Guest guest Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 Hello everyone! I'm new to this group but not new to iodine, thyroid, and other health issues! I have some questions that maybe you can help me with ... I began Iodoral several months ago, have done 2 loading tests so far and have had 2 brief consultations with Dr. Flechas ... I'm still not saturated ... but working on it, albeit a bit slowly since I've had some negative reactions (I've been trying the detox things - though the salt doesn't seem to work well for me)... Also I just got back my thyroid test results (haven't had my thyroid tested for a couple of years now - have been hypo for a long time but Armour as well as other types of thyroid hormones did not work well for me - which is a long story. I've had better luck with Iodine so far ...) Anyway, back to my question: my TSH is higher than it's ever been at 4.1. My free T4 and T3 are low normal (which is basically the same from before). I am wondering if the iodine is somehow resetting my pituitary so that it is more accurately assessing my need for thyroid hormones?? Whereas before it was low even though I am hypo. Does this make sense? Or should I be alarmed that my TSH is now higher? I know some of the more mainstream iodine literature says that excess iodine raises the TSH and causes hypothyroidism ... What do you all think? Thanks for your consideration! Marlena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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