Guest guest Posted June 11, 2012 Report Share Posted June 11, 2012 Hi all Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell me what the normal dose is? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hi , My daughter is on 1 x 50mg Iodoral tablet per day. This is a pretty high dose for her, but, she is very happy on it and says that it gives her energy. There do not seem to be set recommendations. I have taken my advice from the Iodine Yahoo Group. You would probably need to start low with say 1 or 2 drops of Lugol's and gradualy work up. We started off with 1 x Iodoral 12.5mg and worked up over a period of 4 weeks, ensuring that my daughter was taking all of the companion nutrients. HTH > > Hi all > > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell me what the normal dose is? > > Thanks > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Hi Janet, On the contrary, as I understand it high dose Iodine supports thyroid function - on the iodine group there are people who have either had to reduce their thyroid medication or even not need it at all after a period of using high dose iodine. This is our experience too. Both myself and my daughter do not need as much thyroid medication when we take the high dose iodine. My daughter's health has improved tremendously since we started the high dose iodine nearly 2 years ago. I'm not sure about the conflicting evidence - a lot of mainstream medicine is very against iodine - which is abit odd when it appears that it is needed everywhere in the body! We paint lugol's solution on our chests at night wih coconut oil - we sleep better as it seems that out lungs still do not have enough iodine. > > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell me what the normal dose is? > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 I'm pretty sure I'm in a minority but higher doses of iodine (iodoral) and topical iodine were unhelpful for me. I have used tri-quench (the vit k protocol suggested that the type of iodine can be important) which seemed better - but I remain cautious about iodine. Best wishes, Sandy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Yes there is a very big risk if you are HYPERthyroid, and even if you're not to be honest - if you have certain antibodies or another autoimmune disease you are also at risk. My husband recently had an acute and very severe episode of hyperthyroidism, never had it before and thyroid tests were all normal a few months previous, and had to have radioactive iodine (RAI) in an attempt to destroy his thyroid the day after diagnosis of Grave's Disease. He was diagnosed with another autoimmune disease last year ('s) which I guess put him at higher risk. I would never recommend RAI but his life was at risk and there was no other option. He now has to avoid iodine as it will make him much worse (could bring on a thyroid storm which has a 50% death rate). Not something to take lightly. My son has a high TSH, so HYPOthyroid which is much more common, and iodine can help reduce this. So good for him, bad for husband. I would not recommend taking iodine without having recent thyroid blood testing, including antibodies which I'm sure has done as she says she is already on thyroid medication. > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Hi all > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. > >> Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell > >> me what the normal dose is? > >> > >> > > >> > >> > Thanks > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 So sorry to hear about your husband . What an awful thing to go through, also the 's must be difficult - another life threatening illness. I will just say though that the Iodine Group would disagree - there are alot of people on there who have reduced their antibodies with high dose iodine. There are also alot on there who have had RAI for hyperthyroidism and are taking high dose iodine. It is really important if you are going to take high dose iodine that you follow the iodine protocol, you can't just start at high doses without experiencing de-tox symptoms. Usually, you need to up your dose slowly and salt load as and when and ensure that you are taking the companion nutrients. The other point is that we need elemental iodine as well as potassium iodide which is why SSKI is not recommended. I haven't actualy tested my own antibodies - my daughter's have been though and she was OK. I had a very low Free T4. Hope that your husband remains OK from now on. > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Hi all > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. > > >> Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell > > >> me what the normal dose is? > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > Thanks > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Here is a link to an article about Iodine and Autoimmune Thyroiditis http://www.optimox.com/pics/Iodine/IOD-22/IOD_22.htm > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > Hi all > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. > > > >> Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell > > > >> me what the normal dose is? > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > Thanks > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 Thanks I will have a look and also join the Iodine Group. It's really frustrating, I bought us both iodine loading tests before Christmas but then we both got this death flu bug and didn't do them. My husband never really got better and they wonder if the virus may have brought on the Graves. I do think iodine deficiency is a factor for my whole family. He's also extremely allergic/asthmatic, which can also be a trigger (and the reason he couldn't have beta blockers to reduce his heart rate, hence the RAI). Thanks again > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Hi all > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. > > > > >> Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell > > > > >> me what the normal dose is? > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > Thanks > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 Hi , how frustrating. The virus probably made a big difference, especially with the 's. I'm not surprised that he is extremely allergic/asthmatic. Apart from iodine deficieny, the lack of cortisol will cause this as well. Hope that he is on a good replacement dose of cortisol - this is another area that mainstream medicine are cautious in. Does he take DHEA & Florinef as well? We think that my daughter has secondary adrenal insufficency, hence I've spent alot of time researching this as well! All the best, > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Hi all > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Dr G said to start my son on iodine but I didn't write the dose down. > > > > > >> Has he put anyone else's child on this and if so can you please tell > > > > > >> me what the normal dose is? > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > Thanks > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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