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@pmgamer18 1509 wrote:

I am told by my Dr. to stop Iron pills 5 days before labs 27 yrs ago I was told my Iron levels were low and when the Dr. wanted to give me Iron shots I seen a Blood Dr. this Dr. was foreign and did not speak good English. He ran a mess of tests on me but did not tell me to stop my Iron Pills first. My labs come back to high he said to me that my Dr.’s labs must have been wrong it’s good I keep all my labs that I ever had and looking at them today it looks like being on the Iron pills showed me to high on my new labs. So now my thinking and my Dr.’s are that I have been suffering from low levels for many yrs.

Thanks Phil. Were you testing Ferritin at the time ? Or Iron ? As Ferritin is an indicator of iron storage in the blood, would this still be affected be taking iron the night before ?

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@hardasnails1973 1467 wrote:

My understanding like any supplement that is taken day before the test will show high in blood serum.

I’m currently taking 65mg elemental iron per day for about a month (the first 2 weeks I was taking 130mg per day).

My test results for ferritin before was 111, and now is 198, however I took my iron dose the night before.

Dr Mariano, can you confirm if taking the iron supplement the night before the test will effect the levels ? Or does this still show the correct blood levels.

Ie: if ones target was to get to 150-200, would this indicate that the target is met and one should drop back to maintenance dose ? Or is it required that one stops iron supplementation for a period of time before blood tests ?

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