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by satipler
Thu Oct 01, 2009 9:17 pm
Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
Topic: Ferritin and iron
Replies: 28
Views: 11685

Thanks for your input, everyone!

I plan to start taking iron, 325 mg, this weekend and see if it helps after a month or so. I'm also going to stay off the fluoxetine and see if that helps as well. There's another side effect that I'm not too happy about anyway (TMI for the forum) I don't think my dr. is fighting me on this, I just ...
by satipler
Wed Sep 30, 2009 8:40 pm
Forum: Non-prescription Medicines, Supplements, Diet
Topic: Ferritin and iron
Replies: 28
Views: 11685

Ferritin is "normal" at 40 :0

I learned in a recent newsletter (Nightwalkers?) that for RLS sufferers, a ferritin level under 50 needs supplementation. I contacted my dr's office who agreed to test my ferritin as well as overall iron and a CBC (see last paragraph as to my reasoning). When I went in to get the lab slip I gave the...
by satipler
Mon Nov 17, 2008 11:16 pm
Forum: Just Joined?
Topic: Greetings from Buffalo NY
Replies: 11
Views: 1932

I'll be talking to my dr. tomorrow about doing an iron test, along with testing other levels such as my magnesium and b-complex if that's possible. I'm not new to RLS (been suffering for at least 10 years) but I am new to the message board; so hello everyone! P.S. My nickname is "Twitchy"