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tsh 1.19 t4 16 ferretin 50 feel unwell

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rachel03291
rachel03291

Iv been  told my bloods are norma so why do I frel so weak all the time I used to walk 5 mile a day now I just sit all day not wanting move I have anxiety palps bin told I have eptopic beats now and them any advice would be great x

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  • Sketchy
    Sketchy rachel03291

    Posted

    Hi rachel,  I know how you feel - I am a thyroid patient too.  I was always told that my blood tests were normal but I was sooo tired all the time.  So I decided to give myself a course of iron tablets and I improved amazingly.  I do have trouble keeping the ferritin levels up and they generally fall off again if I stop the iron.  I try to take some iron several time a week .. it really helps.  Palpitations are also a sign of iron depletion.  The range for ferritin is huge and I believe we have to find the sweet spot in that range that suits us.  Mine is low (for me) at 76 and I only had to raise it a little to feel better.  Doctors warn against taking too much iron but I think we thyroid people tend to find it hard to keep iron in our systems and you can always have a blood test later to check on your progress.  Be sure to take a high dose iron tablet for best results even if you only take it a few times a week.

    I hope this helps ...  

    • rachel03291
      rachel03291 Sketchy

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply I defo think takin some ferretin would inprove my syptoms it sounds low compared to some people x
  • ann69548
    ann69548 rachel03291

    Posted

    Hi Rachel,I have good and bad days with fatigue,some days it's an effort to even get out of bed,like you my blood results are normal,I think it's something we have to live with as thyroid sufferers 
  • marey
    marey rachel03291

    Posted

    i'm not very good at supplementation....prob due to this lethargy thing...but a helpful source of iron promotion is fluorovite (the gluten free version of florodix) aavailable throughout europe.

    if you find a good source of ferritins i would be very interested. thanks and good luck with this kind and encouraging recommendation from sketchy.

    xx

    • rachel03291
      rachel03291 marey

      Posted

      Thanks for the reply I am going to try some iron tabs but my. Iron s 134 dnt np if thay is normal 
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