Ferritin decrease to 90ng from 115ng enough to increase RLS or augmentation risk?
Posted: Sat Sep 24, 2016 5:20 pm
Another clue in my RLS puzzle? Quick backstory: have severe RLS (legs, arms, trunk), started .125mg pramipexole Aug. 16, 2016, complete relief until Sept. 6, 2016. Had augmentation on sinemet in the mid-90's so suspected it again. Neuro raised dose to .25mg. Didn't help.
Had my ferritin level checked this week. It's dropped from 115ng/mL in Aug, 2015 to 90ng/mL (Sept, 2016). Don't know enough about iron levels to know how to quantify this drop (minor?). Neuro did not do a transferrin saturation test.
Questions:
1. Is drop big enough to be increasing RLS and/or leading to augmentation?
2. Should I request transferrin saturation test?
3. Should I start supplementing?
4. If yes to supplementing, am I correct in that the best way is to take 325mg ferrous sulfate (65mg elemental iron) on an empty stomach with orange juice?
Thank you in advance!
MadMom
Had my ferritin level checked this week. It's dropped from 115ng/mL in Aug, 2015 to 90ng/mL (Sept, 2016). Don't know enough about iron levels to know how to quantify this drop (minor?). Neuro did not do a transferrin saturation test.
Questions:
1. Is drop big enough to be increasing RLS and/or leading to augmentation?
2. Should I request transferrin saturation test?
3. Should I start supplementing?
4. If yes to supplementing, am I correct in that the best way is to take 325mg ferrous sulfate (65mg elemental iron) on an empty stomach with orange juice?
Thank you in advance!
MadMom