Guest guest Posted March 9, 2012 Report Share Posted March 9, 2012 Hi there, I am new to this site so please bear with me. I am a 46 year old female who has made a good recovery from Severe ME. Recently had full Thyroid profile test through Optimum Health Clinic, using Genova Diagnostics. Main cause for concern very low Total T4 50.6, whilst other results all within optimal range ie TSH 1.3, Free T4 14.3, FT3 4.36, FT4:FT3 ratio 3.3. Thyroid auto immunity within optimal range. My adrenals are being supported through Adrenal Rebuilder, vit c and selenium. Clinic has put me on Iodine supplementation to rectify underactive thyroid problem as they see it, using Biotics Liquid Iodine Forte, currently 16 drops through the day, total 2.4mg Iodine per day. Also now using Himalayan Crystal salt on food. Iodine patch test a week after starting these supplements lasted over 24 hrs. Great I thought. Progress!. 5 weeks on iodine patch test repeated lasting only 12 hours. Very confusing. Can anyone advise whether I should be taking more or less iodine to support Thyroid. I purchased Dr Peatfield's book which stated that one should never take in more than 150mcg per day! Whereas his speech re iodine from TPA meeting on 24 april 2010 at Alma Inn (got from TPA site) states that 37.5-50mg is a far more realistic dose! I also read somewhere that if you take in too much iodine then it kind of back fires on you and it can make the thyroid underactive. I am very confused! Any advice/help would be much appreciated from anyone who has the time to help out! Thanks for reading, x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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