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Ferritin levels drop from 260 to 86 in one month?

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Still normal: Did you have any bleeding between the two tests? The level is still normal. See this site for more info. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003490.htm.

Answered 7/25/2013

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My ferritin is 4.4 I had heavy period, what if Ferritin drops under zero? Is it an emergency? Also my iron is 26 and my blood in Hemolysis. Is 330 mg of Ferrous Fumarate every 12 hours enough to raise levels? I can barely function, struggle to walk?

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29 weeks pregnant. Ferritin level is 6.8, Hb 12.5. On iron supplement but BP staying low. Especially drops when laying down to 88/44. My head spins and I feel weak when I am laying down on my side. So I stay sitting up to feel a bit better.

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A member asked:

Intermittent fatigue, light-headedness, BP drops to 90/60 when standing. ECG, exercise stress echo, Holter all normal. Vegan diet from 2019. Could ferritin level drop from 120ng/mL in 2015 to 40ng/mL in 2022 cause this?

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A member asked:

I got prescribed iron tablets, ferrous fumarate 330 mg, folic acid B12 and vitamin C. My Iron level is 26, ferritin 4.4. Blood in hemolysis. Meantime I can barely walk and my glucose drop fast. Will the iron tablets help? Are they safe?

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A member asked:

I'm fasting this month, can I still increaser ferritin levels by taking my tabs at night between 22pm and 3am basically? or avoid decrease?

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