I want to know if anyone else has treated their cat with CS for a cough that has chest congestion. I’ve been giving him about 1/2 tsp of colloidal silver in his wet food for the past 2 days. I love the stuff myself for bronchitis! I think it may have come from my husband sweeping up construction dust in our basement(where the cat has been hanging mostly). We also got a new dog 3 weeks ago who had a weird cough for the first week so I’m not positive where this came from. Our other 2 cats are fine. I’d really appreciate any input. We have a major snowstorm coming tomorrow night and I ...
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Can MSM interfere with the thyroid? I’ve been taking about 500MG of MSM powder for a few days. I am having anxiety and a rapid heartbeat. I am hypoT and take Naturethroid and Lugol’s iodine protocol to support that. I was doing so good until I started the MSM.   [End]
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I was a tanning bed user for 30 years. About 7 years ago, a dermatologist removed a suspicious speck of skin on my stomach. It turned out to be nothing and I got left with an ugly scar. She scared me out of my tanning bed, but I’m left with trying to find a way to get a tan. My skin is terrible (and yes I know it could be worse if I get cancer). I am very scared about using a tanning bed again, maybe just from the media hype that it is now considered a carcinogen, like my gas grill I guess:). So, for the past 7 years I’m outside catching rays on occasion, which I feel has created mor ...
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I think I solved my problem. My iron levels were on the lower end of the scale. I took double the dose totalling 54 milligrams for the 7 days of cycle and felt warmer from day 7-14, which is when I had bouts of coldness.   [End]
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Sounds like you are deficient in many areas, but I can say that constant sighing known as air hunger (I assume you mean you feel like you can’t get a good breath??) is a symptom of hypothyroidism. I’ve been hypot for many years and took synthroid until about 2 years ago. Sighing/anxiety never went away until I switched to natural dessicated thyroid. I never knew this myself until reading it on a thyroid facebook page. Also take 50 MG of Lugol’s Iodine + protocol.   [End]
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I am 45 and have monthly periods, but it is starting to come on earlier than it used to. One odd thing I’ve noticed is that I am freezing cold during the first half of my cycle and after ovulation, I feel warmer. I am hypothyroid and levels are good. My basal body temp is low 97’s first half of cycle and 98 and over the second half. What is causing this temperature drop and what can I do to raise it? Do I need estrogen? I have several symptoms of estrogen deficiency, but from everything I read it seems that most women are estrogen dominant.   [End]
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I know this is totally not iodine related, but since I am an iodine user and frequent reader here I thought I’d ask you guys. Recently built a new home with a well. Well had to be ”flushed” with bleach to get the junk out. We now have a high quality filtration system running to remove any bacterias. All other water tests came out decent as far as PH, iron levels, etc. Since July 4th, the day I decided to exfoliate ”brush” my lips for fun, I’ve had terrible dry, burning chapped lips. I can only guess that the bleaching may have caused it. I can’t imagine that the bleach is still comi ...
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I have been on Nature Throid for past year after switching from synthroid. Recent lab results: TSH .03, (was over 10) Free T4 .095. Doc forgot to test Free T3, but the last time it was higher than normal range because I had taken it before the test. She has lowered my dose, but I’m feeling totally hypothyroid. I keep reading that the TSH test is useless, but I feel like crap since that number has tanked and all other numbers have remained the same for the past year.  I’m not sure if maybe my symptoms are something else?? Constipation, fatigue, depression are a few of my symptom ...
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Me too!   [End]
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That’s the website the J. Crow’s rep gave me yesterday and it shows the 2% solution scored well, but still had metals. Interestingly, I checked it again just now and it is showing zero. WTH?   [End]
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I just learned that Lugol’s iodine has small amounts of heavy metals in it. Isn’t it ironic that we are taking this with sea salt to help eliminate metals???   [End]
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I moved into a house with well water in May. For years, I had been exposed to heavy chlorination from showers and a swimming pool. I also have hypoT which I treat with Naturethroid and I take 50MG of Lugol’s Iodine + protocol. My most recent lab tests shows my Free T4 at .95 and TSH at .03. Endo is lowering my NT dose, but I am feeling every symptom of hypoT. Could I be possibly detoxing from the removal of chlorine? That is the only thing that has changed recently. My TSH was at 10 and dropped like a rock in 3 months. Not sure if that is ok???   [End]
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Don’t mean to rain on your parade, but I am also a type 1 diabetic for 35 years and take 50MG of Lugol’s per day. It hasn’t made my diabetes disappear. I will say that when I started a vitamin regimen it cut my insulin requirements in half, but I do not believe that anything will cure the diabetes.   [End]
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My husband has had mild hypertension for many years, but does not like taking meds due to side effects. He had to go to docs yesterday for a pinched nerve and his BP was 200/100! Doc said he needed meds ASAP as he was very close to having a stroke. We both have taken vitamins for several years, but hypertension seems to be the one thing that I cannot find anything that works. Any suggestions? He will keep taking meds to be safe for now, but it would be nice to find something naturally. He is 49, overweight, has sleep apnea and a high stress job. Lately, he’s been complaining about b ...
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So should I just rely on using herbs and homeopathic methods to calm me down? I did take an extra 12 MG of Lugol’s today and did warm up somewhat. Maybe just psychological....lol   [End]
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I recently applied for a new job and I know I’m stupid, but I get myself in such a panic over it that it is affecting my thyroid levels. Would an extra boost in iodine help with this or should I increase my Nature Throid temporarily? I can tell because my temp is 97, I’m freezing and I’m totally stressing out over small things.   [End]
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I totally get what you are saying about blaming it on the supplement. Most people are afraid of them, but they aren’t afraid of medications. Hmmm....   [End]
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Thank you for all of the links and advice.   [End]
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Yes it is so unfortunate:(. I guess all I can really do is pray for him. I found it interesting that he was taking an iodine ”pill”. Wonder what prompted that....   [End]
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I don’t even know if it’s a possibility, but wondering if anybody here has convinced somebody very ill to use iodine. My husband just lost a very close friend to an undiagnosed bacterial infection. It is very frustrating to hear about somebody listening to the medical world and end up losing their life to an infection at 56! We are very worried about another person that is actually in charge of building our house. He is very ill and docs have recommended him to go to John Hopkins in Baltimore. From what I know, he started feeling sick, I believe they removed his gallbladder and it has ...
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Well, I’m not a health nut as you must be. LOL I have started taking milk thistle every day.   [End]
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I understand the TSH to be a useless test but it is strange when my T3 and T4 are ok and the TSH is high, I feel hypo symptoms. Can’t take boron. It gets me very sick to stomach.   [End]
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Before I knew any better, doc put me on synthroid for me to have a ”healthy pregnancy” because my TSH was not in range. That was my first mistake. Been stuck on meds since 2005. After hearing how bad synthroid is, I switched to Naturethroid this year. Can’t find my labs, but T3 and T4 were within range and TSH was in high 6’s, not terrible.   [End]
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I’ve been taking Lugol’s iodine + the protocol for over a year now. I am also taking Naturethroid, which I started about 6 months ago. Will my TSH ever come back to normal? It feels odd to keep increasing the dose of a medication because of a supplement working against it so to speak. My biggest complaints are chronic joint pain and feeling cold/cold extremities unless it’s 80 degrees. I am 44 years old and feel like I’m 84!   [End]
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I switched from synthroid to Naturethroid in May. I was on alternatate doses of 62.5 & 75 mcg synthroid. I wanted to start slowly on the Naturethroid, but I just started on 68 MCG. Ever since starting on NDT, I have had terrible fatigue and joint pain. I just got my labs done and don’t know the results, but am wondering is this just maybe a sign of hypo and needing more or is this a side effect of Nature Throid? I am 44 and feel 85 in the mornings!   [End]
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Thanks for the charting advice. Yes, I am hoping to be off of meds too some day.   [End]
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Can anybody give me an explanation as to why my body temp fluctuates so much in a single day? Is it my age (44)? In the mornings it can be really low at 97.5 and then in the afternoon be over 98. Yesterday afternoon it was 98.9 and it felt great to not be freezing.   [End]
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I was taking 50 MG Iodoral for several months and then switched to Lugol’s last month. I am hypo T still on synthroid. My last TSH was 6.45. Previous one was 6.61. My T4 levels are fine. Will the TSH return to normal?   [End]
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Are people just quitting meds cold turkey? Sorry Paraboy, don’t mean to overtake your thread, just thought I’d share my situation:) to help get some answers to your question. I follow the protocol including 1/2 TSP salt. I take 50 MG of Lugol’s per day but so far it isn’t doing anything different to my labs. I take 62.5 and 75 MCG synthroid alternately. The TSH is higher (expected) but my T4 level is still the same. Not sure about T3. How do we know when we have enough iodine without bloodwork? Overall, I feel ok other than I’m still colder than mormal.   [End]
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I am hypo T and still working on trying to get my temperature to 98.6. I’ve been checking it almost daily. I notice that during the 2nd half of menstrual cycle it is over 98 and gets close to 99 right before period. I actually feel warm like normal people. The first half I’m freezing cold with a 97.5 temperature and when I wake up my body is literally cold to the touch underneath a down comforter! Should I be trying to get my temperature steady throughout the month or is this normal and leave it alone? I am still on synthroid because I am chicken of switching to Naturethroid:).   [End]
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I’ve never done a loading test. I had been using 50 MG Iodoral for about 6 months. I then switched to Lugol’s 5% about 6 weeks ago to save $$. I’ve had some good results from this that I didn’t get from Iodoral such as increased body temp and libido. Finally have warm hands and feet. I assume there was an absorption issue with the pill?? Love the liquid! Hasn’t irritated my stomach at all, but I did have another detox that lasted for maybe a week (visited the bathroom every time I ate:).   [End]
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about 3-4 months ago and now I have 2 cavities that need to be filled! I am not sure about following the advice on here about eliminating fluoride now. What the heck?   [End]
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I’ve been on the protocol for nearly a year and reached the 50 MG dose about 2 months ago. This dosage has totally stopped my hair loss. I didn’t even realize that my hair was falling out that much until it stopped completely! I’ve always had curly hair, but noticed the past few years that I was losing my curl and just seemed not as healthy. My hairdresser blamed hormones. Apparently, it was an iodine deficiency because it is getting curlier and thicker. It’s almost as if I’m pregnant. I barely shed a hair anymore. I just thought I’d share another exciting effect of iodine:).   [End]
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I have been shedding more hair the last few years. I am on synthroid. Not sure if this is the cause, but what stopped it for me was 50MG a day of Iodoral. I’ve been using Iodoral for nearly a year at smaller doses, but when I hit the 50MG dose is when I noticed it had totally stopped. I barely shed a hair anymore! I used to fill up the shower hair catcher every day. Not anymore and I barely get 10 hairs out when combing after showering. No more finding loose hairs on my clothing, office chair, etc.   [End]
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I’ve been on synthroid for 8 years. Endo likes the TSH to be under 2. Last spring, the TSH went up over 3 and it was the first time that my anxiety, jumpiness and craziness disappeared. I always felt like I was jumping out of my skin and every little thing stressed me out. I had no idea it was linked to my thyroid. I thought maybe the meds, but not the TSH itself. Now after being on Iodoral, my TSH is over 6. The free T4 is within range. She doesn’t test the free T3. After doing a lot of reading, I understand that the TSH is a worthless test and that iodine can raise it temporaril ...
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I’ve been taking Iodoral for a few months now. I’m at 24 MG per day. Taking it slow....My TSH is slowly creeping up (in 5’s) as expected. Does anybody know what would happen to me physically if I quit synthroid cold turkey? From other sites, that is very dangerous. Just curious.   [End]
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Thanks Ginagirl. I didn’t know selenium was tasteless. That will make it much easier! He is a water only kid.   [End]
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Yes, I read they are very high in selenium. In fact, 1 per day would be enough. I cannot find them in my area at all! I remember eating these at a kid and I loved them.   [End]
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I am trying to find a multi-vitamin with selenium for my 6 year old. I know he needs iodine, but I can’t get him started without getting selenium. Does anybody know of a good tasty one? We tried one made by Trace Minerals. We are both very tolerant, but this was downright nasty!   [End]
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Has anyone else noticed this? I got blood work done last week. When the needle was removed, the blood was coming out of my arm fast! The girl asked me if I took blood thinners. Before, if I didn’t take Vitamin E, they couldn’t get blood out of my arm. This time I had to put pressure on it to get it stop bleeding. I thought for sure I was going to soak the bandage right up. Is this something that needs to be stopped before something such as surgery? I never imagined iodoral to do this. I don’t find this to be a bad thing because I am a long term type 1 diabetic so any circulation ...
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Currently on Synthroid for HypoT and have been on Iodoral for 6 weeks. My bloodwork showed my TSH elevated from in the 3’s to in the 5’s. I expected that. Doc doesn’t test my T3 levels. My T4 was within range. My doc kept looking at my paperwork. I know she wanted to raise my dose, but knows I’m not very keen on that idea because of the crappy side effects of the meds. I flat out told her that my plan is to stay on the iodine and wait and see what happens because I am seeing positive results that I have never seen from meds. I let her know that the TSH can stay elevated for 6-12 mo ...
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Thanks for the link to the supplement guide. That is exactly what I’ve been looking for. The whole thing about how the thyroid absorbs iodine causing a higher TSH is a little over my head to have a discussion with my doctor about. All I know for sure is I’m not taking additional synthroid. I will be sticking with Iodoral, sea salt and my supplements!   [End]
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I’ve been doing the Iodoral for over a month now. I’m HYPO and had blood drawn on Friday for next week’s appointment. What if my thyroid levels are crazy from starting Iodoral and she suggests more meds? What is the appropriate response if I’m not interested in that route? I know it’s my body, but I also don’t want her thinking I’m cuckoo. I have to see her for my type 1 diabetes as well. She’s aware of me taking ”iodine”, but doesn’t know my goal is to eliminate synthroid.   [End]
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I always love the avoid stress tip. Like most of us seek it out.   [End]
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So true about coffee raising blood sugar. I’m a type 1 diabetic and need insulin when I drink it and that is not for the sugar! For me, it is equivalent to as many carbs as a piece of bread.   [End]
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I’m reading mixed messages about this. Should I be taking Iodoral at the same time as vitamin C or separately? Are there any other supplements that can interfere with absorption? I take bunches! Thanks.   [End]
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He is 50 pounds. Getting rid of the fluoride completely will be tricky because I’m sure he drinks out of the water fountains at school. He drinks bottled water at home. We wouldn’t think of drinking tap water! Eww. He takes Hero brand multi-vitamin gummy bears. Don’t mind switching brands as long as it is palatable for him:). He also takes omega fats and calcium/magnesium liquid supplement. I started cooking with Celtic Sea salt and we only use real butter. Reason we started him on the fish oil was due to dermatitis and the cal/mag was started in the last few months to see if it h ...
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From all of the info here, it seems that when the temp is 98.6 you are no longer hypothyroid. My basal body temp is 98.3, but my daytime temps are in the 97’s and I’m still very intolerant to the cold. Now what? I’m on 12 MG Iodoral and synthroid. Increase the dose and stay on same amount of synthroid? How do I know when to cut back on the meds? When I’m feeling hyperthyroid or do I rely on my temperature?   [End]
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I have asked previously about what a proper dose of Iodoral would be for a child, but didn’t get any responses. Dr. Brownstein recommends 1/2 tablet (6 MG). Obviously, from his temperature, he is showing some thyroid problems and I would like to nip this before it gets out of control and end up on meds like myself. Is Iodoral what I should start with? Does he need to take selenium as well? This is not in his multivitamin. Thanks all!   [End]
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I’m not getting clear information either. I started Iodoral a few weeks ago for hypothyroidism. I read Dr. Brownstein’s iodine book and didn’t get what I was looking for, such as how to dose it properly while getting off meds. He even states in the book about how too much of anything is not good. So true!   [End]
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Do you know what your levels were as hypothyroid? Do you take iodine and what is the dose? Very interested in knowing:).   [End]
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Thanks Grizz! I will have to get busy reading your links.   [End]
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I’m curious to hear testimonials from people that have been successful getting off meds by using Iodoral and looking for advice on how to do this without a doctor’s help. My endo is all about meds and doesn’t believe iodine does anything for the thyroid. Thanks!   [End]
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I recently started taking 12 MG Iodoral. From what I’ve read so far, it’s a matter of checking the basal body temperature in the mornings and when it reaches close to 98.6 then you are no longer hypothyroid. I am planning on increasing my Iodoral dosage SLOWLY. I had major fatigue, some depression and constipation the first 2 weeks. Today is my first day feeling alert and happy. Still kinda blocked up. I’m determined to get off Synthroid and this definitely seems like the way to go. Synthroid has never done anything good for me. I also took 1/4 TSP of Celtic Sea salt to help pu ...
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After reading so many positive things about iodine and starting on it myself, I’d like to start my 6 year old on it. How much is an appropriate dose for this age? He takes a multi-vitamin, fish oil and liquid cal-mag (500mg/250mg). I’d love to see if this would help his cradle cap that he’s had since he was born. Here is what is in his multi. Would he need extra vita c and selenium like adults? Vitamin A (as Vitamin A Palmitate) 5000 IU Vitamin C (as Ascorbic Acid) 60 mg Vitamin D (as Cholecalciferol) 300 IU Vitamin E (as d-Alpha Tocopheryl Succinate) 30 IU ...
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No I have not checked my temperature in some time. It was always low. I know synthroid does nothing for that and pretty much nothing for anything else other than give me side effects. I really want to get off of it. I had to go on it for pregnancy 7 years ago and I’ve just discovered the iodine. Thank you very much for the explanation. I’ll PM you.   [End]
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Thanks for the link. I am actually feeling energetic today for the first time in weeks.   [End]
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I am hypothyroid and on synthroid for 7 years. I started taking 12 mg of Iodoral. First time I tried it for 2 weeks, I became so anxious and jumpy, I wimped out and stopped because I couldn’t stand it. I started on it again about 2 weeks ago and this time I’m totally exhausted. I’ve been trying to do my homework here, but need a little help. What is happening? Is my thyroid getting worse before it gets better? What should I do next? Should I take more iodoral or do the salt load or both? I tried 1/4 tsp celtic sea salt today and nothing happened. What do they mean to do it every ...
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Hi all. I am new to this board. I just started taking Iodoral 2 days ago. I am hypothyroid and currently take 2 alternative doses of Synthroid. My question is I just found out that I am pregnant! I understand that the iodine can have a detoxifying affect and possibly cause my TSH levels to rise at first. I know how important it is to have the TSH under control during pregnancy. I wonder if this will be ok knowing I’m only about 3 weeks pregnant? My goal was to minimize or eliminate the Synthroid before I got pregnant. My last TSH was 3.67 and my doc had wanted to up my dose a tad ...
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