You need iron to maintain healthy immune function, to keep your energy up, to breathe, to move and more. Although you cant directly measure how much iron is in your body, because ferritin stores iron, a simple ferritin blood test can indirectly determine whether your iron levels are too high or too low
If you live in an area where Lyme disease is common, your doctor may recommend a single dose of the antibiotic doxycycline, per the CDC
But if we did, or if someone had ongoing iron overload issues, I would recommend they look into the following options for iron overload, in addition to therapeutic phlebotomies: Pure Encapsulations IP6 (Inositol Hexaphosphate) may lower ferritin and reduce the need for therapeutic phlebotomies
While vitamin B12 injections do help with inflammation as well as nerve and muscle regeneration, patients should be aware that the results may not be as fast or dramatic as with corticosteroids