Re: Is there any side effects at all?

I'm sorry if in trying to reassure you that iodine wouldn't interfere with hormones, I instead caused you to think iodine could have such an impact that you needed to reduce it anyway. Trapper took hundreds of milligrams of iodine for months before he discovered that his receptors were working so well. From your description of symptoms, it appears you have quite some time before this would happen for you.

You'll need to follow what your gut tells you is the right thing to do. To your good health!