I've been doing a lot of reading lately about iodine. I happened to order "Progestelle" from Women's Therapeutic Instititute (for topical progesterone liquid mixed with coconut oil ONLY for my low progesterone levels)and the doctor there had paperwork recommending Iodoral (pills) or Lugol's liquid Iodine drops for his patients. I'm ordering the Lugol's, btw.
MANY of my Lyme symptoms could also be hypothyroid symptoms or iodine deficiency symptoms. Most of my migrating joint, muscle pain has subsided along with some other things.
95% PLUS of American's are DEFICIENT. Why are we NOT TESTED for this?? Why isn't everyone on iodine? Iodized salt doesn't have enough and salt in processed foods doesn't have any.
Breast tissue needs iodine more than other tissues. Is this why breast cancer is rampid here as opposed to Japan when they get up to 100 MG per day, not MCG!
We hardly get much from our foods and are robbed from our bodies by:
MEDS (which ones I don't know except for the ones with fluroide - cipro?),
BROMINE in breads and other baked goods,
FLUROIDE in our public water here (we even have spotted teeth probably from our water) - recently switched to reverse osmosis at kitchen sink, but not whole house
I've read that basal body temps have RISEN by using supplemental iodine. Is this one reason LYMEies have low temps?????! Is this why my ENTIRE FAMILY has low temps? Will raising body temps help get rid of the LYME and raise our lowsy 18 and 20 CD-57 scores???
I've been treating with abx for over 2 years now and still have so many "lyme" symptoms that coincide with thyroid and iodine issues.
I would love to hear, good/bad, from anyone else that has used Lugol's!!!!!!!!! What kind of changes have you noticed with:
skin weight depression fatigue becoming easily agitated cold hands and feet dry skin (crepey skin) brain fog memory problems tingling in hands and feet edema swelling of ankles vertigo low body temps
I'm looking forward to first testing with one drop on my inner-wrist to see what happens!!! BTW, Amazon reviews were interesting to read. I'm also thinking about buying Dr. Brownstein's book.
-LAXlover
Posted by sixgoofykids (Member # 11141) on :
I was better from Lyme but started Lugol's in hopes I would be able to get off the Armour Thyroid. I did do a lot of detox when I started it. I only take one drop per day, orally.
Posted by unsure445 (Member # 15962) on :
My llmd ordered a blood iodine level test which came back normal. A practitioner who is currently helping me with my immune system ordered a urine iodine test which she said is much more accurate.
It showed I am deficient. So I am now on one iodine tablet per day.I also take thyroid meds.
And I have many breast cysts so I am glad my practitioner was on top of this.
I also now use iodized sea salt in our household.
Posted by Marz (Member # 3446) on :
I've been on 2 drops of Iodoral for months and hoped I could reduce my thyroid med AND warm my feet and raise body temp but that hasn't happened yet.
There were several good threads about iodine here a while back if you search.
Posted by LAXlover (Member # 25518) on :
6, hope it helps and you are able to wean off Armour.
unsure, I hope the iodine dissolves your cysts and it's good to hear that the urine test is more accurate as I had read! I am back to using iodized sea salt here also as opposed to the expensive Himalayin (sp?) salt that I thought was better for us.
Posted by LAXlover (Member # 25518) on :
Marz, I didn't know their was such thing as Iodoral drops, thought they were only pills. Wish you the best! Yes, I did a search and have read a lot of the information here on LymeNet. Lots of exciting stuff so I am hopeful!! Have you considered raising your dose a little at a time or 1 drop at a time? Did you try the urine test yet?
-LAXlover
Posted by MichaelTampa (Member # 24868) on :
I'm taking 75mg of iodine daily, Iodoral brand, and my body temp continues to be quite low.
Posted by LAXlover (Member # 25518) on :
Gosh Michael, that's not what I wanted to hear!!!!haha....
But seriously, how long have you been doing the 75mg and have you noticed any positive changes at all???!!
-LAXlover
Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :
up
Posted by nonna05 (Member # 33557) on :
anybody else about iodine??
my fatigue is just awful.....
I know so many of us want our lives back/better.
Is this a helper that won't get in the way of protocol/
Posted by sda (Member # 36766) on :
I did alot of thyroid research before I found out I have lyme. You're right when you said most people are deficient in iodine.
Your' body needs iodine to make thyroid hormones. In a healthy body the iodine goes to t4, and then to t3.
When we are sick the body turns the t4 into reverse t3, which is identical but does nothing. Have to find out why the t4 is converted to reverse t3.
So, iodine may not help until we fix whatever is causing the reverse t3 production. Correct about the japanese also, they have the lowest cancer in world.
They also have the highest rate of hashimoto's in the world, so too much iodine can be a bad thing.
Iodine loading test, from urine, is the best test from what I have learned. Read more about it here. holtorfmed.com and here definitivemind.com
allthingsmale.com
Posted by MichaelTampa (Member # 24868) on :
I used more modest amounts, like 12.5 - 25.0 mg daily for a few months, this was maybe 9-12 months ago. Lately, just a couple months ago, a couple treatments such as for parasites and detox has put me in a stump of real chronic fatigue and I am needing oodles of many supplements. Iodine is just one of them. I imagine these are helping energy some and helping fight lyme some.
Posted by Marz (Member # 3446) on :
LAX I should have checked bottle before writing that. I'm taking Iosol which is drops, not iodoral.