MissW, Please don't give up. I was in the same boat as you when I first began my journey to get rid of my fibroid. My periods were horrendous. I'm talking, getting up 10 times a night to rush to the bathroom because of overflow. Horrible-I mean HORRIBLE pain, excruciating back pain and cramps. I had numerous clots. It was sickening. I lost so much blood every month with my 10 day periods, that I HAD to be anemic. I felt bad too. No energy, dizzy and light headed half the month, and just generally didn't feel good. Once I started on iodine, I moved moved my dosages up pretty quickly. I started taking Iodoral at 50 mg a day, and had upped it to 100 mg. by the end of my first week (I also took the companion nutrients as well). I had the normal pain between the eyes and kidney pain that first week, but it always went away within a half hour of salt loading. My periods reduced quite a bit within the first couple of months. I switched to SSKI and Magnascent and I feel even better on it than I did the Iodoral. I posted some info about my progress and Wombat posted a bunch of links to cod liver oil and the vitamin A in it that reduces bleeding, so I started it too and WOW what a difference. Between the iodine and the cod liver oil, my periods have reduced significantly. My last one was 3 days long, no cramping, no back pain, and just normal bleeding-no rushing to the bathroom in a panic. I can go a couple of hours without bathroom trips now-AND I sleep through the night every night of my period. I highly recommend you starting cod liver oil with your iodine treatment. You will definitely see an improvement with the cod liver oil. Don't give up on the iodine. My fibroid was big. About the size of one of those large marbles that comes in the pack with the smaller marbles. I could feel it with my hand just by placing my hand on my hip. It poked out-and my fibroid ached all the time. The pain in my ovary stopped within a month of starting iodine (as long as I eat what I'm supposed to and don't start eating chocolate!). Every month my body got better and better. No more breast pain before periods, no more PMS, no more acne right before my periods-that alone tells me my hormones are straightening out. My fibroid is gone now (or at least small enough that I can't feel it anymore)and I have only been taking iodine for 8 months. Your body is going through a lot right now adjusting to you eating better and taking supplements your body has been deficient in for a long time. Don't give up, it will work itself out, you'll see! Here's Wombat's post to me on Cod Liver Oil: http://www.curezone.com/forums/fm.asp?i=1503374#i