Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 do you have to stop or reduce iron supplements for any period of time before getting ferritin levels checked for them to be as accurate as possible? Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 You are supposed to stop for 3 days prior to testing to get an accurate resutl. If you don't then your result will show highter than your actual levels. For instance, when I first had mine tested in December it was 14, but I had been taking 25mg of iron per day so it was probably a bit lower in actuality. The ferritin test I had done a few weeks ago was 20, but I had been taking 100mg per day, so about all I know is that I'm still really low.... I found out about not taking the iron before testing after this last test. Same goes for B-12 testing. Rie A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort. Herm Albright > > do you have to stop or reduce iron supplements for any period of time > before getting ferritin levels checked for them to be as accurate as > possible? > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.518 / Virus Database: 269.21.7/1323 - Release Date: 3/10/2008 11:07 AM Quote
Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Posted March 11, 2008 I thik I have read 48 hours to stop iron pre0testing but I would loiok i tup on the web or ask Missy on the NTH main list, she is the iron expert! -- Artistic Grooming- Hurricane WV http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/NaturalThyroidHormonesADRENALS/ http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/RT3_T3/ Quote
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