Hello all, Question about detox...
Hello everybody..
I've been reading this forum for quite awhile now and what a great forum it is! Thanks to everybody who puts their time and energy into finding information and adding it to posts. With that said, let me give you a brief run down of how I've gotten where I am today. After reading and reading, watching the videos and buying the proper supplements for this adventure, I started my Lugols the third week of May. I've always thought I had thyroid problems and plus I have a mouth full of amalgams (having them removed soon). May I further add, I'm a nurse and therefore what I'm about to share is somewhat embarrassing because 1) I KNEW BETTER 2) I am an intelligent person. So, in my humble words, here goes. I really hope this helps others.
Upon receiving my Lugols I quickly added it to my amber bottle (what a mess) and I was ready to go. I started that following morning beause I was off work and I was better able to monitor myself. One shot glass, some distilled water, apple cider vinegar and half a dropper full of Lugols. Yep, half a dropper full. What's that? About 16 to 20 drops I'd say. People, what a rush of energy I had that day. No adverse affects at all. This was on a Thursday (middle week of May). I did the salt flush, took all the supplements, feeling great. I continued this exact protocol until the following Wednesday, stopped for a four day vacation and started back that following Monday or Tuesday. Still flying high, so at one point, I did it twice in one day (same protocol...same mega dosage) still, no problems except for some runny nose, maybe some itching but nothing that deemed detrimental. So, my boyfriend wants to start, I said sure, so we load him up with the supplements, apple cider vinegar, etc, etc and he starts. Of course he follows my directions well, because I instructed him one drop to start...this should be done slowly. Thank God he follows directions because that's what he did...1 drop. Let me stop here and say, I don't know why, I don't know where and I certainly don't know when my common sense left me but somehow I thought a dropper full was a "drop". This hit me after I witnessed my boyfriend making his Lugol shot. He put his drop in and I sheepishly asked, is that all you use? Well, that's a drop isn't it? You could have knocked me over with a feather! Talk about a moment of lucidity. So, let's get back to where I am now. This past Sunday I woke up with the worst case of pink eye (left eye), some upper respiratory issues and just a huge feeling of malaise. This eye was draining, burning, itching and quickly spread to my right eye. I didn't want to go to the doctor but I did for the eyedrops alone, I needed relief and the hydrocortisone helped. He wanted to put me on antibiotics but I didn't and I have just returned to work today. In my humble opinion I think this was a huge detox reaction (but no brown pee!) I'm still quite tired but I'm feeling better every day. I stopped iodine that Saturday, so it will be a week Saturday since I've supplemented. Folks, I really don't know what to say other than I have nobody to blame but myself. I know a lot of you are probably shaking your heads and I don't blame you, I just thought you guys should know and hopefully this will help others. There is one thing about it, I'm not dead!! So, any thoughts on how long I should stay off the Lugols, or any comments at all would be appreciated. Sorry this was long, thanks to everyone who contributes!