Low ferritin doesn't matter as long as hemoglobin and hematocrit are good?

Mastodont · Jan 11, 2024

I have taken sTfr, and transferrin while on trt and low ferritin, both checked ok, but still i can also subscribe to the camp that says they feel better after donating, could the hepcidin suppression causing iron leaking into tissues be causing stiffness and general heavy feeling, or would this be just the so many times declared harmless elevated hematocrit.

xplicid01 · Jan 18, 2025

M.J said:
You wake up around two hours from sleeping.
And if very low, it affects your blood pressure as I remember. Very dangerous.

Low ferritin increase BP or decreases BP?

M.J · Feb 1, 2025

xplicid01 said:
Low ferritin increase BP or decreases BP?

I think it increase, but I am not a physician not really sure about it, but I noticed this happening with low ferritin. I only donate once every 6 month and also lowered my t dosage to achieve this number. Sorry for the late replay.

xplicid01 · Feb 1, 2025

M.J said:
I think it increase, but I am not a physician not really sure about it, but I noticed this happening with low ferritin. I only donate once every 6 month and also lowered my t dosage to achieve this number. Sorry for the late replay.

Thanks for the reply. Interesting, my ferritin went from 60 to 25 and it correlates with my sudd onset of fatigue and increased blood pressure

I'm just not sure what the mechanism of action that would cause ferritin to have any relationship with blood pressure

chriskchris · Feb 2, 2025

I can only speak for myself. You can see my thread here for more details on how I feel with ferratin. I recently discovered I had almost no ferratin (5, min was 24) and I can't keep my eyes open. Chronically feeling fatigued. High test and normal E help but I still feel sleepy. Always thought I could be anemic but always had normal hemoglobin, also normal hematocrit for the past decade.

Started iron supplements a couple weeks ago so will report back in due course of how it feels when I get the ferratin back into range. But I believe low iron is a cause of significant "low t" symptoms based on my own experience. It's a totally dreadful feeling. You never know how you feel from one day to the next.

I really don't think it huts to supplement with natural elemental iron capsules to brush your levels back into a normal range. My ferratin being low is probably from donating blood several times per year. Something I did to prevent hematocrit from going out of range on the advice of my specialist.

Also, I believe this is true based off my own experience in regards to low iron/low ferratin and elevated blood pressure. The pulse I can feel is pretty crazy and I have gotten some high readings even when I am in bed. Will obviously need more time to analyze this based on rising ferratin levels/normalized iron.

M.J · Tuesday at 3:48 PM

xplicid01 said:
Thanks for the reply. Interesting, my ferritin went from 60 to 25 and it correlates with my sudd onset of fatigue and increased blood pressure

I'm just not sure what the mechanism of action that would cause ferritin to have any relationship with blood pressure

You need to watch out, I decreased my t dose, I only donate once every 6 month. Thinking of stoping trt for 6 month to lower hemoglobin to my normal range 15. Now I each 17. I donate and go down to 16. The only way to lower my range is staying away of trt for 6 month donating and coming back on it.