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> > > This is after being on 150mg of elemental iron from ferrous fumarate for
> > > 18 days.Cannot stomach that anymore so taking Solgar Gentle iron which I
> > > love.
> > >
> > > I asked for Ft3 and they did Total T3.
> > >
> > > TSH 1.96 range 0.40-4.50
> > > Ft4 1.5 range 0.8-1.8
> > > Total T3 88 range 76-181 ng/dl
> > >
> > >
> > > Iron and Total binding Capacity & saturation
> > >
> > > Total iron 68 range 40-160
> > > Iron binding capacity 367 range 250-450
> > > saturation 19 range 15-50
> > > ferritin 46 range 10-232
> > > vitamin b12 1064 range 200-1100 ( I take sublingual B-12)
> > > Serum folate 24.0 range Normal >5.4 (my vitamin mineral tablet has
> > > this in it)
> > >
> > > Had D3 hydroxyl 25 but haven't go results yet.
> > >
> > >
> > > I am on levothyroxine 88mcgs and 5mcgs Cytomel. Started Cytomel after these
> > > tests last week and feeling better. Energy a bit low.
> > >
> > > Had Chronic bloodloss in July of last year. Think I was hypo at time of
> > > taking iron then, and did not store it.
Would this Total T3 indicate that most likely Ft3 is low? I still feel a bit tired and a bit unmotivated.
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"FERRITIN test: Measures your levels of storage iron, which can be chronically low in hypothyroid patients. If your Ferritin result is less than 50, your levels are too low and can be causing problems…as well as leading you into anemia as you fall lower, which will give you symptoms similar to hypo, such as depression, achiness, fatigue. If you are in the 50′s, you are scooting by. Optimally, females shoot for 70-90 at the minimum; men tend to be above 100."