Ferritin levels

[fatsatsuma]

Can someone tell me what a healthy ferritin level is? I've been down to 7 in the past, and felt better after a month on ferrous fumerate. I'm now on 13, which according to my practice nurse is within 'normal' but I'm having loads of palpitations which were my main symptom when it was low before. Does anyone know if 13 is low? I thought approx 70 was optimum, but apparently I've never been above 21

Where I live the range is 15-150. I was down at 16 at one point and still being told by the GP that my level was 'normal' and not responsible for the palps, breathlessness, hair fall etc. It has taken me nearly three years from the initial test result to get my level above 70 and it doesn't half make a difference.

Have a look at this for some general background:

www.patient.co.uk/doctor/Non-Anaemic-Iron-Deficiency.htm

D

Thanks D, that's really helpful. I will
get myself back on the ferrous fumerate. I'm just annoyed that the nurse/GP thinks that 13 is 'all fine' when it's clearly on the low side.

Mine is 10 it's taken a year to get it up from 7.3. Not sure what's normal but I feel better than I did a year ago.

I'm a trichologist (hair & scalp specialist), & low ferritin levels are the most common cause of increased daily hair fall in women. For optimum hair growth, your level should be at least 80 ug/L! So I'd get back on the iron tablets op. To give you an idea, the level should increase by about 2 points per week, based on taking 100mg of elemental iron per day, so it will take some time to reach an optimum level.

levels are 10 to 300 with us but you r very much at lower limit of normal so wise to increase it to above 30 or so