New to group, and a question :)

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone,

So awesome to search the database and find out all of this info about iodine!

What a resource!

Anyways, I am taking iodine to help with my Hashimotos. I have had it for at

least 5 years, but have never been on thyroid meds. Only had symptoms in the

last year, mostly gone now that I don't eat gluten. A couple of months ago my

practitioner (who has had good results with iodine helping her own hashimotos)

had me take a 12.5mg pill, which made me very sick for a week. She then put me

on a bunch of mineral supplements and said we would try again in a couple of

months after those levels come up. I started 6 weeks ago with 1mg/day, then

upped to 3mg/day a few weeks ago. I have to say, I feel great - my temperature

is in the 98's (I was running 94-95 for the past FIVE YEARS!) and have lots of

energy. Anyways, the only problem I am having is heart palpitations, nothing

horrible (I had horrible racing ones back before I quit gluten) but just a slow,

steady pounding of my heart that keeps me from sleeping. My thyroid is also

barely sore, some days I notice it and some days I don't. I have tried the salt

loading... doesn't do anything for the heartbeat.

Do you guys think this is from my body adjusting to the iodine? I have thought

about backing off a bit, maybe taking it every other day but I am so in love

with actually being warm... or if I stick with it, do you think my body will

adjust?

Thanks!

Mickey

[Guest guest]

Are you taking magnesium?

Linn

Moderator

>

> Hi everyone,

> So awesome to search the database and find out all of this info about iodine!

What a resource!

>

> Anyways, I am taking iodine to help with my Hashimotos. I have had it for at

least 5 years, but have never been on thyroid meds. Only had symptoms in the

last year, mostly gone now that I don't eat gluten. A couple of months ago my

practitioner (who has had good results with iodine helping her own hashimotos)

had me take a 12.5mg pill, which made me very sick for a week. She then put me

on a bunch of mineral supplements and said we would try again in a couple of

months after those levels come up. I started 6 weeks ago with 1mg/day, then

upped to 3mg/day a few weeks ago. I have to say, I feel great - my temperature

is in the 98's (I was running 94-95 for the past FIVE YEARS!) and have lots of

energy. Anyways, the only problem I am having is heart palpitations, nothing

horrible (I had horrible racing ones back before I quit gluten) but just a slow,

steady pounding of my heart that keeps me from sleeping. My thyroid is also

barely sore, some days I notice it and some days I don't. I have tried the salt

loading... doesn't do anything for the heartbeat.

>

> Do you guys think this is from my body adjusting to the iodine? I have thought

about backing off a bit, maybe taking it every other day but I am so in love

with actually being warm... or if I stick with it, do you think my body will

adjust?

>

> Thanks!

>

> Mickey

>

[Guest guest]

calcium, magnesium, potassium, selenium, manganese, vitamin c, vitamin d

Mickey

> >

> > Hi everyone,

> > So awesome to search the database and find out all of this info about

iodine! What a resource!

> >

> > Anyways, I am taking iodine to help with my Hashimotos. I have had it for at

least 5 years, but have never been on thyroid meds. Only had symptoms in the

last year, mostly gone now that I don't eat gluten. A couple of months ago my

practitioner (who has had good results with iodine helping her own hashimotos)

had me take a 12.5mg pill, which made me very sick for a week. She then put me

on a bunch of mineral supplements and said we would try again in a couple of

months after those levels come up. I started 6 weeks ago with 1mg/day, then

upped to 3mg/day a few weeks ago. I have to say, I feel great - my temperature

is in the 98's (I was running 94-95 for the past FIVE YEARS!) and have lots of

energy. Anyways, the only problem I am having is heart palpitations, nothing

horrible (I had horrible racing ones back before I quit gluten) but just a slow,

steady pounding of my heart that keeps me from sleeping. My thyroid is also

barely sore, some days I notice it and some days I don't. I have tried the salt

loading... doesn't do anything for the heartbeat.

> >

> > Do you guys think this is from my body adjusting to the iodine? I have

thought about backing off a bit, maybe taking it every other day but I am so in

love with actually being warm... or if I stick with it, do you think my body

will adjust?

> >

> > Thanks!

> >

> > Mickey

> >

>