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A member asked:

Cannot keep ferritin levels in normal range without infusions. any thoughts why this is. went from 6 to 391 and back to 14, 7 months later. ?

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Iron deficiency: anemia. Consult your pCP and obtain a hematology consultation. You may require iron supplementation and/or other bone arrow stimulants depending on the cause of your anemia.

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Answered 8/2/2020

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Hello, I have had extremely low iron, my ferritin was 4 until I recently had two iron infusions. I am still supplementing iron and accidentally took a multi vitamin with iron as well as two of my normal doses of iron. I took 100 mg in one day?

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