THE Iodine Thread - Page 28

[bigknitwit]

Hi everyone,

I'm wondering if anybody can help me with this: I started taking Lugol's iodine about 7ish weeks ago. The doctor said to work up to 5ml/day. At the same time, he told me to increase my vit D intake to 10000IU/day (I take some as fermented CLO, some as vit D3 drops, and go gluten free. I did all of these things without incident for a while. However, now, within the past week or 2, I've started getting what seems to be ECZEMA patches! There is one behind my knee, and one on my chest. I've never had eczema in my life. Is it just because of the very dry winter air (never had this problem before), or is something else going on here? It is incessantly itchy. How do I deal with this eczema issue? I have no fillings in my mouth, and I recently added B12 and a little magnesium...

[JaneS]

Bigknitwit,

I'm sorry I didn't see this until now! It's likely bromide detox... the folks on the Iodine Yahoo list have experienced this. Have you tried the salt load protocol? That is reported to fix it.

[JaneS]

New iodine based pharmaceutical for breast health:

IOGen
http://www.news-medical.net/news/201...-February.aspx

[mom61508]

Originally Posted by JaneS

Usually it's digestion related and the absence of the instrinsic factor that absorbs B12.... and the strength of your stomach acid plays a role. Also even if digestion is working well, if you eat high carb, or a lot of liquid with your meals, this lowers your stomach acid. Most people do and have eaten this way all their life, in addition to processed foods in standard diets, so I think this is a simple reason why most are B12 deficient.

Even If your blood work shows your B12 as being in "normal range" should you still supplement B12??

[Theloose]

Originally Posted by mom61508

Even If your blood work shows your B12 as being in "normal range" should you still supplement B12??

You can also test MMA as a more sensitive indicator. Or just try supping and see if you notice a difference.

[tanyalynn]

Originally Posted by mom61508

Even If your blood work shows your B12 as being in "normal range" should you still supplement B12??

I've read that the top third of the range is where normal healthy people are.

[bigknitwit]

I stopped taking the iodine after posting about the eczema, and it has really subsided. It is not gone, but it is almost. I had planned to wait until I see my doctor again Feb 5 before attempting to restart, but maybe I should do some of the salt flushing and see if it completely clears the eczema, and then restart the iodine...? I also seem to have a newly developped sensitivity to cooked milk - makes me feel a little nauseous. Raw milk is fine, as is cooked yogurt, cheese, etc. But a cup of hot chocolate is out, and cream sauces with a meal also make me feel bad... sigh. Is this also the work of the iodine? Will the salt help this too??

I had wanted to start supping my kids with the iodine, but I really don't want to bring about these kinds of symptoms in them. Should I jsut go really really slowly (1 drop/day)?

[mom61508]

Originally Posted by whoMe

You can also test MMA as a more sensitive indicator. Or just try supping and see if you notice a difference.

Originally Posted by TanyaLopez

I've read that the top third of the range is where normal healthy people are.

Thank you

[mom61508]

Anyone with Hashis here supping iodine? I keep getting conflicting info on whether or not it's "safe" to take when you have Hashis. I'm currently in a hyper state(that's what the blood work showed)although I don't feel hyper

[zjandosmom]

I have just found out I have DCIS. Anyone know or have experience with this and iodine def. I am trying to find ways around radiation. Wondering if I have the tumor removed and then test and treat iodine def. if that would do it for me. I have been having hormone issues and thinking that that is what caused the cancer. thoughts?

[mom61508]

Originally Posted by zjandosmom

I have just found out I have DCIS. Anyone know or have experience with this and iodine def. I am trying to find ways around radiation. Wondering if I have the tumor removed and then test and treat iodine def. if that would do it for me. I have been having hormone issues and thinking that that is what caused the cancer. thoughts?

Bumping for you

[zjandosmom]

mom61508 - thank you! Just met with my surgeon. I have high grade DCIS and surgery is scheduled for Feb 10.

[nichole]

Originally Posted by mom61508

Anyone with Hashis here supping iodine? I keep getting conflicting info on whether or not it's "safe" to take when you have Hashis. I'm currently in a hyper state(that's what the blood work showed)although I don't feel hyper

I'd like to know the answer to this as well.

I just got back from my appt. He is testing tsh. He was asking how I felt on my current dose and I started crying. It was very embarrassing and not helpful. I've never cried at the doctor's office before...blah.

I asked about iodine, but he didn't seem to know anything about it. He started talking about doing an iodine intake and ultrasound. Is he talking about the radioactive iodine thingie? I tried to explain about iodine deficiencies and he said I get enough through salt and seafood. That's what I figured he would say, but it doesn't hurt to ask.

[MomToEmerson]

Well, we have been using iodine, selenium, c, and magnesium along with our usual slew of supps for a couple months or more now. I am hypothyroid on 90 mg (3 grains) of dessicated thyroid, DH is on 1 grain, DS (3 yo) is an unknown factor. So far DH and I both started experiencing sky rocketing blood pressure. I dropped my thyroid down to 1 grain and it went away. Thinking perhaps my thyroid is working again. I cut down DH's iodine since I don't really know what to do. I also am getting boils on my chest, neck and face. DH is having insomnia. No obvious signs with DS - I give him 2 - 4 drops lugols a day and we were taking 8 drops having worked up to that from 2 drops also. Oh, and my 23 day cycle went to 32 last month and who knows so far this month - we are at 25.

Suggestions? I am on the yahoo group but find it overwhelming

[nichole]

Originally Posted by mom61508

Anyone with Hashis here supping iodine? I keep getting conflicting info on whether or not it's "safe" to take when you have Hashis. I'm currently in a hyper state(that's what the blood work showed)although I don't feel hyper

https://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore_Iodine.php

This guy claims that iodine can help hashi's patients. I found some people online that claim to be low in iodine and hashis. So you know I'm just going to try it. I'll report how it goes. I'm going to start with Iosol maybe every other day and see how I feel. I can't feel any worse lol. I found Iosol on amazon. IIRC, it is 1 mg as opposed to the 12.5 mg in Iodoral. I think that's right. There are wonderful reviews of both on amazon. I'm very hopeful!!

[nichole]

Originally Posted by MomToEmerson

Well, we have been using iodine, selenium, c, and magnesium along with our usual slew of supps for a couple months or more now. I am hypothyroid on 90 mg (3 grains) of dessicated thyroid, DH is on 1 grain, DS (3 yo) is an unknown factor. So far DH and I both started experiencing sky rocketing blood pressure. I dropped my thyroid down to 1 grain and it went away. Thinking perhaps my thyroid is working again. I cut down DH's iodine since I don't really know what to do. I also am getting boils on my chest, neck and face. DH is having insomnia. No obvious signs with DS - I give him 2 - 4 drops lugols a day and we were taking 8 drops having worked up to that from 2 drops also. Oh, and my 23 day cycle went to 32 last month and who knows so far this month - we are at 25.

Suggestions? I am on the yahoo group but find it overwhelming

This is why I stopped armour and went back to synthroid. I felt like I was having a heart attack. Maybe I needed more adrenal support. I think cutting back and seeing how you feel is what I would do. Good luck figuring it out.

If your cycle went to 32 days, could you have been stressed? That can delay ovulation and then the cycle is a little longer.

It is very overwhelming. I agree.

[MomToEmerson]

Originally Posted by nichole

This is why I stopped armour and went back to synthroid. I felt like I was having a heart attack. Maybe I needed more adrenal support. I think cutting back and seeing how you feel is what I would do. Good luck figuring it out.

If your cycle went to 32 days, could you have been stressed? That can delay ovulation and then the cycle is a little longer.

It is very overwhelming. I agree.

LOL! Yes, to say I was stressed is the understatement of the year

Armour is no longer effective for most people, just FYI. They reformulated last spring and it stopped working for everyone I know who was taking it. We all switched to natural dessicated thyroid from Canada and it works well. I definitely don't want the synthetic stuff - everything about it scares the poo out of me. I am thinking I just don't need as much and that is why I started having the hypo symptoms?

But yeah, it can also be a sign that you need cortisol - hydrocort. My DH is on that. If he took thyroid without it (which he accidentally did one day) his heart would race and it was like he was on some kind of speed. I never had that problem.

[nichole]

MomToEmerson, Thanks for the heads up about armour. I guess i've been out of the loop.

[tanyalynn]

MomToEmerson, if it were _me_ a big jump in the length of my cycle would be a good thing. I've been hanging out around 23 days for quite a while and it's a short luteal phase for me, I think it's an adrenal stress/low progesterone/short LP situation. So maybe better thyroid function is reducing stress on your adrenals? For me, my adrenals are worse, and need more TLC than my thyroid, but maybe it was the opposite for you? If you don't already chart your cycle to see when you ovulate, it may be helpful in understanding what's going on.

[JaneS]

Originally Posted by nichole

https://www.drbrownstein.com/bookstore_Iodine.php

This guy claims that iodine can help hashi's patients. I found some people online that claim to be low in iodine and hashis. So you know I'm just going to try it. I'll report how it goes. I'm going to start with Iosol maybe every other day and see how I feel. I can't feel any worse lol. I found Iosol on amazon. IIRC, it is 1 mg as opposed to the 12.5 mg in Iodoral. I think that's right. There are wonderful reviews of both on amazon. I'm very hopeful!!

Dr. Brownstein is one of the premier iodine researchers in the country along with Flechas and Abraham. I post above his protocol for Hashi's patients. ATP cofactors as well as selenium (and magnesium and C) are essential to take along with iodine in this case. There is also evidence of gluten intolerance causing Hashi's.