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I had this too around the same timeframe. I have a condition which lets me "feel" ferritin spikes and it was the biggest one of my life. It took me 4 weeks too

by rriepe 7y ago

I had this too around the same timeframe. I have a condition which lets me "feel" ferritin spikes and it was the biggest one of my life. It took me 4 weeks too and then another 4 weeks to get over the ferritin feeling. I dismissed it as the flu because of a runny nose (not a typical COVID symptom). But apparently a lot of flu patients have COVID because it's more contagious and why wouldn't they? My plan is to continue self-isolating and try to nab one of the serological tests (if they ever do come out) which will tell you if you've had it.

halfjoking 7y ago
How did you get rid of the excess ferretin? Just waiting it out? I'm trying turmeric because something is making me not get rid of this thing and the excess ferretin it dumps in the blood seems plausible. I've had on/off fevers for weeks.
- proportionate 7y ago
  If you want to drop your ferritin levels, lower your iron (if that is safe for you). The body has no way of dropping iron levels apart from chelation. So, drinking/eating foods that act as natural chelators (ie. black tea) will help. Or, if you're feeling particularly generous, give blood. (not a doctor, just someone who has hemochromatosis.)
- rriepe 7y ago
  The other reply nailed it. There is a sort of calcium "hack" your body has for binding to the iron. Try IP-6, colostrum or milk/dairy. At some point your body just stops being able to do it, though. IP-6 to me seems to work even past that point. Past that, mitigating absorption with green tea seems to help a bunch. And avoiding breakfast cereals. And boxed pasta. I haven't tried turmeric. Despite hearing good things, it seems difficult to source. Everything else pales in comparison to phlebotomy. Of course, you can't donate if you've got on/off fevers. Also there's some relationship between vitamin D and iron. I'm not clear enough on that to recommend it just for iron, but I will say I do supplement with it, especially through the darker parts of the year.

by rriepe 7y ago

halfjoking 7y ago

How did you get rid of the excess ferretin? Just waiting it out? I'm trying turmeric because something is making me not get rid of this thing and the excess ferretin it dumps in the blood seems plausible. I've had on/off fevers for weeks.

proportionate 7y ago
If you want to drop your ferritin levels, lower your iron (if that is safe for you). The body has no way of dropping iron levels apart from chelation. So, drinking/eating foods that act as natural chelators (ie. black tea) will help. Or, if you're feeling particularly generous, give blood. (not a doctor, just someone who has hemochromatosis.)
rriepe 7y ago
The other reply nailed it. There is a sort of calcium "hack" your body has for binding to the iron. Try IP-6, colostrum or milk/dairy. At some point your body just stops being able to do it, though. IP-6 to me seems to work even past that point. Past that, mitigating absorption with green tea seems to help a bunch. And avoiding breakfast cereals. And boxed pasta. I haven't tried turmeric. Despite hearing good things, it seems difficult to source. Everything else pales in comparison to phlebotomy. Of course, you can't donate if you've got on/off fevers. Also there's some relationship between vitamin D and iron. I'm not clear enough on that to recommend it just for iron, but I will say I do supplement with it, especially through the darker parts of the year.