BUMP: Re: Iodine Loading test necessary?

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> Hello,

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> 1st post here. I have been on Iodoral ~7 months - went up to 50 mg pretty

quickly w/out problems. Did one round of the extra companion supps & after that

just the C, selenium, etc. supps.

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> I now wonder if I should do the loading test, but Hakala told me it would only

show if I was sufficient or insufficient in iodine, not whether or not I was

taking too much. How do I know if I really need 50 mg of Iodoral?

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> I am thyroidless x 6 yr, Hashi's, had invisible goiter, no cancer tho it was

suspected before surgery.

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> I am still playing around w/my dose of NatureThroid, currently at 3-1/2 gr

(usually get too trembly w/more & doing more HC does not help that either). I

lowered my HC to 17.5 at this point. And, in the last month I stopped taking

estradiol bec of headaches (tho now the headaches are still here; whereas I did

not have them before I started trying E2 again). My hormones are in flux bec of

starting the E2 (tho only ~1 mg) ~March & now stopping it. My sign of hormone

flux is minor mouth ulcers & possibly the headaches still, so I am not going to

try to raise NT again yet bec I usually feel too trembly w/more & my FT3 was 7.2

on 4-1/2 gr before, so I definitely would not raise any more than 4, if I even

decided to raise at all.

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> I wonder if I am taking too much Iodoral & if it is worth it to pay for that

loading test.

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> Thanks,

> Madeline

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Your body will just put out any iodine that is doesn’t need. Instead of lowering iodine, I would add the rest of the companion nutrients. They will help your body utilize the iodine and help clear out the toxins better and might help settle out your other problems. Donna in IL From: iodine [mailto:iodine ] On Behalf Of mfc928Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2011 5:40 PMiodine Subject: BUMP: Re: Iodine Loading test necessary? >> Hello,> > 1st post here. I have been on Iodoral ~7 months - went up to 50 mg pretty quickly w/out problems. Did one round of the extra companion supps & after that just the C, selenium, etc. supps. > > I now wonder if I should do the loading test, but Hakala told me it would only show if I was sufficient or insufficient in iodine, not whether or not I was taking too much. How do I know if I really need 50 mg of Iodoral? > > I am thyroidless x 6 yr, Hashi's, had invisible goiter, no cancer tho it was suspected before surgery. > > I am still playing around w/my dose of NatureThroid, currently at 3-1/2 gr (usually get too trembly w/more & doing more HC does not help that either). I lowered my HC to 17.5 at this point. And, in the last month I stopped taking estradiol bec of headaches (tho now the headaches are still here; whereas I did not have them before I started trying E2 again). My hormones are in flux bec of starting the E2 (tho only ~1 mg) ~March & now stopping it. My sign of hormone flux is minor mouth ulcers & possibly the headaches still, so I am not going to try to raise NT again yet bec I usually feel too trembly w/more & my FT3 was 7.2 on 4-1/2 gr before, so I definitely would not raise any more than 4, if I even decided to raise at all. > > I wonder if I am taking too much Iodoral & if it is worth it to pay for that loading test.> > Thanks,> Madeline>