Re: Newbie with missing Thyroid Gland

[Guest guest]

The celtic salt is an alkalizer, so if it gives you " heartburn " , it's very

likely hypochloridia - not enough stomach acid.

I was getting the feeling of heartburn recently when I would drink my salt water

after a meal. Taking one Betaine Hydrocloride (Now brand) with the meal stopped

this.

Karyn

>

> Hi everyone,

>

> I had my thyroid removed in 2007 and it's been a pretty tough road since

> then. After my surgery my doctor put me on 50mcg of levothyroxide (that

> probably isn't spelled correctly) In 2 years I gained 100lbs and my once

> thick, long natural hair turned into a thinning, dried out brittle mess. In

> 2010 I relocated back to my home state and I started seeing a new doctor who

> put me on 4 grains of Naturethroid. My energy levels improved but the weight

> is still not coming off even after I started a gluten free diet.My hair is

> growing back but I think that's due to the biotin and MSM supplements I

> started taking.

>

>

>

> *SIGH* Okay so now to my question.Two weeks ago I started taking 5 drops of

> 2.5% lugols every morning and last week I upped my dosage to 20 drops and

> followed the suggestion on the website here to add Selenium. I'm not sure

> what I should expect from taking Iodine or if I should expect anything

> seeing as though I don't have a thyroid gland. Is there anyone else around

> here who takes Iodine after having their thyroid removed? If so, what

> improvements have you seen?

>

> Oh yeah I should also add I've been using Celtic sea salt on my food since

> last summer but I found I can't eat it straight out of the bag, it gives me

> horrible heartburn.

>

>

>

> I'm open to suggestions from anyone.Thanks in advance

>

> Nikki

>

[Guest guest]

Nikki - being on only 50 mcg of levothyroxine is a very low dose and you should probably look into getting your adrenals tested. When you have adrenal fatigue you will have issues with fatigue and weight gain.

Check out www.canaryclub.org for 4x saliva cortisol testing.

Buist, ND HC

Newbie with missing Thyroid Gland

Hi everyone,

I had my thyroid removed in 2007 and it’s been a pretty tough road since then. After my surgery my doctor put me on 50mcg of levothyroxide (that probably isn’t spelled correctly) In 2 years I gained 100lbs and my once thick, long natural hair turned into a thinning, dried out brittle mess. In 2010 I relocated back to my home state and I started seeing a new doctor who put me on 4 grains of Naturethroid. My energy levels improved but the weight is still not coming off even after I started a gluten free diet…My hair is growing back but I think that’s due to the biotin and MSM supplements I started taking.

*SIGH* Okay so now to my question…Two weeks ago I started taking 5 drops of 2.5% lugols every morning and last week I upped my dosage to 20 drops and followed the suggestion on the website here to add Selenium. I’m not sure what I should expect from taking Iodine or if I should expect anything seeing as though I don’t have a thyroid gland. Is there anyone else around here who takes Iodine after having their thyroid removed? If so, what improvements have you seen?

Oh yeah I should also add I’ve been using Celtic sea salt on my food since last summer but I found I can’t eat it straight out of the bag, it gives me horrible heartburn.

I’m open to suggestions from anyone…Thanks in advance

Nikki