@drfayebate: Psa: Ask for your ferritin value not just whether it was normal !! Sources 📚 1. Iron supplementation in non-anaemic menstruating women with ferritin below 50 µg/L reduced fatigue - Vaucher P et al. Effect of iron supplementation on fatigue in nonanemic menstruating women with low ferritin: a randomized controlled trial. CMAJ. 2012;184(11):1247–1254. doi:10.1503/cmaj.110950 2. Martens K, DeLoughery TG. Sex, lies, and iron deficiency: a call to change ferritin reference ranges. Hematology. 2023;2023(1):617–621. doi:10.1182/hematology.2023000494
I have low ferritin and I’m struggling to absorb the iron 😫 it’s decreased from 27 to 21 since I’ve been on iron tablets. Any tips anyone? 😅 xx
2026-06-23 18:19:43
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Anique🇵🇸🇵🇸 :
get your ferritin, folate, b12, iron and total iron binding capacity aswell.
2026-06-23 17:39:49
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N A J :
My ferritin is 7, and my doctor said the average range is 8–10. However, I’ve read online that women should have ferritin levels closer to 100.
2026-06-23 18:15:34
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belly bel :
Womens health is so understudied
2026-06-29 21:49:34
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R H I A N - L I A :
I recently had a blood test and my ferritin level was 13 but it didn’t get marked as a deficiency 🙃
2026-06-23 22:08:42
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wagsnwhiskers :
My ferritin is 17 and they don’t care 😂
2026-07-28 16:05:54
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everythingneverywhere :
My ferritin is so low and they only mentioned my vitamin d
2026-06-28 23:29:05
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Rachael 💌 :
As someone also in the uk WHY are the thresholds for the levels so much lower here? My ferritin is low and symptomatic but they don’t CONSIDER it to be bad because it isn’t on their scales. I hope that makes sense
2026-07-01 10:56:56
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Maya | ECT in LDN 🪩🌺 :
My ferritin is at 3 and I’ve advocated for YEARS for help having an infusion and only just got a referral today😭
2026-06-23 19:11:13
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Elodie.xx :
My ferritin is 10, what’s the normal range for the uk.
2026-06-27 01:03:58
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maria🎱🩺 :
Watching this with a ferritin of 9🫠iron infusion been booked
2026-06-23 13:40:48
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Breakfastcharlottea :
THANK YOU!!!!!!! My ferritin has been at 15 for (at least) five years and I’ve had ‘unexplainable’ fatigue for about 10 years.
2026-07-24 18:53:33
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Loz :
My ferritin was 3 and they still refused a transfusion 😂
2026-06-24 14:18:30
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Laura Blades :
My ferritin is 5, it has been as low as 1 and has never been above 20 after multiple blood tests over the past 20 years. I’ve tried EVERY iron medication, I cannot tolerate any of them due to them all giving me gastric issues. I have insanely heavy periods. They just will not give me an iron infusion because I lead a ‘normal’ life, even though I’m tired constantly! It’s just what I’ve always been used to since starting my periods so it’s my normal but I know it’s not right! It’s so hard to be listened to!
2026-08-09 17:00:32
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Bunny Mcdougal :
I’ve suffered with low iron/ferritin since being pregnant with my 5 year old. Went to the doctors again a couple of months ago because suffering from extreme tiredness again, and the female doctor suggested that I should get up 30 minutes earlier daily and do hiiit to get more energy 👍🏼
2026-07-05 07:37:15
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Chelsea | Corporate Mum :
My ferritin is currently 5.4, having a level of 50 sounds like a dream 🙈🙈
2026-07-28 14:36:02
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Sammy :
Then what do we do. Someone tell us how to raise our ferritin levels
2026-07-29 12:36:44
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charlotte (taylor’s version) :
My ferritin is showing at 260?! What does that mean?!
2026-08-09 20:41:58
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HP :
My ferritin was 26 so was technically normal. But the lab report even said on it that under NICE guidelines under 30 would indicate iron deficiency and to consider iron replacement. Didn’t even get a call from my GP, had to chase them on the online system and got a message from receptionist that stated “tests were normal can take over the counter supplements if I wanted”. Doctors literally couldn’t care less
2026-06-24 01:31:05
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Libby Harding :
Boots do a test kit, is that any good??
2026-07-28 16:29:14
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oiadab :
Low ferritin (14) I was given ferrous sulphate which my stomach doesn’t agree with. What can I do instead? Can diet improve my ferritin to a decent level?
2026-06-25 15:33:02
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that_kitcar_girl :
How do you raise ferritin levels ?
2026-07-02 22:23:43
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Franny :
They don't want to do it! "it's not a routine test"
2026-06-26 05:06:25
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