Re: Help for hyperthyroidism

[Guest guest]

My first question is why did you take the kelp tabs?

Did you change anything else?

Michigan

<dr.morton@...> wrote:

Hello -

I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

more than a few hours sleep at night.

I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

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If I had my Iodine book I would look it up for you. Maybe someone with Dr. B's

book can see what he does. I am thinking Buffered C would help but can't

remember.

B.

Help for hyperthyroidism

Hello -

I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

more than a few hours sleep at night.

I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

I think the best remedy would be lots more iodine. I think your body is

telling you it needs a lot more.

gracia

Hello -

I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

more than a few hours sleep at night.

I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

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[Guest guest]

If the hyperness really is due to the iodine (either because of a detox or

because your thyroid is not autoregulating appropriately), just stop the kelp

for a few days. Then, after your symptoms are gone, start again, but more

slowly this time. A single kelp tablet can contain too much iodine for some

people, especially if you are very low in iodine. Zoe

I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

more than a few hours sleep at night.

I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

Any help would be very much appreciated.

Thanks,

[Guest guest]

wrote:

> Hello -

>

> I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

> extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

> first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

> more than a few hours sleep at night.

>

Hi --I'm new to all of this too as I was just diagnosed with

Graves' Disease a couple of weeks ago. I joined this list to learn about

iodine but I don't think it's what my body needs right now. I am

seeing a naturopath and she is trying to calm my thyroid through diet

and herbs. Regarding my diet, she urged me to avoid obvious sources of

iodine including dairy, fish, shellfish, and especially seaweeds. My

understanding is that iodine excites the overactive thyroid and

exacerbates hyperthyroid symptoms. Maybe taking kelp was going in the

wrong direction? Obviously I can't say what works for you, but my heart

symptoms have improved a great deal since I started following my

doctor's recommendations. My hair is still falling out an alarming rate

but at least I don't feel like I'm going to pass out all the time.

> I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

> to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

> have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

>

I am currently taking a tincture of lemon balm, bugleweed, and

motherwort similar to that sold here:

http://www.nativeremedies.com/thyrosoothe-improve-thyroid-function.html

(I get mine through my doctor). Here's what that website has to say

about these herbs:

> *Lycopus virginicus:* - also called Bugleweed, helps to normalize the

> overactive thyroid. Lythospermic and other organic acids found in

> Bugleweed help to decrease the levels of certain hormones in the body

> - including TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone produced by the pituitary

> gland) and T4 (produced by the thyroid). It can also inhibit the

> binding of antibodies to the thyroid gland, helping to relieve the

> symptoms of Grave's Disease.

>

> * officinalis:* - also called lemon balm, is well-known for its

> soothing and calming properties and is widely prescribed by herbalists

> for the relief of anxiety and insomnia. Some studies have also

> suggested that also helps to soothe the overactive thyroid

> gland, particularly in the case of Grave's Disease. This herb may help

> to block the attachment of antibodies to the thyroid cells, as well as

> preventing TSH from stimulating the overactive thyroid.

>

> *Leonurus cardica:* - also called Motherwort has traditionally been

> used to soothe heart palpitations as well as menstrual irregularity

> and anxiety, making it an excellent addition to this remedy.

>

Good luck to you, , and I hope you find some relief and healing.

Melisa

[Guest guest]

OK. Thank you everyone. I most definitely won't be taking anymore

kelp for awhile. I appreciate your help.

[Guest guest]

Melisa

Although I do not have experience with hyperthyroidism, I do have experience

with herbs. This is a really nice formula.

mjh

In a message dated 8/14/2006 2:02:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

melcro@... writes:

>

I am currently taking a tincture of lemon balm, bugleweed, and

motherwort similar to that sold here:

http://www.nativeremedies.com/thyrosoothe-improve-thyroid-function.html

(I get mine through my doctor). Here's what that website has to say

about these herbs:

> *Lycopus virginicus:* - also called Bugleweed, helps to normalize the

> overactive thyroid. Lythospermic and other organic acids found in

> Bugleweed help to decrease the levels of certain hormones in the body

> - including TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone produced by the pituitary

> gland) and T4 (produced by the thyroid). It can also inhibit the

> binding of antibodies to the thyroid gland, helping to relieve the

> symptoms of Grave's Disease.

>

> * officinalis:* - also called lemon balm, is well-known for its

> soothing and calming properties and is widely prescribed by herbalists

> for the relief of anxiety and insomnia. Some studies have also

> suggested that also helps to soothe the overactive thyroid

> gland, particularly in the case of Grave's Disease. This herb may help

> to block the attachment of antibodies to the thyroid cells, as well as

> preventing TSH from stimulating the overactive thyroid.

>

> *Leonurus cardica:* - also called Motherwort has traditionally been

> used to soothe heart palpitations as well as menstrual irregularity

> and anxiety, making it an excellent addition to this remedy.

>

Good luck to you, , and I hope you find some relief and healing.

Melisa

mjh

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[Guest guest]

You might try vitamin C. Kelp chelates copper. Copper keeps histamine

levels artificially low, which makes you tired, but you adapt

to the low histamine levels eventually. So when you first

take seaweed (in theory) your copper levels drop, which

is a good thing, but the high histamine levels can make

you jumpy or make your skin itch, until your body adapts.

Anyway, this started happening to me so I started taking

1g vitamin C at night also. Then I sleep fine.

Taking zinc is a good idea too, preferably in a

cal/mag/zinc/D tablet. Zinc is a copper antagonist

also.

-- Heidi

wrote:

> Hello -

>

> I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

> extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

> first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

> more than a few hours sleep at night.

>

> I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

> to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

> have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

>

> Any help would be very much appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Magnesium should help slow down hyper heart symptoms. Fluoride and soy are

anti-thyroid. You could try lots of soy to slow things down, if you feel

like you have hyperthryoid symptoms.

Sometimes people have trouble with kelp but not with iodine. I suggest

trying Lugol's solution or Iodoral instead of kelp.

Lynn

> Hello -

>

> I'm real new to all this and thought I'd experiment with taking some

> extra kelp tablets. I only took three of them for three days. At

> first I felt really great, but now I feel very hyper and can't get

> more than a few hours sleep at night.

>

> I don't feel bad enough to go to the emergency room, but I'd sure like

> to slow down. Is there some sort of home remedy I can use to help? I

> have all kinds of vitamins and minerals around.

>

> Any help would be very much appreciated.

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

> Hi --I'm new to all of this too as I was just diagnosed with

> Graves' Disease a couple of weeks ago. I joined this list to learn about

> iodine but I don't think it's what my body needs right now. I am

> seeing a naturopath and she is trying to calm my thyroid through diet

> and herbs. Regarding my diet, she urged me to avoid obvious sources of

> iodine including dairy, fish, shellfish, and especially seaweeds. My

> understanding is that iodine excites the overactive thyroid and

> exacerbates hyperthyroid symptoms.

I have read that people that cannot tolerate organic forms of iodine/iodide

(in which iodine/iodide is attached to carbon atoms, such as in the foods

you mention) may be able to tolerate inorganic elemental iodine/iodide such

as Lugol's solution or Iodoral. Since some researchers have drawn the

conclusion that Grave's Disease may result from iodine deficiency, I

wouldn't dismiss entirely the possibility that elemental iodine may benefit

you.

Lynn