Low Ferritin, Hair Loss and Hypothyroidism Explained
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- Low ferritin (and thus low iron) is extremely common in hypothyroidism.
Low thyroid states cause an increased risk for developing iron deficiency due to the fact that iron is required for iron absorption.
In addition, low ferritin causes symptoms that mimic hypothyroidism such as:
- Fatigue or low energy
- Hair loss
- Inability to exercise
- GI related issues
- Immune-related issues
There is a difference between iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia that must be addressed if you want to fix the problem.
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Thankyou so much, this is exactly what happened with me, low ferritin and hypothyroidism
My ferritin level is 30 and my iron level in the blood is 52. The thyroid hormones are normal. I lost 60% of my hair in the last 6 months. About 400 hairs are shedding every day. My nails stopped growing which typically grew so fast. This is frightening 😞. Now taking iron pills. I think that vegeterian diet for 10 years wasn't worth it in the end😞.
Meat eaters dont get more iron necessarily. Depends on what you eat.
Just supplement some iron and youll be fine.
May I ask whether taking iron has got your hair back, at all?
Get a infusion
Spatone is (in my opinion) the best iron supplement!
@@breathedeep. Mega Foods is the absolute best iron/blood builder. My ferritin levels went up 21 points in 4 weeks on it
Thank you! You answered a lot of my health issues questions that no Dr. Could do before. I am sincerely thankful 💐
Happy to help!
@@drwestinchilds - what is the liquid iron that you recommend? I kept replaying the video…and it seems you never tell us the brand???
So true & great video! I've pretty much been a size 4 & 5'9" most of my adult life, and I've been strength training since I was 18. Shortly after I hit 40yrs old I found I was ridiculously tired & my hair was thinning. I'd rarely been to a doctor other than for routine care but they still treated me like I was just drama. I was told by 3 different doctors (including my OB/Gyn) that it was just part of aging--no way did I have any health issues because my appearance was "fine". Yep, you're 40, time to throw in the towel! Finally I found an MD willing to to do some labs & found that I was hypothyroid (TSH was 12). She was shocked but refused to put me on an ND (she told me it was "pass'e") she also wasn't bothered by my Ferritin when it came back at 21 (normal to labs but under the optimal levels as you mentioned & I only found that through the interenet!). I found an endo willing to work w/me & she allowed me to take iron as well. My ferritin is now at 58 & after about 2yrs my hair is back to what it was. I will try out the liquid iron you recommend. Thanks for your vids, please keep them coming😊
Mel C May I ask how did you raise your ferritin? I have been struggling to raise mine. At one point it was 17 and the doctor said it was no big deal!! I’m so frustrated with doctors lately! I purchased Feosol Ferrous Sulfate tablets from CVS and also another iron supplement containing iron ferrous bisglycinate chelate. Do you mind sharing how you raised your iron? Thank you either way🙏🏻
Of course I would love to share & if I can help one person it would be a Blessing. I looked at many brands as I was concerned about causing stomach troubles or bathroom issues (sorry if TMI but it's a big concern with iron supplements!). I found two different brands & asked my endocrinologist about them. She was okay with me using one in the afternoon & the other in the evening (with food). I chose Ferretts Iron Supplement and Feosol Carbonyl Iron based on some research and reviews from Amazon & other sites. I eat a healthy diet with plenty of dark greens, cashews, lentils (all high in iron) but apparently I could not get enough iron. This combination has worked for me for the last 2 years & I've had no stomach trouble. Just be sure to have your levels checked at least every 6 months. I saw a difference in my hair & fatigue, I hope this helps you!
Mel C THANK YOU so much for your kindness and generosity in replying back to me!! 🙏🏻🙌🏻 I will definitely give those two that you mentioned a try. I have Hashimotos but otherwise normal thyroid but I feel exhausted and my hair falling out and Im afraid it will start thinning. I am trying to cover all my bases in regards to my health so I don’t feel so bad anymore. Only other thing is that my vitamin D is low and high cholesterol; everything else is ok (atleast all that I was tested for). Thank you again 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💜
Francesca Lafügüzar hi Francescoa! I'm hypothyroid as well... used to have angina and high cholesterol levels, hair loss, etc. You might want to look into a whole food, plant based diet. This diet is full of fiber, minerals, vitamins and antioxidants, zero dietary cholesterol and little saturated fat. I got my cholesterol down from 248 to 160, lost the angina within 3 months, went from 162 to 137 pounds over the course of two years, got my hair back... all without statins or other prescription medications... or having to restrict food. If you're interested in learning more, Google Dr. Micheal Greger or Dr. Joel Fuhrman. Dr Greger has an app to get you started, called "the daily dozen", which can help you track, by checking off the recommended amounts of the foods required to get a well balanced diet.
Laurie Paris Hi Laurie! Thank you so much for taking time out of your precious day to write this to me! I feel blessed! I will definitely look into your suggestions. For now I have cut out coffee and soda. Next I need to do an overhaul of my meals. My doctor did not help me with any thyroid medication since my TSH is “normal” range (I have Hashimotos/ high thyroid antibodies). All she suggested was that I have chronic fatigue syndrome so she could prescribe me cymbalta. I took one pill and hated it. So I will check out the doctors you mentioned! Thanks again ❣️🙏🏻
Best video on this topic I’ve seen! So easy to understand and I finally understand what I need to do and how it is inter related. It’s a chicken and egg situation. I’m hoping the Ferratin will fix my anemia and then fix my hypothyroid and then other related issues in my cycles , hairless and fatigue! Thank you!!
Very well done video - thank you.
Ignore serum iron. It’s a very acute phase value and reflects what is circulating at the time. Can give heaps of iron and have it not move: as I learnt with one of my patients the hard way
Was your patient absorbing it? Low stomach acid? Caffeine/tannins/oxalates?
@@vanessac1965 good question
You named all of the symptoms and I had each one.
Thank you that was very help full
This was great! Thank You
Opened my eyes to my issues. Thank You for your hard work
Welcome!
@@drwestinchildsPLEASE SLOW DOWN HOW YOURE SPEAKING. WOW. ITS TOO FAST!
This is my issue. My iron/ferritin and vit. d levels are abysmal and my hair loss has never bounced back from when I initially lost a lot during my hyperthyroidism. I had a total thyroidectomy in 2014 and my thyroid levels are good but despite that my hair has just remained thin. I’m taking supplements to hopefully help.
Excellent video!
This is really good. Thank you so much.
No problem!
This is a very good video! Thanks.
Welcome!
Omg I've been suffering from low ferritin for nearly 3 years! I'm finally getting an iron transfusion on Tuesday.
How do you feel after iron infusion?
How do you feel now
@connierubio4906 still tired but definitely better than I was. I have hormonal issues so I'm not sure what is doing what right now!!
@connierubio4906 definitely a bit better (I'm not out of breath anymore) but I'm still tired. I have other health issues which might be causing the fatigue
Randomly found your channel you have helped a lot . Great lecture
Glad you found it helpful!
Very helpful. I see why I got a goiter and asthma.ignoring the anemia
Wow!!! Amazing you get it!! Exactly my issue! Dr didn't care because I no longer had anemia. Wasn't till I was in bed having 40 plus heart palpitations and crazy anxiety that I myself doing research finally found out it was my low iron that I had had for over a year. Now I don't have thyroid issue that I know of .. cause Dr always says my levels are fine. But thank you!! Thank you!!
Wow, can low iron cause palpitations?
a lot of doctors are sadly idiots these days and uneducated trust me.
@@melissajohnson9421Absolutely! Huge sign your levels are low.
Thankful for your videos
Great explanation. Thank you
Welcome!
Excellent video and beautifully explained! Thank you for that level of information.
Welcome!
Thank you for this video! My ferritin level are 11 out of 150!
Dr. Childs....thank you for this valuable information......as my ferritin level is 23 and also I have borderline hypothyroidism but at d same
time my Haemoglobin level is 14.7...I will start iron liquid henceforth
No problem!
Thank you so much.
My family doctor takes 2 months to get into but I finally am seeing him this week . I’ve had cold hands and feet ,
Purple/blue finger nails , shortness of breath just coming up the stairs as a 23 year old ...for months now . Maybe even years thinking about it . I always thought it was just from my anxiety but it’s gotta be iron or maybe thyroid .. I’m tired of guessing so let’s hope I get it figured out . Thanks for the info
You're welcome!
Hope you're ok now..
Hi.How is your symptom now?
Thank you so much for this info. I'm losing hair and feeling tired but my doctor says that every thing is ok. I was just researching what Ferritin was and mine is 31
Same!!
Mine is 7!
@@tthomas at the beginning it was 10. It got up to 31 after a month of taking Blood Builder.
@@rachellepierrot6452 I'm taking that too since about 2 weeks ago. Praying my hair will get back on track🙏🙏🙏
31 is low
Very helpful, thank you. Been taking liquid iron and now, I am constipated. I still "go" because I drink a lot of water and eat fruits and vegetables a lot too, but definitely constipated. My hair is nothing like it used to be. Been shedding for years. My greatest challenge is I have gut issues so struggle to digest proteins it seems. I am so so fed up and sad.
There are two types of iron the one that you want should be visible based green vegetable based chlorophyll cruciferous these are the iron that we should be taking avoid anything that contains fortified iron or heme iron
@@sonja0707 You are spreading false information. Heme iron is the best iron for our bodies and eating fortified irons is a good and healthy way to raise iron levels. Our bodies can only absorb 3% of non heme iron because it's not meant for our bodies to absorb
If you aren't craving liver, spinach and other iron-rich foods, you may not need more iron. Sometimes, if you have access to a wide range of foods and you don't feel like eating liver, etc., your body may not be storing what it doesn't need. Cod liver oil can raise your ferritin levels but be careful, you need to watch out for adverse effects and to err on the side of caution: you really only need a tiny little bit per day; stop if it makes you feel bad.
I would humbly suggest the carnivore diet; it was the ONLY way I healed my gut issues and hair loss.
Incorporate 2 prunes a day to your diet so you won't be constipated or 1 ounce of prune juice daily and take Magnesium Citrate at night you will be regular. Hope this helps.
omg, I can't thank you enough. I have been on eltroxin since 12. I am now 36. I just had my blood tests done bc my hair was thinning and I was tired. I used to run 6 km a day and life was great! However, My platelet count was very low, below the reference range. Everything was red tagged but told not to worry. My iron was so low too. She said that I was anemic however not to worry about it. Time for me to get a new doctor. I also had a low count of neutrophils..... Thank you as this was very helpful to me! Susan
Thank you so much for your help and thoughts. Yes, I went online last night. There are many people who are like us and have lost clumps of hair. I went online and ordered this vitamin which has folic acid, ferritin, iodine, vitamin C, B12 and B6. So many reviewers claimed that there hair started to grow back, that they got their energy back but I do get horrible leg cramps even though I am tiny. So many people said once they started on this Vitamin their leg cramps disappeared. For 19.00 I purchased 90 tabs. It is worth a try and I hope to gawd it works. If you want to know the name of this vegan supplement please let me know. Also, there is a class action law suit (I am not involved in this but read it on the FDA website) and the hair products called WEN causes significant hair loss. You are right, we have to take care of ourselves. Many doctors don't have the time to care! Thanks once again for your thoughts. Susan. 😊
+Animals Are Our Angels hi yes I would very much appreciate if you could let me know what the name of the vegan free vitamin is.i need to order it also
@animalsareourangels.. Hey, I'd also like to know what this vegan supplement is...
Animals Are Our Angels i would love to know the name of this vitamin
In regards to the platelets, there isn't much to do when they are low (unless they are life-threateningly low) but there is something to be done about the red blood cells being low.
Thank you!! Going out to buy ferritin right now
Its a marker of the storage form of iron, not a nutrient.
I’m here because my ferritin level is 11 and dr says I’m not anemic. She doesn’t seem concerned,yet I’ve just had a health scare.I had a cold and was poorly for two months after that with swollen glands,jaw pain,fever,hoarseness,weight loss ,yet more fatigue.Had ENT tests,asked for thyroid function test and all came back normal. Years of health issues that DRs never seem to get to the bottom of.
This video makes so much sense,I wish our DRs would help us more.
Get a new doctor my ferritin levels are 36 and I have symptoms such hair hair thinning, fatigue, brittle nails, cold feet
Me too. My ferritin is 30, always fatigued. Hair fall is ridiculous. Getting an iron infusion on Tuesday after 3 years of being fobbed off as a hypo
@@allisondougherty7937It is ridiculous! I can’t stand the gaslighting.
My ferritin is 15 my iron saturation is fine! My B12 is high and my vitamin yd is high . I’m passed menapause . I’m exhausted forget exercise. I also have COPD and asthma ! I have had awful digestion and gastrointestinal . I eat no carb for 15 years . Keto and now carnivore still exhaustedwwight is fine a little more fat though.🤷♀️
@@seascape185 yeh my B12 was high too. It’s so hard trying to get things balanced!
What are your thoughts on low copper effecting iron levels? Dr morley robbins advocates this.
I used to be on Medrol 16mg for 4 months and methotrexate for 3 months, I believe these two played a role in my thyroid getting screwed and dropping my ferritin to 25 from 40.
Do you have a recommended liquid iron supplement brand? Thank your for this very useful info!
Floradix
I have diabetes chronic renal disease and pernicious anemia and angina. My ferritin level is 13 . Am I at risk of heart attack. I have been put on a coarse of Ferrous fumarate but I'm still very lethargic and breathless. I found your comments very informative. Thank you
You're welcome!
The only iron I absorb is Jarrow’s IronSorb WITH LACTOFERRIN. I took 18mg iron for 3 mos and my ferritin went from 21 to 11! The lactoferrin is noticeable in 3 days. In a week, Im like a new woman! I only take it for 60 days about 3x a yr. I cant get my iron to stay up 🤷🏼♀️
My ferritin has been 7 and iron saturation 3% for the past year despite eating iron rich foods and taking 20 mg liquid iron daily. I literally feel like death, every day. I have gluten intolerance, low thyroid, and I'm sure my magnesium levels are not adequate. I believe this all started with a submucosal leiomyoma (fibroid tumor) that I had surgically removed 5 months ago due to severe menstrual bleeding. The problem did not resolve after the surgery. Trying progesterone cream now. Hoping my current primary care doctor is going to send me for a transfusion so I can feel somewhat normal again.
How are you doing now? Did you figure it out?
You cannot consume tannins when you are eating meat and taking iron supplements as it messes with absorption.
It sounds like you have estrogen dominance because fibroids are a symptom.
Please work on your thyroid. Especially iodine..
Wow great video. Learned soooo much. Thank you. Keep it up.
Thanks!
I used to have shiny, thick curly hair. I started taking birth control and it became dry, shriveled up, started falling out in masses. They say don’t stress, but they way my hair was falling out, it was pretty hard not to. It’s been a year since I took the horrible birth control implant out. I only had it in 2 months before I started noticing my hair fall out. To this day, my hair hasn’t stopped falling out. I got some blood work done in the earlier part of the year, now looking back, my ferritin at that point was only 15! I hope taking iron helps my hair grow back! I have never felt so ugly before. I’m only 26. I’m not ready to spend the rest of my life like this.
Iron may help with your hair loss but you'll also want to look at other factors such as your hormones.
I have endometriosis so my hormones are always outta whack. My iron is super low due to heavy bleeding. Hair loss is just insane for me. I totally I understand how it effects self esteem. It's so frustrating.
I started taking some ferrous ascorbate iron pills about 2.5 weeks, I have seen the hair breakage start slow down and start to return to the texture that it was before. It's not there 100%, but I think I will see major improvement with prolonged use.
@@curlydiva2948 great to know that you're doing better! Do keep this post active with updates :)
What happened now? Is your lost hair back?
Thamks
Ferritin is a PROXY for how much iron you're storing.
Mine is 19, but my iron is normal. Hmmm... I think I'm just not going to worry too much about this, at least not right now. My hair and nails grow super fast. Great video - thanks.
I was looking for the link to the liquid iron supplement you were talking about
I am aniemic I have had four blood transfusion my hair was falling out but since.I have been taking iron and Thyroid complete my is changing for the better
What happened now? Is your lost hair back?
My waist length hair started falling out in May. I have been tested for thyroid problems but everything came back normal. My iron was okay. My vitamin D was a 1 so I was placed on 10,000 units per day. I can barely get out of bed anymore. I can't catch my breath after doing things like putting on my shoes or walking to the couch. When my groceries are delivered I have to put away the cold stuff and take a nap before even attempting to put the rest away. Sometimes it takes 2 days to complete a task that used to take me 10 or 15 minutes. Everything hurts all the time. This has been going on and getting steadily worse for the past 5 years. Every doctor runs a few tests says I'm fine and refers me to another specialist if I insist they keep looking. So far I've seen my primary care doctor, endocrinologist, rheumatologist, neurologist, psychologist (anxiety), cardiologist and a gastroenterologist. I've had more scans and bloodwork in the past 4 months than I have my entire life... but I don't think any of them have checked my ferritin levels. I've never even heard of this before. I take iron once or twice a week because I have trouble with anemia but it's too hard on my stomach to take daily. Could this be masking an iron deficiency? My body wasn't storing vitamin D, could it be the same with iron? I'm so tired of feeling like this. All I want to do is sleep.
My vitamin d was at 17 and ferritin at 11, I could not get up in the mornings, my bones were hurting, I was spending weekends on sleeping being only 26 years old! Plus I had mood swings... You should definitely check your vitamins and iron level before you let the "doctors" prescribe you strong medicines. Wish you all the best!
So you are not fine. See his other videos. Get your scores.
Hey how you feel now? 😊
Supplement daily with slow release iron. It won't upset your stomach. Check your diet. Keep looking. Something is wrong somewhere.
also, what meds are you on? They all have side-effects.
Thank you so much for the video and we appreciate it a lot I don’t know if you’re gonna reply to my comment or not, but my ferritin is 6 ,,, and the doctor said your body is making iron but I cannot restore it ,and also I have Lo thyroid and I take levothyroxine for over 20 years but I am tired all the time and my hair is full and it’s very thin what do you recommend for me to do?????? please let me know thank you so much and God bless you🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💐
Thank you for the informational video 🙏🌺 where can I buy the iron in liquid? There is no link found?
Thank you!
Amazon has a bunch of versions that you can look into!
Just had my ferritin checked, I am at a 4!
😮 Hemoglobin is 10.8. I had all the signs hair loss, ringing in ears, tingling, fatigue and inability to workout for long. Got to love being a woman! Bought an iron skillet and some Floradex. I eat steak and mussels a ton to. Hope to get it up soon !!
How has everything gone so far?
@@rockstarofredondo Iron is up to a 21 and hemoglobin is an 11.8. So better! I truly believe this can be fixed through food. The Floradex made me nauseous, so only took it a handful of times.
Also, try to buy produce directly from the farmers market/local farm. They on average have more nutrients, iron is a big one, than store bought food.
Did u get a solution? My friend too has this isssue... Want to check
How is it now??!!!!
@@mehabhatt4623 actually getting retested tomorrow. I’ll update then. Dr. might push for iron infusions if it’s still low. Eating mostly carnivore now. Bison, steak and seafood mostly.
Hello, great video by the way, thank you!so since I was 9yrs old I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism and at age 15 I had severe anemia. Last year in 2016 had a blood transfusion because my hemoglobin was at 6.6 g/dL. It's been great until Sept of this yr. when I consistently kept getting dizzy and tired quickly, I went to my school dr and I got a ferritin test, the results for my ferritin was 3ng/mL. I did some research and found it's best to get a bone marrow biopsy, do you recommend this?. I just bought liquid iron so hopefully that works too.
I don't think you need to get a bone marrow biopsy unless your red blood cells look abnormal under microscopic evaluation (or you have issues with immature white blood cells, etc.).
My ferritan level is a 34. I’m losing hair before thyroid medication and more after.. it says 70 optimal in your other videos.. should I take some iron at 34 level? Is that considered low ? Thanks so much! Your the best
Can you cover iron in menopausal women with hypothyroidism. Thanks
As part of iron supplementation, I have B12 question. My B12 is dismal- about 300. But when I try iron supplements that have huge amounts of B12 in them, I break out immediately. I've read that when people who are prone to acne (me) supplement B12, we get acne-causing bacteria pumping out molecules that cause inflammatory acne. I've noticed this with iron supplementation and with B12 supplementation, so I tend not to last very long with either. I'd like to try Floravital, but again, it contains about 200% of the RDA for B12. The iron supplements that don't contain B12 are usually capsules that don't really help boost ferritin levels. What do people like me do? TIA!
Spatone, try the sachets. I have the same issues with tablets that have b vitamins, especially b12. It's always difficult when you have to take into consideration our acne prone skin.
Dr Childs my ferritin Is on the lower side at 23 but everything else is good I think, iron saturation is 119, tibc 320, iron saturation 37… I’m taking a plant based supplement but not sure if I should continue everyday? Thanks for all of your informative videos!
Great video! About 7 years ago I was in search for answers as to why I was loosing my hair by the handful and was extremely fatigue. Blood work came back and told me I had hypothyroidism. I tough it was strange bc I always associated hypothyroidism with having weight issues/ low metabolism. I’m 5’4” and was weighing about 120 lbs, otherwise healthy. Anyway, started synthroid. And here I am 7 years later with all the same symptoms I has before. No real answers until now. On my recent labs it shows my Iron level 11L, ferritin 2L, hemoglobin 9.9L, and hematocrit 34.9L. That’s crazy low….no wonder i sleep 10 hours at night and still need a nap. I starting taking liquid iron, liquid B12 and liquid D3. Praying this is the answer to my prayers for the past 7 years and my hair stops falling out and starts to grow back!!
My GP is the one who discovered my iron deficient anemia. Do you think I need to see a hematologist?
Any update?
@@Sirie7206 well, I got my iron up to 126 and ferritin to 10 which is still low but my red blood cell count was high. I stopped taking my iron out of fear of blood clots. I would take my iron every now and again but every day as before. Fast forward 6 months later. Last month I had my levels checked again. Iron was 31 and ferritin was 3 😩. I’m back on my daily dose of liquid iron along with my other supplements. Hair loss never got better, even with my level’s higher. I would like to get my iron up to the higher side of the normal range and also get my ferritin level normal as well, hopefully then I would see a change in my hair. It’s extremely frustrating as to why I can’t keep my iron levels from dropping. I’m beginning to wonder if I have an absorption issue, I’m just starting to work on my gut health but I know that will be a long process.
As far as my thyroid condition, I’ve been on the same dosage for about 10 years.
@@BekE0213 I think we might need copper. You should get an HTMA test done to see which minerals you really need. I watched one lady’s video who has Hashimoto’s and had iron deficiency anemia. She got her levels up with copper. We may have an imbalance of the two. I am also working on my gut issues to see if that solves anything. I’ve tried everything from infusions to supplements and nothing keeps my ferritin at optimal. It might just be a copper to iron imbalance.
@@Sirie7206 I agree! I was just reading about the benefits of copper! Another thing you might want to read up on is iodine. I think we may also have an iodine deficiency. Look up the supplement Detoxadine and the benefits. I’m ordering that for me as well. Thank you for the info, I think im going to order me a copper water bottle right now.
@@BekE0213 vitamin C helps iron absorption. Do you think your vit C levels might be low?
my last check is F 18 IR was 87 also have hashimoto's disease among tons of other things
Wow! I have complained about hair loss and fatigue to my PCP for 3 years! She prescribed me a low dose, over the counter iron pill to take 1 per day, although I was borderline anemia. She checked my thyroid which is fine. I finally went to Dermatologist who checked my ferratin levels which are at 17! 17! Why didn't my PCP catch this a few months ago? Anywho! I was prescribed some high dose iron to take until I get my ferratin up. 3 years! Darn ferratin... Never knew
@Bethany Smith Bethany, I am taking Ferrous Gluconate 324mg 3 times per day. She gave me a year supply as she said it will take 6 months to a year to normalize. Ugh. It's been a couple of months and I've been taking them twice per day mostly. I do feel some slight improvement however. I sure hope things work out for you.
@@frequentmyfrequency7115 has the lost hair started to grow?
My Ferritin is 6L, my Iron total is 33L, my % of Saturation is 8L, my Iron binding capacity is 413 and my Hemoglobin is 12.9L. I have experienced significant hair loss over the pass year along with low energy. I have GI issues already. My GI says there’s no blood in my stool and wants to refer me to a hematologist pending a colonoscopy. What product would you recommend? Could you send me some info so I can buy some supplementation?
Thanks for this interesting video. I had my iron panel done lately and feel somewhat double-binded. My ferritin is 42, which might suggest supplementation, but my transferrin saturation is 49% which might suggest that I should eat less iron-rich food. Does these somewhat paradoxical measures indicate anything in particular, as for instance a liver reluctant to produce sufficient amount of transferrin? Would you supplement in my case? Thank you.
have you figured that out, my sat is 45% and ferritin is 40
I have congenital hypothyroidism. However my ferritin levels are high.
I am practicing a Ketogenic Nutrition plan.
My levothyroxin was recently lowered by .5 mcg.
I feel pretty great. But, I saw that high ferritin can cause organ damage. So, I would like more information.
Could you please share your thoughts?
what is your recommended brand of liquid iron?
My iron was really high for the first time in years. I am happy about it. However, my ferritin remains low at 12. Why????? Thank you for the information.
This is great information for someone with issues with iron but sir can you slow down? I’m dizzy just trying to understand you.
If it's too fast you can slow down the speed in the options setting :)
Tq dr...
Thank you this is very helpful ! I was having severe hair loss. I have ferritin of 6 but they didn’t do an iron level test but is that the same as hemoglobin? What is Tibc. ? Also have iodine and zinc deficiency and lots of hypothyroid symptoms.
This sounds like me, how are you doing now? I hope you found a solution for all this.
@@magomago7819 not entirely but I did find some help with taking iron, zinc and thyroid supprt pills. I did also implement a better regimen with oiling my hair with coconut oil, and sometimes red onion oil. Overall helped but still have times when the hair fall increases with stress or diet
Never heard this one before.
I have been recently diagnosed with Anemia of Chronic Diease. It took my Hemotologist like a decade to diagnose it. She's leaving up to my GP to find the chronic disease. My GP has left the hospital so I'm in seach of a new. I have told my doctors for two decades something is wrong with my thyroid. They take labs and the values come back at the beginning of the normal range. I have no clue of what to do. I just ordered a high potency liquid iron to prevent me from getting iron by iv. This iron deficiency is so complex.
Thank you for this video. I have Hashimoto's and I have hemoglobin level of 8 (should be at least 12) and a ferritin of 3 (almost nonexistent). I feel horrible all the time. 😢
And what u doing fr ur health ?
Susie Thomas are u loosing hair
Got rid of my Hashi when i stopped eating gluten. Also stopped my vitiligo.
Get liquid chlorophyll now foods brand, and liquid iron now foods brand
Hope you’re better now :(
I have hashimotos. How common is mthfr gene mutation if only your ferritin levels are low? Where and how should we test for that?
what dosage and what time is the best for iron liquid?
I have sickle cell trait, low ferratin levels and I’m menopausal. I’m taking vitamins for pregnancy as my hair is thinning and my eyebrows are disappearing? I’m also drinking a Vit C dispersible drink most mornings. My doctor says my thyroid and ferratin levels are low but nothing to worry about. My hair isn’t growing which is weird, even though I’m taking supplements, but it is getting thinner. I do have fatigue too! Really stuck on what to do? I feel like I’m not absorbing nutrients as I can’t see/feel any difference? My skin is great. The whites of my eyes are slightly yellow.
Thank you so much for this video! If serum iron levels are 122 ug/dl but ferritin levels are 18 ng/ ml should I be supplementing with iron?
I can't remember the units off the top of my head but if those are the units used in the US then yes.
Thank you Doctor 🥼 my ferritin is 3 hemoglobin 9 with lots of hair fall and I have hypothyroidism going to doctor tomorrow
It is heart warming to hear silence again without sound disturbance, all thanks to Dr iyaremoses on CZcams for his medicine to cure hypothyroidism...
What kind of liquid iron and where do you get it?
Need to call you out on what you consider to be optimal ferritin level - lotta research has been done lately and the correct level is somewhere between 70 and 100.
There’s been a lot of suffering because of those low numbers and the ridiculously wide ranges. I for one was put off for years and years because my ferritin was 45 and I felt like crap. It wasn’t till I got it up to at least 70 that I started feeling like a regular person.
People you need to listen to your bodies if your ferritin levels at 45 and you still feel terrible then keep taking your iron supplements until you get it where it needs to be. And at that point keep monitoring it so it doesn’t fall back down because that can easily happen if you stop taking the supplements altogether. Don’t let any doctor tell you what’s right and what’s wrong. Follow your inner voice that’s what it’s there for. . My prayers go out to all of you who suffer from low iron and low ferritin- it is certainly not any fun at all. All my love Xxoo. Deb
Feel free to link to the research you are citing here and I will take a look :)
Omg that's the thing I'm searching about. My ferritin lvl is at 50 and feeling same like crap. And the doc say everytime everything is good blabla but I'm feeling bad. I can't trust doctors anymore. Good lvl start at 70 or 80. Thx
I always say that Ferritin is the pantry. The extra for emergencies.
I’d like these videos more if there was also natural food based suggestion for increasing nutrients. Thank you for the info
Welcome! Unfortunately, most people with low ferritin suffer from malabsorption, so food options usually don't help.
What’s the conversion numbers for Australians ? Our minimum range is (2.10 - 3.80) and I’m 1.75 ? Please help my spleen aches and I have hair loss and don’t know what to do
Thank you for explaining this topic. What happens in a case where the body does not readily absorb ferritin? Is there a way to treat this condition so that the body will be able to absorb iron supplements and help with the chronic fatigue and low energy levels?
Yes, you can take some supplements with the iron to increase the absorption (such as vitamin c) or you can look at problems in the GI tract which are preventing absorption from occurring.
I'm double mthfr zygote...and hashimoto's...can you please discuss? Thanks
I have low ferritin, I have thyroid and I have hairfall. But even though I don't have PCOS, my Androgen is high ( 311ug/dl) but in the report it showed that upto 380 is normal. But I think androgen is still high. Any suggestions for me doctor? I m taking Ferritin pills, but I don't levothyroxine because after taking it I experienced massive hair shed.
What was the supplement that was recommended?
thank you
You're welcome!
I think this is happening to me. I feel terrible. I have most of the symptoms and hypothyroidism. My doctor only checked to see if I was anemic which I'm not. So I have been to one doctor after another trying to figure out what's wrong with me. My levothyroxine was slightly increased and now that's in normal range. I pray that I'll find a doctor that can help me . I've never felt this bad in my life. So depressing.
It should be mandatory to ask for iron levels. Specially in women in menstruation ages.
Hi im in Australia been on a coarse of vitamin b12 injections but still loosing my hair so im booked in tomorrow for a scalp biopsy to try make a diagnosis! Its been very stressful to say the least!😔
Sorry to hear that! It does sound like you are taking all of the right steps, though.
Pls provide subtitles in the video that would be very helpful bcoz u talk so fast.
your videos are gold! Thank you so much, Dr. Childs. I just learned about all this recently and no doctor's ever told me or made the connection even though I used to get iv iron because I was so anemic already over a decade ago constantly complaining about (almost all) thyroid symptoms. I used to TRUST them blindly - BIG MISTAKE!!! pfffffh :-( Most doctors are kind of useless imho. You have to educate yourself about your condition.
Unfortunately, I completely agree!
Doesn't ferritin and iron work the same way?
I have covid hair loss I'm on iron now but they wanted me to take ferritin supplements too? Can you please explain.
Thank you, Colleen
Ugh, ferritin is always an issue for me as well as b12. The two together are kicking my butt. My hair is 50% thinner than it should be. It’s dry, brittle. Iron infusions help but gettin* them soon enough is a struggle. As soon as ferritin drops even a little ai need infusions, not when it reaches the level that the dr says. I think I’m really sensitive to any drop.
What about B12 injections?
Can low iron or ferritin cause weakness in the legs only?
I have low ferritin and no problems with thyroid. I am confuse. My hair loss is great!
The doctor prescribe me
What are your thoughts on fe-max iron tonic by Medi Herb? For deficiency.
What about dessicated liver from ancestral supplements to supplement for iron?
I’ve had Subacute Thyroiditis 2yrs this month. Probably now permanent. My Ferritin is high, iron very high norm, rest in normal range. All the symptoms you mentioned but not low in iron. Can too much F give the same symptoms? I’m hypo hippo. Do you have videos about this?
I have hypothyroidism. My iron/ferritin has been off for months. (I do not have a cycke anymore). I have been kosing hair. I was told to take ferrous sulfate. Rechecked and was told my ferritin is low but I'm not anemic. My new doctor told me to stop taking iron, even though my ferritin is low. I decided ro keep taking iron. Seems doctors don't think low ferritin is an issue 🙄
This is so true for me I am trying to find out what’s wrong with me. For the last month I have been ill constantly, tonsillitis then as soon as I finish my antibiotics I develop a really sore throat and a chest infection, realised I have an ulcer in my mouth and people constantly saying to me that I look sickly pale and washed out. Also my hair has grown about 4 inches in the last year an a half and I have extremely dark circles under my eyes if that has anything to do with it.
Sir my hb -18 , ferritin -14 (low), T3 T4 TSH normal , vit d - 12 , what is diagnosis ?
Thanks for the video doctor ! What form of iron is best absorbed by the body ? Is Ferrous biglycinate chelate form good ? How does it equate to an equal amount of Ferrous fumarate ?
I'd like to answer that for you but I don't know from memory You can probably find out with a bit of searching on the internet, but what I do know is it seems to be good as long as it's heme iron. It's recommended that you take iron with something slightly acidic like orange juice and avoid milk products a few hours around taking it. Acid helps the absorption whereas calcium hinders it.
Dr. Can you make a video about the naming of the test? Its confusing to follow you.. example I have lab test called t4. Free (direct) 1.13,: thyroxine (t4) 6.1; then T3 uptake 27; Triiodothyronine (t3) 95...I was trying to determine my radio with reverse t3 serum 23 but cant figure out which is the right T3 to read... then theres also the free thyroxine index...please help
You said that your iron levels need to be no lower then 30 and up to 70. What if its over 120? Is that bad
I got iron infusions and the two times goes back down to what I started and my periods are not heavy at all ? I have Berret s esophagus .