{"id":7741,"date":"2016-11-30T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/?p=7741"},"modified":"2016-11-30T12:01:21","modified_gmt":"2016-11-30T09:01:21","slug":"iron-deficiency-in-mental-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/iron-deficiency-in-mental-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Iron deficiency in mental health"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"site-header\">\n<div class=\"wrap\">\n<div class=\"widget-area header-widget-area\">\n<section id=\"search-5\" class=\"widget widget_search\">\n<div class=\"widget-wrap\">\n<form class=\"search-form\" action=\"http:\/\/simpleandpractical.com\/\" method=\"get\"><input name=\"s\" type=\"search\" placeholder=\"Search this website \u2026\" \/><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\" \/><\/form>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"site-inner\">\n<div class=\"content-sidebar-wrap\">\n<article class=\"post-10398 page type-page status-publish pmpro-level-required pmpro-level-1 pmpro-level-2 pmpro-has-access entry\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mental health clinicians may need to check for iron deficiency and to prescribe an iron supplement if a deficiency is found.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7745 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Oral-signs-and-symptoms-of-iron-deficiency-anemia-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"oral-signs-and-symptoms-of-iron-deficiency-anemia\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7744 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/NAILS_iron-deficiency-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"nails_iron-deficiency\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. Iron deficiency is well known to be a risk factor for restless legs syndrome.<\/p>\n<p>Low iron stores may also be a risk factor for developing medication-induced akathisia.<\/p>\n<p>So, if there is a history of restless legs syndrome or of medication-induced akathisia, the person\u2019s iron status should be evaluated.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-7746 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/a-rls-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"a-rls\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7747 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/seragpsych.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/URGE_RESTLESS-LEG-e1480496083698.jpg\" alt=\"urge_restless-leg\" width=\"274\" height=\"157\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. But serum iron is not the best test to order! Order a serum ferritin level. Ferritin is the best measure of the iron stores in the body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>3. The normal range for serum ferritin is above 24 ng\/mL (24 mcg\/L) for men and above 11 ng\/mL (11 mcg\/L) for women. However, in a patient with a history of restless legs syndrome, we should treat with an iron supplement if the serum ferritin is anything less than 50 ng\/mL.<\/p>\n<p>This cut-off has been shown to predict response to iron supplementation in persons with restless legs syndrome. The same cut-off may be appropriate for persons with a history of akathisia although this has not been specifically studied as of November 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mental health clinicians may need to check for iron deficiency and to prescribe an iron supplement if a deficiency is found. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 1. Iron deficiency is well known to be a risk factor for restless legs syndrome. Low iron stores may also be a risk factor for developing medication-induced akathisia. 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