Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 So like just about everything involved in this thyroid mess, individuals vary. It's trial and error. Ugh. I just want to read the Cliff notes and start on my recovery! Whaaaaaa Kate Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) Could be - I wasn't justifying the use of iodine - I was just commenting. the article was very good - and then I hit the part about the iodine! Cris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yep. Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) > > In a message dated 1/5/2005 1:27:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, > martian.303@... writes: > > > So - maybe like synthroid - there is a big support group for iodine. > > > > i know iodine deficiency can be a cause for low thyroid...but is it that if > one has Hashi's...that it is an entirely different situation? > cindi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 If you don't have ANY autoimmune thyroid disease AND have been proven to have an iodine deficiency, then you would need the iodine. But if Hashi's is the leading cause of hypo, followed by Grave's (also autoimmune), then there's definitely going to be a problem there with the iodine intake. Iodine goes straight for the thyroid, and if the gland is in malfunction from autoimmune disease, or in certain other cases, the antibody attacks are going to be ten fold. Also, if there are certain other hypo problems, the gland will trap the iodine and will puff up the size of your neck. Iodine trapping is the thyroid's main job, but if it is a sick one, in certain ways, it will simply trap it and can't use it. Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) > > So like just about everything involved in this thyroid mess, individuals vary. It's trial and error. Ugh. I just want to read the Cliff notes and start on my recovery! Whaaaaaa > Kate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I will never remember - but the time I went to the hospital because my neck was out to my jaw bone - I wonder if I was eating something with iodine in it. Interesting thought! I wonder - if I was to eat iodine now, if that would happen - then, if my anti-bodies would be up - and if my doctor would say - oh my! you really do have hashi's and you really do need more meds.... interesting concept! Cris Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) > > So like just about everything involved in this thyroid mess, individuals vary. It's trial and error. Ugh. I just want to read the Cliff notes and start on my recovery! Whaaaaaa > Kate -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 I remember a LONG time ago when my Mother had iodine injected for a scan at the hospital.. she blew up all over and had to have a breathing machine for the rest of the day she reacted so badly to the iodine. I don't think I would want to play with it to find out! LOL Artistic Grooming Hurricane, West Virginia -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 Oh wow! You have just triggered a memory for me. Just before I went hyper I had to have a kidney scan. They were supposed to inject iodine into a vein but they missed the vein and it went into a muscle. My whole arm swelled up and burned like crazy. They had to pack it in ice. Now I am wondering whether that could have triggered my hyper episode? Lynda (in the UK) Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) I remember a LONG time ago when my Mother had iodine injected for a scan at the hospital.. she blew up all over and had to have a breathing machine for the rest of the day she reacted so badly to the iodine. I don't think I would want to play with it to find out! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 interesting - when I had a scan, they asked me if I was allergic to iodine! I said I didn't think so - I can eat shrimp, but not crabmeat - (with alcohol). (questions they asked). So - they gave me something different than the iodine, just in case. I'm thinking I'm glad!!! Cris Re: Re: Does Armour cause swelling in the face? (more) I remember a LONG time ago when my Mother had iodine injected for a scan at the hospital.. she blew up all over and had to have a breathing machine for the rest of the day she reacted so badly to the iodine. I don't think I would want to play with it to find out! LOL Artistic Grooming Hurricane, West Virginia -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.298 / Virus Database: 265.6.7 - Release Date: 12/30/2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 6, 2005 Report Share Posted January 6, 2005 At 12:29 PM 1/5/2005, you wrote: >In a message dated 1/5/2005 1:27:50 PM Eastern Standard Time, >martian.303@... writes: > > > So - maybe like synthroid - there is a big support group for iodine. > > > >i know iodine deficiency can be a cause for low thyroid...but is it that if >one has Hashi's...that it is an entirely different situation? >cindi People do need iodine. Look at 3rd World countries, they have massive iodine deficiencies. However, people with Hash's have gotten an overload of it, that's why they need to get it of their diet. I wish I could remember which book had that info in it. I'll take a look.... Kate G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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