Re: Re: bromide detoxing and iodine loading

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Hi onii,

good to read you again....!

My body seems to make P too, although I'm not taking any. I say that although my P blood levels show as very low, but I have again hives with itching and "dirty hair" after a day !

I take only Maca and Shizandra for hormone balance, no E! My E though was high for postmenopause - 237 - so I got scared without any P showing in my blood, so I took a uterine scan - which then showed only 4-5mm thickness, no fibrous stuff either... I "bet" my 2 drops Lugols iodine/iodide has made my (formerly 12mm) uterine lining shrink, even without periods whatsoever...

It would be interesting and very irritating to say the least, to eventually discover an iodine to P escalation ?

I took iodine for over a year though, with o u t apparently having P (say DHT) problems. Last night I started taking Saw Palmetto again to potect me from those DHT symptoms, but the itching was just as bad and kept me awake from 1.30 to 6am...

Rosette, my T was very low too while taking Saw Palmetto, so you're right, it doesn't help to "up" Testosterone.

Cheereo,

Charlotte

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Love,

Charlotte

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Re: bromide detoxing and iodine loading

Hi Lynn,Couple of things I find interesting about this post...Bromide, isn't that what is in most bakery type items, like from a regular grocery store? Years ago if I ate something like a pastry or such, I would get very constipated! I always thought it was just the white flour and no fiber but could be more to it...I got into colon cleansing about 20 years ago, using fiber products like psyllium cominations and was really into getting cleaned out. I had a horrible diet growing up of processed foods. After pregnancies in 20's I have battled depression and was always trying to find a way to balance my hormones and pms.About a year ago, my doctor did a urine test for neurotransmitters and I came up low in a few so he put me on some amino acids, one being 5HTP that I take at night. I rarely experience any depression symptoms anymore... I also take tyrosine and methionine (instead of SamE)I was on 2-3 drops of Lugol's since last May/June? and doing well except that I keep getting very high P and T on saliva tests. My e levels are great though but tested in Oct. and again in Dec. and especially day 21 is sky high. I can feel it too and I can hardly sit still or focus. Extreme agitation and my breast feel heavy. I have been cycling exactly on day 28 and once that week before my period is over and I start, then things are rosy again. I was told that it is possibly the Lugol's causing my P to be so high. So I am off temporarily but one thing that helps, or seems to help me, is 5000 mg. of biotin, which is suppose to help metabolize the high level of P.Oh, by the way, I am not taking any hormones at all since June. No E, P, T, DHEA. I was trying to detox some more and get my levels to come down.I got my idodine loading test back and it was at 50%. I had been on Lugol's for about four months or so. I felt really good on it so I wish I could figure out what is going on with my P levels.My doctor, on a telephone consult, thought it could be my body making P, and maybe I should get an ultra sound to check uterus.I see him on the 19th to go over everything. I only take 60mg. armour right now and supplements.Cedar fever has hit central Texas and it is sky high. If I take a couple mg. of vit C every few hours during the day, I am fine. I think it has to be an immune thing. Helps to double up on CLO too! I did NAET about three years ago and it helped so much. I should have gone in to get checked about a month ago.Sonii-- In rhythmicliving , "Lynn" wrote:>> I posted this to the iodine list but want to repeat it over here in> case anyone iodine loading is dealing with it. Also looking for feedback!> Lynn> > > > I've been doing a ton of research on this one as I'm still dealing> with it no matter HOW much vit C, type of mg, water, fiber (too much> on this is bad mistake I'll tell you on that!), whatever, I simply> stop moving if I'm doing high doses of iodine.> > So here's what I've found so far:> > Part 1- Bromide is in quite a few drugs used prescribed for too loose> stools. It works on the smooth muscles to stop slow down transit> time....actaully stops the intestines from moving in some cases. Don't> know how it works yet though. One drug is given orally and has a> strong affinity for the colon so it's very specific. Could bromide as> it's moving out of cells cause a similar reaction as this brominated drug?> > Part 2- Colon cells respond to serotonin ...the whole gut produces> something like 95% of our serotonin. People with colon inertia (slow> transit time) appear to have less serotonin than those with well> working colons. It's guessed that serotonin helps send the message to> get thing moving. People with IBS seem to produce tons of serotonin so> they get very loose bowels then the serotonin overwelmns the receptors> and thier bowels quit working.> > Also depression (could be low serotonin) and constipation are common.> Bromide is starting to look like it's got a powerful effect on seretonin.> > At this point I'm guessing that brain chemicals shortages and bromide> depressing the colon cells is the root of this. Not quite sure what> the best way to fix it is but if you're experiencing slow down transit> time I think you've got to stay on top of it with vit C every few> hours and small amounts of salt in water to pull the bromide through.> > As for me right now...no more iodine temporarily while I work> furiously to get my colon back in shape. I know it will recover as it> did in the past. Then I guess I will have to take it day by day on> upping my dose.> > I'm also looking at what amino acid combos I can add to try and build> up my serotonin....am adding 5 HTP to see what happens there.> > I also think there's some link with progesterone in all this but> haven't found it yet. Prehaps iodine might potentiate the> progesterone and that also lowers serotonin.>

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