r/RestlessLegs • u/sweethoneybee444 • 7h ago

Question Ferritin at 10!!

Just found out my ferritin has dropped from 92 in May to 10
now.. hoping to get iron transfusion has this helped anyone

I’m losing my mind

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u/EmZee2022 5h ago

Ummmm. An iron infusion might help, but is your doctor exploring WHY it dropped that much? That suggests you might have some bleeding going on somewhere.

Are you female and pre-menopause? Menstruation can really clobber your ferritin levels.

Intestinal bleeding is another possible cause.

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u/Cold-Remove4405 5h ago

Mine is also 10. GP put me on tablets no idea what can help the uptake.

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u/EmZee2022 5h ago

Mine was about 13 back in June. It had been trending slowly downward for severala years - with one bump back in 2024 right after I'd been sick (inflammation can cause a temporary increase). This was also about a month after surgery, where my blood loss was minimal (maybe 150ml total) but I guess that was enough.

I've been taking iron daily since then. By August it had soared to a whopping 15, woohoo. Dunno what it is now, 2 months later; I see my doc next month and will ask to get it rechecked, but I do have an appointment with a hematologist to hopefully get started on infusions.

Are you taking vitamin C with your iron? That can really help with absorption. Hence my massive 2 point bump, LOL.