve. I had heavy menses. After a uterine ablation, I was able to take oral iron and normalize my iron stores. Figure out why you are losing iron (or if you are not absorbing it).
B12 level is 221 pmpl/L (300 pg/m)l but homocysteine or methylmalonic acid are elevate, a diagnosis of B12 insufficiency should be made and the fatigued patient. must be treated. Vitamin B12 is a very common cause of fatigue, malaise, dizziness and. vertigo in people labeled with the diagnosis of CFS.
Wnen I first found out my ferritin levels was low it was at 3, it took 8 months taking x2 Ferrotrate a day to get it up to 40. Now I take iron on an off depending on my blood test results but still take it either way without knowing the status just to make sure it doesn't get below 15 because that's when it affects my walking and I get dizzy ...
So if these are low you are alrealy 1/3 depleted since the serums test is not exactly accurate. Same with Magnesium, if it shows low in the blood you are already 1/3 depleted since only a small amount is found in blood. I do have problems with low ferritin and I believe the imbalances are related. I don't experience the symptoms you describe.
Canada. This study, published on-line in CMAJ.ca, July 9, 2012, looked at the effects of iron supplementation in women with low ferritin levels but normal hemoglobin and hematocrit levels. In the past, if you had low ferritin but normal hemoglobin you were not considered anemic and the low ferritin was not considered a cause of fatigue.
Location. Australia. The single most sensitive indicator of iron overload is transferrin saturation. >45% is considered to be highly suggestive of iron overload. If I had a result of 51% saturation I would be having follow-up iron studies, not worrying about heavy metals. #13.
thankyou Athene for the link it was really interesting & helpful. i now know that my son't ferritin level is only 5.4 (should be between 20-288), but the other areas of iron were normal as was the basic full blood count. i can't see how low ferritin levels would cause him to have symptoms of hot flushes & sweat so badly doing a small amount of activity. i can accept it could be causing the ...
My ferritin levels are also very low and just above the acceptable range. "Mitochondrial ferritin has many roles pertaining to molecular function. It participates in ferroxidase activity, binding, iron ion binding, oxidoreductase activity, ferric iron binding, metal ion binding as well as transition metal binding.
Ferritin is an acute phase reactant, where its serum concentration tends to increase moderately in the presence of inflammation. With a high serum ferritin it's important have a full iron panel done, which will tell you if you actually do have high iron or not. My serum ferritin went over 600 a couple of years ago.
I have the opposite, low ferritin but normal cbc and every couple of years need an iron infusion. I can usually tell as my RLS (Restless Legs Syndrome, now called Willis Ekbom Disease), gets worse. This time when I saw my hematologist I was somewhat perplexed as my ferritin level was normal for my range. For RLS the recommended ferritin is120.