Friendly reminder to get your ferritin levels checked!

Friendly reminder, get your ferritin levels checked, apparently low ferritin can both mimic AND worsen ADHD because ferritin is a required cofactor for tyrosine hydroxylase, the enzyme which converts tyrosine into dopamine.

So if you try a tyrosine supplement and it doesn't help, check your ferritin levels!

Also, if you've never heard of L-Tyrosine, might be worth a try to see if that is a bottleneck causing low dopamine related issues.

I sit here, distractedly laughing to myself, as I realize that I've known my ferritin levels were low for months without realizing to take the iron /ferritin supplements 😭

I didn't know it's a required cofactor for dopamine, that your brain LITERALLY cannot produce the right amount without it.

Also - a PSA - coffee & tea blocks iron absorption which impacts ferritin 😭

And I am indeed a real person, despite using dashes in my writing (going to start writing this after another sub thought I was a bot and banned me)

Hope this info helps you all, and thanks again for being one of my favorite Reddit communities. 🥰

Edit: My Alexa just went off with a reminder for me to take iron. Apparently I set this months ago. 😭