High Ferritin Levels: How can I lower my levels?

Hemachromitosis??
It causes high ferritin which accumulates in organs over a lifetime
Not uncommon in those if north western European decent.

The best and quickest way to lower ferritin levels is to donate blood. He likely would need to first have the genetic test for hemochromatosis; he could still give blood but the purpose is decreasing his iron levels. Has he been tested for reasons for the high ferritin? Is his hemoglobin normal? Ferritin iron tends to store in organs, so can cause liver, kidney, or other damage. Some medicines that are metabolized through the liver and impact liver enzymes can also result in elevated ferritin. Bioavailable curcumin can help chelate the iron, and good to avoid red meat and other iron sources (such as some vitamins).

My father, 76 has a ferritin level of 800+
Can anyone recommend a supplement to lower the levels? Calcium?

Hi frank @frank0508 I presume by now you got tested for hemochromatosis, I won't go into that. Another cause of levels like 300 or 400 can be a fatty liver that goes on for some time. The liver enzymes would be off in this case. What can get it down right away is glutathione (s-acetyl l glutathione) and/or NAC or both (one AM and one PM), after a few months the liver enzymes return back down and ferritin gradually comes down in subsequent months.

Your AI jumped to a conclusion: That high ferritin indicates high iron. That's what hemochromatosis is: High iron. But a cancer patient, for example, might have very high ferritin levels reflecting inflammation but very low measurable iron. Someone with very low iron levels would be greatly harmed by bleeding them. If I am not mistaken, that's what killed out first president.

check to see if you have hemachromatosis, need an iron panel to check your iron saturation level.

Welcome to Connect, @lamorderd. Ferritin levels in the blood reflect amount of iron stored in the body. Too little or too much iron can have downsides to our overall health.

Your levels have been 600-1000 which are outside the range of 24-336 men/11-307 women (micrograms per liter) (These numbers can vary depending on the parameters of the testing lab) From my understanding, long term excessive iron in the body can represent a risk because it can be deposited in the organs (heart, liver, testicles) and joints, leading to more serious problems. High ferritin levels can also associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Here are a couple of articles you might find helpful to learn more about high ferritin levels.
https://www.healthline.com/health/ferritin
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diagnostics/17820-ferritin-test
It’s understandable to feel some concern over your elevated numbers. Any time we see numbers flagged on a blood test we feel a bit anxious. It doesn’t necessarily mean anything is amiss. Doctors tend to look for trends with blood results. When you mentioned your numbers were between 600 and 1000 the past 1.5 years, has it steadily gone up? Or was it 1000 and now dropping to 600? Do you take any iron supplements?

I had to get phlebotomies to lower my ferritin levels. My levels were high because of the number of transfusions I had during my AML treatment.

If you are allowed to donate blood, that would lower you ferritin levels. I’m not allowed to donate because I had AML.

I don't know what to do, my ferritin level has been between 1000 and 600 consistently over the past 1 and 1/2 years. Don't know why. My doctor does not seem to care. How do I reduce the level on my own?

High ferritin can be hemachromatosis. Do you also have high red blood cell and hemoglobin values? It’s important to get a proper diagnosis. For folks with very high ferritin values with hemochromatosis we do therapeutic phlebotomies in the hospital- that is when we remove a pint of blood at given intervals. There may be nothing you can do to lower high ferritin levels naturally depending on the cause.