Should I stop the iodine?

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Hello,

I've been taking iodine for around 4 weeks now and haven't noticed any unusual

symptoms or side effects. I'm currently on a 12.5 mg iodoral tab daily having

built up over a period of about 4 weeks.

My last blood test back in March however showed that my TSH levels went down

from 0.01 to <0.01 (UK normal range 0.2 - 4); my T4 went up from 14.3 in the Feb

blood test to 17.5 in March (still in the normal range); and the T3 went up from

5.6 to 8.5+ (normal UK range 3.5-6.5), which suggests that I'm more hyperT in

March than I was in Feb - though I don't feel any worse. When I had the March

blood tests done I had been on lugol's for around 2 weeks, approx 4 mg daily, so

I'm wondering whether the iodine is likely to have affected my blood levels,

and/or whether this is to expected before they resume to normal levels, or

whether I ought to stop the iodine. Any advice from people's experiences would

be helpful. I feel fine physically apart from a little tightness around my

thyroid which is worse this evening for some reason. As I feel quite healthy I'm

really reluctant to stop the iodine, even though the doc has told me to stop all

my supplements prior to going to see a specialist. For the last 3 months I

thought I had a classic hyperT symptom as every night while in bed I had heart

palpitations. However, I stopped my Vit B 100 tabs a few weeks ago(which I'd

been on daily for a year) and within 2 days my palpitations improved by around

70%. I have been messing around with all kinds of supplements, magnesium,

potassium etc, so I'm wondering whether any other minerals can have an effect on

thyroid blood levels. Oh yes, my electrolyte and calcium blood levels came back

normal even though a hair mineral analysis test said there was excess calcium in

my hair and zero potassium, which was indicative of hypoT and a digestive

problem. Any advice would be much appreciated. Thank you.

Meadowsweet

Thyroid Nodules (suspected hyperT)

1 year

(suspected colitis 12 years)