Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 Henry, Thanks for the update. Do you have Hashi's? My favorite question when some one is taking iodine. Venizia -- In hypothyroidism , " dvanhelsing " <dvanhelsing@...> wrote: > > Well, I stepped up the iodine intake over the Christmas break and > also added a substantial amount of Kelp tablets to the mix, which I > have just run out of... > > The result is most noticeable on my still-swollen face, but also on > my ever-improving energy levels. Friends and family were telling me > that I'd lost a lot of weight in a very short space of time, having > seemingly forgotten over the past 6 years or so what I ACTUALLY look > like! > > So it looks like it's working on that front. I can literally feel my > sinuses opening after taking a dose, and a stream of eeuch streams > out - this stuff has been draining out of my face all Christmas, > it's gross! Hope you haven't just eaten. The stuff is actually > called something something acid and is a sort of bright yellow > colour, and apparently everyone produces it, but sometimes it stays > in hypos' faces for some inexplicable reason - my dolt of an > endocrinologist had sworn blind that this was actually caused by an > unspecified " allergy " every time I brought it up... > > > > First update, will report back soon (er, when I'm not at work!) > > Henry > > > > > > > > No, not Lugol's - couldn't find it where I looked so I'm actually > > > taking Merck Iodide tablets - I get through a sheet a day (25 > > > tablets weighing in at 200 micrograms each), split over breakfast > > > and evening time... > > > > That is only 5 mg per day, and that is not the iodine component. > It is > > closer to 4 mg of iodine. You can get that much eating a lot of > seaweed. > > Gracia and Sam recommend at least 10 to 12 times that. > > > > Lugol's is actually a solution with mix of elemental iodine with > iodide > > salts. > > > > Chuck > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2008 Report Share Posted January 10, 2008 No Venezia, Just the " standard, uncomplicated " hypothyroidism lol! Henry > > > > > > > > No, not Lugol's - couldn't find it where I looked so I'm actually > > > > taking Merck Iodide tablets - I get through a sheet a day (25 > > > > tablets weighing in at 200 micrograms each), split over breakfast > > > > and evening time... > > > > > > That is only 5 mg per day, and that is not the iodine component. > > It is > > > closer to 4 mg of iodine. You can get that much eating a lot of > > seaweed. > > > Gracia and Sam recommend at least 10 to 12 times that. > > > > > > Lugol's is actually a solution with mix of elemental iodine with > > iodide > > > salts. > > > > > > Chuck > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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