Yes! My hematologist told me to be patient for the number to go down, as it took 66 years for this to build up. Really? No one noticed it before?? I was finally diagnosed because my GP saw that my liver enzymes were high. I had an ultra sound and an MRI to check for liver damage. I also had some exhaustion and my knees started feeling strange (later read joint issues are common). I felt like I had aged 20 years in 6 months. As far as I can find, I am the only one in my family that has this. Lucky me!! 🤔
@@ItsMeCheryl1231 Many are misdiagnosed for genetics. For the liver enzymes I recommend you research Milk Thistle , Choline , TUDCA, Dandelion. The liver is the only organ that self repairs. See a functional medicine doctor to figure out the root cause as sometimes it's caused by other things . General doctors don't connect dots unfortunately like functional medicine doctors . Best wishes
I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis about a year ago. I was at over 1200. It was found in a yearly blood test. I have been having phlebotomies to bring the iron count down. My symptoms were exhaustion and knee pain. I didn't have the skin discoloration or spoon nails. I'm not sure if I tan easily, as I haven't in the past, and have stayed out of the sun for the most part. After almost a year of phlebotomies, I am FINALLY in the normal range. My hematologist said it is hereditary. I got the gene from both parents. I have contacted as many of my family members as I could, but so far, I am the only 'lucky' one. Once my Dr. says I am at a level she is comfortable with, I only need to donate blood about 3 - 4 times a year.
@@TerryManitoba Normal is between 10 and 235. I was at 189 and she wanted me to be a bit lower. I had 3 more phlebotomies in June. I just had a blood test last Monday (9/18) when I went for my yearly GP visit. I had a blood test and was at 149 that day. I will have another test in November and will see the hematologist on 11/22.
@@ItsMeCheryl1231 Good to know THX 18 months ago I had a 625 level. 8 blood donations later (a donation ever 60 days) I am at 130 & am looking to maintain between 80 to 110 - so one more donation should get me their.
I was so anemic, my primary care doctor thought I could have internal bleeding! Adding a supplement and lean red meat twice a week solved that. Careful with iron!
I was just thinking that - I have never seen anyone without one of the genetic or other diseases with too MUCH iron - it’s so much more common to be iron deficient.
I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis two months ago. I go for my liver MRI in teo days. Weekly phlebotomy. I went undiagnosed for at least 10 years with chronic health issues.
@postwarmage2839 pain in joints, dry skin, headaches in the temples, chronic shingles outbreaks (stopped after shringrix vaccine), heart partitions, no labido, gallbladder sludge, kidney pain, feeling of liver swelling and chronic fatigue. After I got the shingles vaccine my symptoms got way worse until I started the phlebotomies.
I’ve had both. My dr told me I couldn’t get iron overload from supplements but I didn’t think that was true. It went down after I stopped iron supplements and then I got anemia again
Was diagnosed with hemochromatosis quite a few years ago and treated for it with the blood draws up tell 2020 when covid hit. For a year no blood draws where happening for the obvious reason and i moved so i changed hospitals. The first blood draw at the new hospital i got my levels and was surprised because they were near identical to the year before which should have been impossible. So after much fighting with the system i got access to me hospital records online and quickly realized the numbers were not adding up. Called my hematologist at the time and was going to tell her but she was busy tell me what she thought without asking a single question i realized it was pointless talking to her. Talked to my family doctor who likely thought i was crazy and stopped seeing the hematologist as my doctor monitored my blood work. After about six months the monitoring stopped as it became clear i did not have hemochromatosis. It's been two and half years going on three and my iron levels have never been high once and infact were close to abnormally low at one point for reasons unknown. This is of course medically impossible for someone with hemochromatosis although the irony is i do have the h63d mutation if not hemochromatosis itself. I am just a tad pissed off about that.
My husband has high ferritin, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels…he has been seen a hematologist for the past couple of months and she has tested him for everything and all tests are negative. She has tested for hemochromatosis, epo level, jak2, calr, mpl, blood cancers..he also had an echo of the heart, lung xray, and had his oxygen levels test overnight since he has sleep apnea and ALL good. She said it may be idiopathic so he is going for his first phlebotomy on June 16 to see if that helps the levels. Crazy!
I have hemochromatosis & it’s b/c we lack the enzyme needed to excrete iron from the body. We absorb normally - we just can’t get rid of it except by bleeding. Normal people can do it multiple ways. I am actually anemic right now, even with hemochromatosis. My ferritin is 3 😮 & I’m receiving iron infusions.
What about iron cookware? Could that be an issue? I only ask b/c once my iron was slightly high, and I am mostly a vegetarian and never eat read meat. I also do not take iron as a supplement. But at the time, I was cooking all the time in iron cookware. I stopped doing that and will ask to have an iron test again at my next visit to the doctor.
10:00 eating a lot of fortified food like cereal, plus the right things can get you close if not in excess of the cap. I’ve run the numbers on my vegan diet that includes cereal, pasta, and legumes, and found that it’s almost something to watch as even a bit of supplementation would take me over the recommended limit, and I exceed the limit without supplementation some days. The cereals alone can be enough if one is reckless as they can have supplement levels of iron in a single serving.
I think it’s good to donate blood because they check your blood. You can ask them for the number. Of course, a yearly exam is good, but it may not catch it in time to not have negative effects. I once had it found out that it was very high. Thank G-d, it was not ever found again.
I have hereditary hemochromatosis and diagnosed with it a few months ago. It’s a nightmare with the pain in the knuckles. I’m constantly tired and can’t sleep. My brother also has it while my sister is anemic.
MASSIVELY HELPFUL! Have a ferritin of 300, had menopause at 38, and a history of similar symptoms with my late dad. Irish heritage. Copper toxic yet deficient. When you say “sloughing off the epithelial cells - are those enterocytes in the gut? Of skin epithelial cells? Have just heard you mention salivary stones…WHOA! Never knew there was a connection - very helpful. Many thanks!
I suggest you seek a functional medicine doctor and do a liver ultrasound and check your liver through blood test also . Improving your liver can help with Milk Thistle, Choline, Curcumin, NAC . Alpha Lipoic Acid can help with chelating metals out If you can afford do a heavy metals hair sample test . The gut could be the root cause like SIBO infection which hinders normal gut function then pressures the liver and then more iron roaming around . Best wishes
@@theancientsancients1769same here started carnivore day 40 and iron 300. Have Ra and Jorgen’s salivary glands dry eyes and a collection of other issues, had sibo.
Thanks, I'm in the process of waiting for confirmation of the Hemochromatosis test to be done and currently have an iron count of 777 which of course is well over the limit (but not chronic as I am led to believe). in the meantime, I have dry eye problems and flaky skin on my legs. Hoping for Phlebotomy.
Happy Friday Dr. Dray and everyone. I remember suffering from anemia and then suffering from iron overload. So glad I no longer have those issues. You truly cannot self diagnose and need to work with your medical team to avoid these problems. Have a great weekend everyone!❤
Make sure you don't have any genetic blood disorders. If none, then you most likely have elevated ferritin due to inflammation somewhere in your body and you are truly anemic WITHOUT iron overload.
No mention of blood tests. Does that mean that iron overload cannot be diagnosed by blood work ? I test for ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC etc but my doctor insists I don't have Iron Overload My symptoms are: severe fatigue, minor stains on some areas of skin, sometimes painful fingers, erectile dysfunction and loss of libido. Local red cross will not do phlebotomy because of my age.
If your ferritin is less than 100ng/mL then you need iron. I don't just go by TIBC with my own clients. If your ferritin is indeed high, then check to make sure you don't have hemochromatosis. Check for HD63 and/or C282Y SNPs through a saliva DNA test that can be done at ancestry or 23andme. There are other places as well that can check this. Also, elevated ferritin can be caused by inflammation as well. Do a HS-CRP test to confirm.
Thanks for this video! I need to take iron supplements for restless legs syndrome. I get ferritin tests once a year, which measure stored iron - I’ll have to check with my doctor to ensure these tests also would reflect any iron overload. My father had hemochromatosis.
I have restless legs also. It is an iron metabolism problem in the brain, not just lack of ferritin. It does feel better if you keep your ferritin level around 90, which is under the 100 level recommended. I now have ferritin at 600 ( very bad!). I’m off to donate blood!
It is January 2024. And I recently consumed WAAAYYY TOO much dark chocolate 🍫. And, (because I didn't know better), I also consumed around 8 beef livers. And now my knees are literally KILLING me 😭😫!!! Too much iron freaking HURTS man!!!!
I have had iron deficiency for years and I finally got 2 iron infusions last year and now I have too high of iron. I have high ferritin and low TIBC which is scary, because they gave me iron infusions when my iron was finally normal. I don't know what they were thinking, but now I have to deal with hemochromatosis and I'm scared, because my liver enzymes are also high now.
What is your ferritin value now? I had iron infusion 3 weeka ago. My ferritin level rise sharply from 8.6 to 508 now. My skin colour has changed 3 shades darker from my original colour. I am so worried. It's ruined my appearance
Dr Dray, could you speak about light Hemosiderin stains. I have some small ones at my ankles. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of that? Thank you.
funny you've posted this today last week my friend and myself were just looking at supplements in one store we shop at and we both could see at looking at what they contained nearly all had iron in them you could have easily taken 5 different types to cover different vitamin needs they all had iron in them it had never dawned on me till seeing this today it could be so easy to get over loaded with iron you don't think about somethings I know you did say that supple ments wouldn't cause it but looking clearly at things is so important thankyou for this video today very important people are awear xx
Well water in certain parts of the country have alot of iron. If you have a tendency to accumulate iron and live on well water which is high you can be effected
Hemochromatosis is very much a northern European and specifically Irish genetic mutation. I would urge those of Irish descent to be tested if they show any symptoms.
My iron is high in my blood but my cells are up taking it well due to decades of a failure to diagnose Celiac Disease. How do I determine that my body is up taking them into the cells and not just in the blood?
Decades if failure to diagnosis of celtic disease. Yes. Irony being because of indebted servitude and slavery. It's a world wide multi ethnic disease. My Turkish and Jamaican family have a diagnosis. Many London Irish simply do not. They have rusty thinkers. 😂 Xxxx
Thanks Dr. Dray for explaining some illness if a person has too much iron in his body . Stay healthy and safe . My doctor just told me today that I have too much iron . ❤️
If you are bathing in well water, can this cause skin issues, too? Even if not fully ingesting it? We use a brita filter with our water and drink it...
I’m in my mid 50’s and for a while I was getting dry flaky skin under my eyes close to my nose. I stopped eating liverwurst (which I love), but thought the high iron in liverwurst was the cause. It has since cleared my skin in that area. Am I on the right track here ? Thank you !!
Can I ask how/where did you find out your iron level is high? Your GP should be able to assist you what you'll need next, but I am guessing you'll need regular phlebotomy?
Dr. Dray what is the difference between stored iron and iron in the body. I was tested and my stored iron was 5/232. Im using iron supplements of 65mg to raise that stored iron level.
A 5 ferritin will result in massive negative symptoms. Make sure you take copper as well considering you are not allergic or have Wilson's Disease. Copper is responsible for iron transport into ferritin. A teaspoon of cod liver oil also gives you the other co-factors needed to raise ferritin levels. Hope you are better!
Hello, I was just diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis. I also have had boils on my head and on my nose. Also, my arm pits smell sweet like rhubarb. Is this from HH?
I had 4 IV iron infusions for very low Iron and low Ferritin. My levels went too high and I had frequent every hour going to the bathroom room…not fun at night. Also my fingers hurt and I had really bad fatigue. Since then I’ve had my blood drawn and I am now at a good level. It does even out. Good to have enough Iron because we need oxygen in our blood, it’s a mixed bag you must be followed very carefully.
Another interesting and informative topic. Thanks, Dr Dray. Happy Friday!! I hope you, your sweet momma and little Tybee have a fun and blessed weekend. 💞
Happy Friday Dr. Dray! Although I don't suffer from this the presentation of this information is very interesting. Thank you. By the way I miss that black hair clip ! It looks so much nicer!
Can excess Ferritin or Iron cause frequent Hemolysis of Red Blood Cell. Also Can Vitcofol Syrup (5ml daily) cause Iron overload.. This is related to my Child who is 4.5 years old.
Very interesting! Two of my friends (one had two strokes and died from this!) have had this, so when I developed that coloration, I saw my PCP! Turned out, I was anemic, BUT I had recently started taking astaxanthin as an antioxidant. Astaxanthin is apparently made from red algae, and that coloring was being passed into the fat layer under my skin! During the very thorough exam that I had, along with a multitude of blood tests, it was found that the astaxanthin was collecting in my liver and kidneys, causing my urine to look like coffee and my liver enzymes to go completely off the charts! For some strange reason, I can’t tolerate even a small dose of astaxanthin and now use EGCG (from green tea) as an antioxidant, instead!
why do my iron levels keep rising ever time i have bloodwork done and how do i lower it to normal levels and at what level should i worry about my iron levels
Happy friday Dr.Dray, I was wondering if you could do a video on safe products to use while pregnant. I am 10 weeks pregnant and my face has broken out alot especially in the forehead but I know i can not use certain products! Thank you in advance ❤
My head has been consistently itchy for about three years and my hair is falling out and thinning rapidly. I'm also quite tired all the time. My heart beats irregularly sometimes and even wakes me up from a dead sleep, I have patches of discolored skin (scarring) that is growing, but that was diagnosed as morphea from a specialist.... My ferratin is 576 ug/L which my doctor says is fine (although the internet says that is high)....Any suggestions out there? Does this sound like hemochromatosis? Need help, can't stop itching.
Okay so how is it possible to have anemia, (iron deficiency) but also have an iron overload? I’ve only had an iron transfusion 3 time and not back to back either… but I began to start having elevated liver enzymes and pancreatic enzymes after my first transfusion, which fluctuates. I just had an MRI done which now states I have iron deposits in both my spleen and liver🤦🏽♀️ and had a liver biopsy back in September that stated I had a liver injury but no medication I was on was a cause for it! And I don’t take supplements either sooo what does that mean?
But there is two types ferritin and folate. My levels of ferritin are normal but my folate levels are chronically low and my hair and nails (hands and feet) brake off look dull and lifeless
My ferritin level was 2,500 from too many blood transfusions so my pcp got me on deferasirox now I’m here trying to decide should i keep taking it ..i guess soo
Correction on your information, exercise can use up iron, so bleeding or slothing off Epithelial cells is not the only two ways our body gets rid of iron.
Donating blood only way to remove high levels of iron that I’m aware and many have to donate regularly to control this. No iron supplements for this civilian!! 👍🏻☕️
I’ve had two friends who used to do this at Stanford University Blood Center-both had hemochromatosis. Both were told their blood could not be used for other patients, that it had to be disposed of, which seemed wasteful! Perhaps this awful disease can be passed on through the blood??
Hi Uncle Charlie! Happy Friday!! I hope you had a great day. It was so hot and humid today. Fall can't come soon enough. Lol! Peace, joy and many blessings to you my friend. 🍁🙏🍁🕊🍁☕
@@vetsai8199it can't be passed on as it's genetic but overly high levels of iron in blood may be harmful for the recipient.... (Am no expert but have been researching Haemochromatosis lately as I think I have that...)
Have you seen the new Garnier Sensitive Expert +? I was thinking about using this body sunscreen on my face. It has a much lower percentage though than the Garnier ombré low face of both avobenzone and mexoryl and I was a little worried it would have worse UVA protection.
Thank you for this! As someone with genetic hemochromatosis, this illness is SO under diagnosed and needs more awareness.
Yes! My hematologist told me to be patient for the number to go down, as it took 66 years for this to build up. Really? No one noticed it before?? I was finally diagnosed because my GP saw that my liver enzymes were high. I had an ultra sound and an MRI to check for liver damage. I also had some exhaustion and my knees started feeling strange (later read joint issues are common). I felt like I had aged 20 years in 6 months. As far as I can find, I am the only one in my family that has this. Lucky me!! 🤔
Me too. Called the Celtic curse
@@ItsMeCheryl1231 Many are misdiagnosed for genetics. For the liver enzymes I recommend you research Milk Thistle , Choline , TUDCA, Dandelion. The liver is the only organ that self repairs. See a functional medicine doctor to figure out the root cause as sometimes it's caused by other things . General doctors don't connect dots unfortunately like functional medicine doctors . Best wishes
Same here. My ferritin was over 3000.
@@Renofirefly30 Wow you had scans done? Alpha Lipoic Acid, Longvida Tumeric, Milk Thistle can help reduce
I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis about a year ago. I was at over 1200. It was found in a yearly blood test. I have been having phlebotomies to bring the iron count down. My symptoms were exhaustion and knee pain. I didn't have the skin discoloration or spoon nails. I'm not sure if I tan easily, as I haven't in the past, and have stayed out of the sun for the most part. After almost a year of phlebotomies, I am FINALLY in the normal range. My hematologist said it is hereditary. I got the gene from both parents. I have contacted as many of my family members as I could, but so far, I am the only 'lucky' one. Once my Dr. says I am at a level she is comfortable with, I only need to donate blood about 3 - 4 times a year.
I've seen that 45 to 100 is a normal range. What does your hematologist say is a good range to be in?
@@TerryManitoba Normal is between 10 and 235. I was at 189 and she wanted me to be a bit lower. I had 3 more phlebotomies in June. I just had a blood test last Monday (9/18) when I went for my yearly GP visit. I had a blood test and was at 149 that day. I will have another test in November and will see the hematologist on 11/22.
@@ItsMeCheryl1231 Good to know THX 18 months ago I had a 625 level. 8 blood donations later (a donation ever 60 days) I am at 130 & am looking to maintain between 80 to 110 - so one more donation should get me their.
I was so anemic, my primary care doctor thought I could have internal bleeding! Adding a supplement and lean red meat twice a week solved that. Careful with iron!
Did you have any internal bleeding? Did the Dr. check for that?
UGH, please be careful with these. I have been iron deficient for years, yet have these "symptoms" Best to get tested regularly and NOT self diagnose.
I was just thinking that - I have never seen anyone without one of the genetic or other diseases with too MUCH iron - it’s so much more common to be iron deficient.
my partner has way to much iron and he is a walking example of health, i have anemia and also got some of these symptoms
@@vtcs1963she said it’s the most common deficiency
Can you please elaborate on which “symptoms” as mentioned in the video, overlap with iron deficiency?
Are lot of these are really indicative to iron overload so… yeah.
My dad has hemochromatosis and was only diagnosed when he had mild cardiomegaly. He has to have blood removed frequently.
very common in post menstrual women. Also a ferritin test can still show low iron in the blood, while there’s too much in the tissues and organs
I was diagnosed with Hemochromatosis two months ago. I go for my liver MRI in teo days. Weekly phlebotomy. I went undiagnosed for at least 10 years with chronic health issues.
@postwarmage2839 pain in joints, dry skin, headaches in the temples, chronic shingles outbreaks (stopped after shringrix vaccine), heart partitions, no labido, gallbladder sludge, kidney pain, feeling of liver swelling and chronic fatigue. After I got the shingles vaccine my symptoms got way worse until I started the phlebotomies.
@postwarmage2839 oh and I started developing brown itchy patches on my skin.
I’ve had both. My dr told me I couldn’t get iron overload from supplements but I didn’t think that was true. It went down after I stopped iron supplements and then I got anemia again
have they told u why ur body doesnt take iron on its own?
@@yoongisillo No but I believe it may have been my copper IUD, I got rid of it and should check my lvls again
Was diagnosed with hemochromatosis quite a few years ago and treated for it with the blood draws up tell 2020 when covid hit. For a year no blood draws where happening for the obvious reason and i moved so i changed hospitals. The first blood draw at the new hospital i got my levels and was surprised because they were near identical to the year before which should have been impossible.
So after much fighting with the system i got access to me hospital records online and quickly realized the numbers were not adding up.
Called my hematologist at the time and was going to tell her but she was busy tell me what she thought without asking a single question i realized it was pointless talking to her.
Talked to my family doctor who likely thought i was crazy and stopped seeing the hematologist as my doctor monitored my blood work.
After about six months the monitoring stopped as it became clear i did not have hemochromatosis.
It's been two and half years going on three and my iron levels have never been high once and infact were close to abnormally low at one point for reasons unknown.
This is of course medically impossible for someone with hemochromatosis although the irony is i do have the h63d mutation if not hemochromatosis itself.
I am just a tad pissed off about that.
Chill bro
My husband has high ferritin, hemoglobin and hematocrit levels…he has been seen a hematologist for the past couple of months and she has tested him for everything and all tests are negative. She has tested for hemochromatosis, epo level, jak2, calr, mpl, blood cancers..he also had an echo of the heart, lung xray, and had his oxygen levels test overnight since he has sleep apnea and ALL good. She said it may be idiopathic so he is going for his first phlebotomy on June 16 to see if that helps the levels. Crazy!
I have hemochromatosis & it’s b/c we lack the enzyme needed to excrete iron from the body. We absorb normally - we just can’t get rid of it except by bleeding. Normal people can do it multiple ways. I am actually anemic right now, even with hemochromatosis. My ferritin is 3 😮 & I’m receiving iron infusions.
So glad you know. A lot of the older irish in London I grew up with, are gone.
What about iron cookware? Could that be an issue? I only ask b/c once my iron was slightly high, and I am mostly a vegetarian and never eat read meat. I also do not take iron as a supplement. But at the time, I was cooking all the time in iron cookware. I stopped doing that and will ask to have an iron test again at my next visit to the doctor.
very much so
My doctor recommended 65 mg. for restless legs and it works, but I’m going to double check this now.
Try magnesium
10:00 eating a lot of fortified food like cereal, plus the right things can get you close if not in excess of the cap. I’ve run the numbers on my vegan diet that includes cereal, pasta, and legumes, and found that it’s almost something to watch as even a bit of supplementation would take me over the recommended limit, and I exceed the limit without supplementation some days. The cereals alone can be enough if one is reckless as they can have supplement levels of iron in a single serving.
Cereal is loaded with gmo, not healthy and caused insulin resistance
Pasta causes insulin resistance too
I think it’s good to donate blood because they check your blood. You can ask them for the number. Of course, a yearly exam is good, but it may not catch it in time to not have negative effects. I once had it found out that it was very high. Thank G-d, it was not ever found again.
What are tje best food to eat to remove my iron overload.. thanks
I have hereditary hemochromatosis and diagnosed with it a few months ago. It’s a nightmare with the pain in the knuckles. I’m constantly tired and can’t sleep. My brother also has it while my sister is anemic.
My husband has genetic hemochromatosis. One of my sons also has it and another son is a carrier.
MASSIVELY HELPFUL! Have a ferritin of 300, had menopause at 38, and a history of similar symptoms with my late dad. Irish heritage. Copper toxic yet deficient. When you say “sloughing off the epithelial cells - are those enterocytes in the gut? Of skin epithelial cells?
Have just heard you mention salivary stones…WHOA! Never knew there was a connection - very helpful. Many thanks!
I suggest you seek a functional medicine doctor and do a liver ultrasound and check your liver through blood test also . Improving your liver can help with Milk Thistle, Choline, Curcumin, NAC . Alpha Lipoic Acid can help with chelating metals out
If you can afford do a heavy metals hair sample test . The gut could be the root cause like SIBO infection which hinders normal gut function then pressures the liver and then more iron roaming around . Best wishes
@@theancientsancients1769same here started carnivore day 40 and iron 300. Have Ra and Jorgen’s salivary glands dry eyes and a collection of other issues, had sibo.
Thanks, I'm in the process of waiting for confirmation of the Hemochromatosis test to be done and currently have an iron count of 777 which of course is well over the limit (but not chronic as I am led to believe). in the meantime, I have dry eye problems and flaky skin on my legs. Hoping for Phlebotomy.
Peter Rogers MD also has some vids on iron and other minerals that are interesting-thank you for your work!
I just got diagnosed with secondary hemochromatosis or a carrier. Still have to donate blood
mild jaundice can also be caused by Gilberts syndrome which is mild. I have it and i can see a very slight yellowish tinge in the corner of the eyes
My hemoglobin wasn't low, but feritin always on the edge
Happy Friday Dr. Dray and everyone. I remember suffering from anemia and then suffering from iron overload. So glad I no longer have those issues. You truly cannot self diagnose and need to work with your medical team to avoid these problems. Have a great weekend everyone!❤
I agree with you
I have low blood anemia and iron overload all at the dame time. What can I do??
Make sure you don't have any genetic blood disorders. If none, then you most likely have elevated ferritin due to inflammation somewhere in your body and you are truly anemic WITHOUT iron overload.
No mention of blood tests. Does that mean that iron overload cannot be diagnosed by blood work ? I test for ferritin, transferrin saturation, TIBC etc but my doctor insists I don't have Iron Overload My symptoms are: severe fatigue, minor stains on some areas of skin, sometimes painful fingers, erectile dysfunction and loss of libido. Local red cross will not do phlebotomy because of my age.
If your ferritin is less than 100ng/mL then you need iron. I don't just go by TIBC with my own clients. If your ferritin is indeed high, then check to make sure you don't have hemochromatosis. Check for HD63 and/or C282Y SNPs through a saliva DNA test that can be done at ancestry or 23andme. There are other places as well that can check this. Also, elevated ferritin can be caused by inflammation as well. Do a HS-CRP test to confirm.
Thanks for this video! I need to take iron supplements for restless legs syndrome. I get ferritin tests once a year, which measure stored iron - I’ll have to check with my doctor to ensure these tests also would reflect any iron overload. My father had hemochromatosis.
I have restless legs also. It is an iron metabolism problem in the brain, not just lack of ferritin. It does feel better if you keep your ferritin level around 90, which is under the 100 level recommended. I now have ferritin at 600 ( very bad!). I’m off to donate blood!
196 over here. Have noticed yellowing skin, I ordered EDTA but in meanwhile, I am taking copper.
Happy Friday, Dr Dray🌷and to everyone watching😊 Have a wonderful day!
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@@marizzy63you tooo😊
@@Novemberrain111 enjoy 😉
It is January 2024. And I recently consumed WAAAYYY TOO much dark chocolate 🍫. And, (because I didn't know better), I also consumed around 8 beef livers. And now my knees are literally KILLING me 😭😫!!! Too much iron freaking HURTS man!!!!
Wait! You consumed 8 beef livers at one time? Are you better now?
Did you donate blood to dump it
I have had iron deficiency for years and I finally got 2 iron infusions last year and now I have too high of iron. I have high ferritin and low TIBC which is scary, because they gave me iron infusions when my iron was finally normal. I don't know what they were thinking, but now I have to deal with hemochromatosis and I'm scared, because my liver enzymes are also high now.
What is your ferritin value now? I had iron infusion 3 weeka ago. My ferritin level rise sharply from 8.6 to 508 now. My skin colour has changed 3 shades darker from my original colour. I am so worried. It's ruined my appearance
Dr Dray, could you speak about light Hemosiderin stains. I have some small ones at my ankles. Is there anything that can be done to get rid of that? Thank you.
funny you've posted this today last week my friend and myself were just looking at supplements in one store we shop at and we both could see at looking at what they contained nearly all had iron in them you could have easily taken 5 different types to cover different vitamin needs they all had iron in them it had never dawned on me till seeing this today it could be so easy to get over loaded with iron you don't think about somethings I know you did say that supple ments wouldn't cause it but looking clearly at things is so important thankyou for this video today very important people are awear xx
Thank you so much for getting to the point quickly and clearly.👌 Many you tube segments drag out way too long causing loss of interest.
Well water in certain parts of the country have alot of iron. If you have a tendency to accumulate iron and live on well water which is high you can be effected
Thank you Dr. Dray! Happy Saturday!
Thanks for the educational video.
Very informative. And wanted to also let you know your hair Looks so beautiful.
Thank you for the video 🙏 you look gorgeous in this and out voice sounds soothing 💖
I would say she is attractive but not drop dead gorgeous thankfully😊
As time passes Will the iron stored in the organs be reduced or depleted? In the case of iron overload from taking dietary supplements
Try donating blood
@@kathleenking47I’m too old they won’t take it
I have read that drinking black tea can help (I'm British and drink this tea with milk, PG Tips, Tetley etc.). @@sixpackbinky
Hemochromatosis is very much a northern European and specifically Irish genetic mutation. I would urge those of Irish descent to be tested if they show any symptoms.
Also, people with irish ancestry...should get checked
My iron is high in my blood but my cells are up taking it well due to decades of a failure to diagnose Celiac Disease. How do I determine that my body is up taking them into the cells and not just in the blood?
Decades if failure to diagnosis of celtic disease. Yes.
Irony being because of indebted servitude and slavery. It's a world wide multi ethnic disease.
My Turkish and Jamaican family have a diagnosis.
Many London Irish simply do not.
They have rusty thinkers. 😂 Xxxx
Thanks Dr. Dray for explaining some illness if a person has too much iron in his body . Stay healthy and safe . My doctor just told me today that I have too much iron . ❤️
Very important video..I have warned my friends about supplements
Excellent video!! Thank you!
I have hemochromatosis and donate blood each month. If one member of the family have this disease every family should be tested
If you are bathing in well water, can this cause skin issues, too? Even if not fully ingesting it? We use a brita filter with our water and drink it...
the only supplement with iron ive been taking is irish sea moss, and my iron is at an extremely high level after using it for about a year.
I’m in my mid 50’s and for a while I was getting dry flaky skin under my eyes close to my nose. I stopped eating liverwurst (which I love), but thought the high iron in liverwurst was the cause. It has since cleared my skin in that area. Am I on the right track here ? Thank you !!
Just found out i have high iron. This was great info. Thank you. How to reduce iron?
Can I ask how/where did you find out your iron level is high? Your GP should be able to assist you what you'll need next, but I am guessing you'll need regular phlebotomy?
Donate blood,drink green tea
Dr. Dray what is the difference between stored iron and iron in the body. I was tested and my stored iron was 5/232. Im using iron supplements of 65mg to raise that stored iron level.
A 5 ferritin will result in massive negative symptoms. Make sure you take copper as well considering you are not allergic or have Wilson's Disease. Copper is responsible for iron transport into ferritin. A teaspoon of cod liver oil also gives you the other co-factors needed to raise ferritin levels. Hope you are better!
What about rust from the local water system
Yes. What about the rust from the local water system?
That's clever. My father told me not to drink tap water as he maintained pipework as a job.
Change your hot water heating elements out every few years they deteriorate
Hello, I was just diagnosed with hereditary hemochromatosis. I also have had boils on my head and on my nose. Also, my arm pits smell sweet like rhubarb. Is this from HH?
I had 4 IV iron infusions for very low Iron and low Ferritin. My levels went too high and I had frequent every hour going to the bathroom room…not fun at night. Also my fingers hurt and I had really bad fatigue. Since then I’ve had my blood drawn and I am now at a good level. It does even out. Good to have enough Iron because we need oxygen in our blood, it’s a mixed bag you must be followed very carefully.
I take dissected beef liver pills is that an issue since it’s food and l don’t eat organ meat.
I'm a 39 yr old man with non existent ferritin and satured really low
Happy Friday Dr Dray so excited to be here I live for this ❤️
Morning!
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@@DrDrayzdayDoes iron skillets cause iron overload?
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For individuals with high iron, pulling back from cooking with cast iron cookware would be advisable.
can you get iron overload from welding and grinding steel and other metals?
Great question. I always wonder what kind of toxic chemicals and metals are being inhaled by metal workers.
Another interesting and informative topic. Thanks, Dr Dray. Happy Friday!! I hope you, your sweet momma and little Tybee have a fun and blessed weekend. 💞
What would it mean if high iron but low Ferritin
Happy Friday Dr. Dray! Although I don't suffer from this the presentation of this information is very interesting. Thank you. By the way I miss that black hair clip ! It looks so much nicer!
Dr Dray is a blessing to this world. She gives out detailed information for free on various conditions. Thank you!🙏🙏
Happy Friday Dr dray and everyone . You always have the best videos and info . Have a fabulous day love to mom and Tybee xoxoxo
Morning!
@@DrDrayzday enjoy ! xoxoxo
Hi mary ann Gonzalez. Hope you're having a lovely day and doing well.
@@db-gb5xi Thanks friend enjoy ! xoxo
Hi Mary Ann! Happy Friday!! I hope you had a nice day. Enjoy your weekend, my friend. 💗
have yiunot considered all your iron overload sy ptoms could actually be copper deficiency symptoms???? look up copper deficiency symptoms
I'm scared to take any iron supplements. I won't do it.
Why?
Nobody cares.
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Another great video
Thank you very much!
Dealing with this right now!
Can excess Ferritin or Iron cause frequent Hemolysis of Red Blood Cell.
Also Can Vitcofol Syrup (5ml daily) cause Iron overload..
This is related to my Child who is 4.5 years old.
Very interesting! Two of my friends (one had two strokes and died from this!) have had this, so when I developed that coloration, I saw my PCP! Turned out, I was anemic, BUT I had recently started taking astaxanthin as an antioxidant. Astaxanthin is apparently made from red algae, and that coloring was being passed into the fat layer under my skin! During the very thorough exam that I had, along with a multitude of blood tests, it was found that the astaxanthin was collecting in my liver and kidneys, causing my urine to look like coffee and my liver enzymes to go completely off the charts! For some strange reason, I can’t tolerate even a small dose of astaxanthin and now use EGCG (from green tea) as an antioxidant, instead!
What was your dose of astaxanthin? My omega supplement is 4 mg per dose.
@@furuyakeifu Four hundred milligrams per day.
@@vetsai8199 oh wow big diff. Dose makes the poison I guess. I hope you came out of that unscathed!!
Omega 3 Antarctic krill oil.✨
why do my iron levels keep rising ever time i have bloodwork done and how do i lower it to normal levels and at what level should i worry about my iron levels
Happy friday Dr.Dray, I was wondering if you could do a video on safe products to use while pregnant. I am 10 weeks pregnant and my face has broken out alot especially in the forehead but I know i can not use certain products! Thank you in advance ❤
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Thank you!
A great video..thank you..😊
I love rhis video!!! Thank you.
too much iron as in too much ferritin and or hemoglobin?
Recently I got iron infusion. I turned brown. I look weired. Am I going to stay like that?😢
This is so confusing
I hafe kidney failure and get iron in my dyalisis
But I'd rather get iron a diff way
So I have no clue
Can we use 5% naicinmaid serum under eye area for
Hi Dr Dray. Really miss you cooking and shopping and HMart and going to lunch with your Mom. Can you get back to that?❤
The toilet clangs when you poop.
😂😂😂
Did she name any symptoms???
My head has been consistently itchy for about three years and my hair is falling out and thinning rapidly. I'm also quite tired all the time. My heart beats irregularly sometimes and even wakes me up from a dead sleep, I have patches of discolored skin (scarring) that is growing, but that was diagnosed as morphea from a specialist.... My ferratin is 576 ug/L which my doctor says is fine (although the internet says that is high)....Any suggestions out there? Does this sound like hemochromatosis? Need help, can't stop itching.
Okay so how is it possible to have anemia, (iron deficiency) but also have an iron overload? I’ve only had an iron transfusion 3 time and not back to back either… but I began to start having elevated liver enzymes and pancreatic enzymes after my first transfusion, which fluctuates. I just had an MRI done which now states I have iron deposits in both my spleen and liver🤦🏽♀️ and had a liver biopsy back in September that stated I had a liver injury but no medication I was on was a cause for it! And I don’t take supplements either sooo what does that mean?
But there is two types ferritin and folate. My levels of ferritin are normal but my folate levels are chronically low and my hair and nails (hands and feet) brake off look dull and lifeless
What about taking too much moringa
My ferritin level was 2,500 from too many blood transfusions so my pcp got me on deferasirox now I’m here trying to decide should i keep taking it ..i guess soo
Can zinc help with Genetic Hemochromatosis?
No one answers…..
Correction on your information, exercise can use up iron, so bleeding or slothing off Epithelial cells is not the only two ways our body gets rid of iron.
How would I know
Happy Friday Dr Dray!
Same to you!
What about supplements like Viviscal that has 20mg iron in them?
You have to be careful, same as with iron supplements, regarding over load. More of a risk in certain groups, so best to clarify with your doctor
Saw an episode of House (medical drama) and just curious
Donating blood only way to remove high levels of iron that I’m aware and many have to donate regularly to control this. No iron supplements for this civilian!! 👍🏻☕️
I’ve had two friends who used to do this at Stanford University Blood Center-both had hemochromatosis. Both were told their blood could not be used for other patients, that it had to be disposed of, which seemed wasteful! Perhaps this awful disease can be passed on through the blood??
@@vetsai8199 think the people with this condition aren’t donating they are disposing it. Not certain of this but think so.
Hi Uncle Charlie! Happy Friday!! I hope you had a great day. It was so hot and humid today. Fall can't come soon enough. Lol! Peace, joy and many blessings to you my friend. 🍁🙏🍁🕊🍁☕
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My research has shown that whether or not they are able to use your blood depends on the facility.
@@vetsai8199it can't be passed on as it's genetic but overly high levels of iron in blood may be harmful for the recipient....
(Am no expert but have been researching Haemochromatosis lately as I think I have that...)
Dr Dray I am using Cerave hydrating Oil cleanser. Do I need to do double cleansing. If yes, what do you advice to use
i find that cleanser works well on its own without oil cleansing, but. you may need one depending on how much makeup you wear
@@DrDrayzdaythank you❤
Have you seen the new Garnier Sensitive Expert +? I was thinking about using this body sunscreen on my face. It has a much lower percentage though than the Garnier ombré low face of both avobenzone and mexoryl and I was a little worried it would have worse UVA protection.
Happy friday dr dray lovely video 😊❤xx
You too!!
Have a good weekend guys xo
Happy Friday!
Who needs a spray on tan when you can supplement Iron instead?