Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 Iodine does change your hormone levels since it affects the ovaries and adrenals. I am post meno but have gotten a cycle when increasing my iodine dosages. I do have a friend who had this issue - actually very heavy to the point of dropping ferritin levels each time she increased her iodine. She is a thyroid cancer friend of mine so she needed to get the iodine in. She pushed through it but the bleeding could be pretty bad. I am trying to remember what my Dr told me to take when this happened to me. I think it was B6 - plus increase my iron. iodine and menstruation > Has anyone noticed a link between iodine and heavier menstruation? I'm > perimenopausal, so some flooding is to be expected, I suppose, but it > has been getting gradually worse over the past several months as I've > increased my iodine doseage. I do a lot of other supports, but haven't > changed other things during this time, so wondering if the iodine is > correlated. Only up to 12mg right now, and increasing it very slow as > I'm very sensitive and adrenal exhausted. > > --- > nowski > Hawthorne, Florida > sumar@... > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 This happened to me years ago, pretty bad, I couldn't even leave the house. I wasn't taking iodine back then, so it wasn't part of the picture. My NP said it was Estrogen Dominance, and prescribed a natural Progesterone cream to balance it out. Worked great, and as I got older I stopped needing to use it as my Estrogen levels naturally dropped, and everything evened out. Jan iodine and menstruation > > >> Has anyone noticed a link between iodine and heavier menstruation? I'm >> perimenopausal, so some flooding is to be expected, I suppose, but it >> has been getting gradually worse over the past several months as I've >> increased my iodine doseage. I do a lot of other supports, but haven't >> changed other things during this time, so wondering if the iodine is >> correlated. Only up to 12mg right now, and increasing it very slow as >> I'm very sensitive and adrenal exhausted. >> >> --- >> nowski >> Hawthorne, Florida >> sumar@... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------ >> >> >> >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 22, 2008 Report Share Posted June 22, 2008 That's what my friend had to do. She started using BHrt progesterone. iodine and menstruation >> >> >>> Has anyone noticed a link between iodine and heavier menstruation? I'm >>> perimenopausal, so some flooding is to be expected, I suppose, but it >>> has been getting gradually worse over the past several months as I've >>> increased my iodine doseage. I do a lot of other supports, but haven't >>> changed other things during this time, so wondering if the iodine is >>> correlated. Only up to 12mg right now, and increasing it very slow as >>> I'm very sensitive and adrenal exhausted. >>> >>> --- >>> nowski >>> Hawthorne, Florida >>> sumar@... >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------------ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 23, 2008 Report Share Posted June 23, 2008 I am SOOO glad you're talking about this. I've been having the same problem. I guess it's the iodine. I'm only on 50 mg, but I've had to start adding iron to my morning supplements. I figured that out by looking at my fingernails, the tell-tale lines. I already do the bio-id hormones. I'm thinking I need to add the B6? Thank you ladies for asking this question!!! > > > > > > Maybe or menopause. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 26, 2009 Report Share Posted April 26, 2009 I was just wondering if people find a need for extra Iodine during their menses? I have noticed a slight increase in goitre and the need for thyroid hormones both just befre my period and during. Is this common and does this mean that people need a bit extra Iodine at this time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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