Re: Reposting Iodine Questions/Thank you

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You will not find Iodoral or Lugol's in pharmacies. You will have to order online or check at a compounding pharmacy. What you find in the drug stores is tincture which can only be applied topically like for cuts.

Buist, ND

Reposting Iodine Questions/Thank you

Hi,I have been telling my daughter about the iodine, since she had badPPDepression after her baby. She said she would look in the pharmacy for someiodine.Is there any difference between the type in the stores and the two typesrecommended here?*******************************************I am up to 50mgs of the lugols drops and have been at that dose for a month. Ifeel fine, nothing better I don't think, but no problems.(actually I have been on the iodine for more then two months, but slowly raisedit.)I have been reducing my HC as it causes me to gain weight. I was at 30mgs and amdown to 10mgs now.I don't feel any difference yet off that either.Is there any way to tell that iodine is helping?What should I expect as time goes on?*******************************************I am getting blood tests for my hormone levels. The doctor gave me every hormoneexcept pregnalone.I called and asked why and they stated that he did not want that one tested.Well I am seeing him this week for other stuff. What can I tell him to convincehim that I need pregnalone tests too?He is testing DHEA.*******************************************I am on Westhroid at 60mgs. I have bad RT3 ratio of about 16.However it was 14 and I took iron for a while, but upon suggestions here, Istopped the iron. My iron did come up some and my RT3 came up to 16.I have not been able to raise my westhroid, as it gives me anxiety at a higherlevel.So I am thinking of getting off it completely to see if the iodine can sustainmy thyroid.Westhroid is like Armour. So I am on one grain I think.Someone once stated that at this low dose it might be just suppressing mythyroid and keeping me low.So I am not sure what else to do.I would love to hear people's suggestions about this and it iodine alone cansustain my thyroid?*******************************************I take all the aptogens with my iodine, Selenium, magnesium, vitamin C, D3, andEnergy infusion from End fatigue .comWhen I take my iodine, I take it in whole natural vinegar and water, because Ican't drink juice because of my blood sugar.My diet is high protein, frequent, veggies, eggs and one fruit a day.I am on Celexa 40mgs, hydrocortisone 10mgs and Westhroid 60mgs.I still experience some depression and this is what makes me feel my thyroid isstill low.My labsFree T3 2.9 Reference 2.3-4.2 (done in December and doctor feels this isnormal, so he won't retake it.Taken a month ago:Iron 73 Range 37-145RT3 186 Ref. 90 -350Ferritin 152 Ref. 11-336T uptake (what is that?) 42 Ref. 32-48TSH 0.15Free T4 0.9 Ref. 0.6-1.6Thank you to anyone who can answer my questions.Blessings, Terry Quinn(mom of nine who just wants to feel better. *******************************************When taking seasalt for detox, do you also add potasium?I just wondered if the seasalt ever lowered anyone's potasium levels, since thetwo work together in the body.Thanks, Terry*******************************************