Headache

July 22, 2008

Marlena, I had trouble figuring out who that came from. Thanks again.

I got some potassium back in Feb when I had just incr levoxyl and was

trying to figure out why I felt so bad. Sort of a premonition. Then I

got worried I would get too much. Now I know my adrenals were too far

gone from years of hypoth to handle the incr thryroid hormone I needed.

Glad to hear KCl helps with detox. I was wondering if it was the incr

Na that threw the K out of balance.

Dorothy

> I'm really glad the potassium helped! I was the one who mentioned

potassium as that is

> what helps 90% of my headaches (which I had previous to iodine

therapy but subsequent

> to adrenal support) - but I thought I was some kind of anomaly - LOL.

>

July 22, 2008

hi Marlena

You might wish to check this for benefits of magnesium chloride.

http://www.health-science-spirit.com/magnesiumchloride.html

bw

nil

>

> The cool thing is that Dr. Flechas told me that potassium chloride helps

> with bromide

> detox just like sodium chloride does, because it is the chloride that

> displaces the bromide

> (so I've been wondering if magnesium chloride also detoxifies?) ...

> *However the importance of good unrefined salt in one's diet is

> independent of bromide

> detox, as it serves many other purposes!!*

>

July 23, 2008

I know some believe that 3-5 grains is what everyone needs but I am not in that camp. We are all different and if you can get the supporting systems cleaned up and stronger you may not need it. My mom is on 105 mgs of Armour and doing fine. She has detoxed her liver and takes 50 mgs Iodoral plus other nutrients. She also has the MTHFR gene defect so that is part of the thyroid cycle. It's not a good idea to blanket 'treat" everyone with high doses of iodine and 3-5 grains of Armour. It just isn't true for all.

Steph

Re: headache

maybe you needed more Armour, and now need 50mg Iodoral. I get headaches from too little thyroid meds.

Gracia

I think my headache is from detox, but not sure. I am doing a heaping1/4 tsp salt with 16 oz water twice a day. Usually take a little extrasalt before bed also. I have been cutting down on the iodine, to 25mg, but still getting the headache. Should I go up or down on iodine?Maybe it is something else. I felt better today than I have in severalweeks at least, but still got the headache. Guess I will go do anothersalt load. Went from 2 1/2 to 3 gr Armour today. Am on 20 mg Isocort.Dorothy

July 23, 2008

so you are saying headaches could just be a detox symptom, not a need for more Armour? I had bad headaches on too little Armour. I also could only tolerate 90mg until I got cortef and estrogen! I know Dr. Derry used to START ppl on 180mg Armour, which would have killed me. my experience has been that other hormones like sex hormones play a big role too.

I have been on 100mg Iodoral for 6 months and I think I may be able to decrease the sex hormones but I cannot figure out how to do it.

in any case it would be asey enough for Dorothy to add 1/2 grain of Armour and see if that solves the prob.

Gracia

I know some believe that 3-5 grains is what everyone needs but I am not in that camp. We are all different and if you can get the supporting systems cleaned up and stronger you may not need it. My mom is on 105 mgs of Armour and doing fine. She has detoxed her liver and takes 50 mgs Iodoral plus other nutrients. She also has the MTHFR gene defect so that is part of the thyroid cycle. It's not a good idea to blanket 'treat" everyone with high doses of iodine and 3-5 grains of Armour. It just isn't true for all.

Steph

Re: headache

her dose of 2 1/2 grains seemed too low to me. I think 3--5 grains works best.

Gracia

..

July 23, 2008

I just went up to 3 gr.

Dorothy

> her dose of 2 1/2 grains seemed too low to me. I think 3--5

grains works best.

> Gracia

>

> Dorothy -

>

> I am just catching up. I wouldn't blanketly say you need more

Armour or Iodine. What are your temps like (basal and throughout the

day)? You can use www.drrind.com to help you chart them. I would

see if you still have low temps. Your headache could be from low

thyroid, low adrenal, toxins moving around or thyroid aggravating a

low B12 or Iron/ferritin status. Do you have recent tests for B12,

Iron and Ferritin?

>

> Re: headache

>

> maybe you needed more Armour, and now need 50mg Iodoral. I

get headaches from too little thyroid meds.

> Gracia

>

> I think my headache is from detox, but not sure. I am doing a

heaping

> 1/4 tsp salt with 16 oz water twice a day. Usually take a

little extra

> salt before bed also. I have been cutting down on the iodine,

to 25

> mg, but still getting the headache. Should I go up or down on

iodine?

> Maybe it is something else. I felt better today than I have in

several

> weeks at least, but still got the headache. Guess I will go do

another

> salt load. Went from 2 1/2 to 3 gr Armour today. Am on 20 mg

Isocort.

>

> Dorothy

>

July 23, 2008

Yes it could very well be a detox issue. If her liver is overloaded then it can happen. She could take more armour but it generally takes 4 days or so to get it working. I agree that hormones play into this too which is why increasing armour and iodine alone are not the big picture.

Steph

Re: headache

her dose of 2 1/2 grains seemed too low to me. I think 3--5 grains works best.

Gracia

..

July 23, 2008

I am reading the posts and just catching up. I was just reading about

you stating that 3- 5 grains of Armour is best.

Dr B started my daughter on 1/2 grain of Nature-throid, every other

day and she just couldn't handle it at all. She was up all night with

heart palps and ewww just felt so panicky and terrible. So now he has

her on a baby dose of, I think 5 mg. and she was still up all night. He

has been working on getting her body in shape (with a few different

things he prescribed) to be able to take even this small dose. So , NO,

not everyone can take higher doses of Armour/Nature-throid. Some people

have issues to deal with before they up the doses.

Janie

>

> her dose of 2 1/2 grains seemed too low to me. I think 3--5

grains works best.

> Gracia

July 26, 2008

this is what happened to me as well. I had a partial thyroidectomy at age 22, and then no meds for 30 years. Docs told me my TSH was "normal" even though I was almost comatose. The only doc who did give me thyroid meds was Broda MD. I could not tolerate the meds (( and didn't go back. Now I know that way back then I needed adrenal meds and iodine and Armour all together.

Gracia

I am reading the posts and just catching up. I was just reading about you stating that 3- 5 grains of Armour is best. Dr B started my daughter on 1/2 grain of Nature-throid, every other day and she just couldn't handle it at all. She was up all night with heart palps and ewww just felt so panicky and terrible. So now he has her on a baby dose of, I think 5 mg. and she was still up all night. He has been working on getting her body in shape (with a few different things he prescribed) to be able to take even this small dose. So , NO, not everyone can take higher doses of Armour/Nature-throid. Some people have issues to deal with before they up the doses.Janie>> > her dose of 2 1/2 grains seemed too low to me. I think 3--5 grains works best. > Gracia

December 15, 2009

I had pain (not severe) that went from my behind my ear to my forehead afterwards. It could be pain related to a nerve that may have been a little tampered with during surgery (in time it will more than likely pass) - I would only be concerned if I started running a fever or had a real severe headache (then I would call the doc at that point). Take care it will get better . . .

From: R <silverlinejr@...>cholesteatoma Sent: Tue, December 15, 2009 8:16:06 AMSubject: headache

I had my first surgery 1 week ago today. My surgery was for my left ear. I am getting a headache now on that side..It goes up from my ear to my forehead...is this common. I'm nervous about infections and really don't know what to look for. Thank you.

July 25, 2010

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May 9, 2011

http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/bromidedetoxsymptomsandstrategies.htmlOn Mon, May 9, 2011 at 6:34 PM, LouiseH <loubob@...> wrote:

I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking Iodine? I read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am only taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid and take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find but as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises. I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of other supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2 teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going to start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.

Thanks, Louise

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May 10, 2011

I never heard about the weight gain. If you are already sruggling with weight

via hypo...why would you gain weight with iodine?

>

> I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking Iodine? I

read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am only

taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid and

take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find but

as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises.

I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of other

supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2

teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

>

> I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going to

start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.

>

> Thanks, Louise

>

May 10, 2011

you will probly get relief when you take 50mg.

Gracia

On 5/9/2011 7:34 PM, LouiseH wrote:

I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you

start taking Iodine? I read about weight gain but I didn't

see anything about headaches. I am only taking 25mg right

now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid

and take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by

taking 12.5 and felt find but as soon as I increased to

25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises. I'm

taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a

bunch of other supplements. Is this the detoxing that I

read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2 teaspoon of Celtic

salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day

which I am going to start taking. I also have the Mag.

spray.

Thanks, Louise

May 10, 2011

Detoxing issues can cause weight gain.

Linn

> >

> > I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking Iodine?

I read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am only

taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid and

take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find but

as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises.

I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of other

supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2

teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

> >

> > I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going to

start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.

> >

> > Thanks, Louise

> >

>

May 10, 2011

I have been struggling for the last five years with losing weight but I didn't gain weight with taking Iodine, just the awful headaches. I went back to 12.5 and still have the headache but not as bad as with 25 mg. Yesterday I did salt loading three times and that seemed to help me with water retention because Today I don't feel as bloated. I'm going to keep doing the salt loading. On May 10, 2011, at 7:08 PM, Linn wrote:

Detoxing issues can cause weight gain.

Linn

> >

> > I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking Iodine? I read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am only taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid and take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find but as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises. I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of other supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2 teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

> >

> > I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going to start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.

> >

> > Thanks, Louise

> >

>

May 10, 2011

Salt loading should help with the headaches.

Linn

> > > >

> > > > I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking

Iodine? I read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am

only taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid

and take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find

but as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my

sinises. I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of

other supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took

1/2 teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long.

> > > >

> > > > I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going

to start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.

> > > >

> > > > Thanks, Louise

> > > >

> > >

> >

>

May 10, 2011

There are several things that cause weight gain (to name a few):

1. Hypothyroidism

2. Detoxing

3. Adrenal Stress (cortisol increase puts on weight in abdominal & hips)

4. Insulin Resistance / Blood glucose issues

All are influenced by iodine - positive and negatively depending on how well you are balancing the potential issues.

Buist, ND

Re: headache

Detoxing issues can cause weight gain.Linn> >> > I'm wondered if it's normal to get a headache when you start taking Iodine? I read about weight gain but I didn't see anything about headaches. I am only taking 25mg right now but would like to work up to 50mg, I am hypothyroid and take 4.5 grains of Naturethroid. I started out by taking 12.5 and felt find but as soon as I increased to 25mg I got the headache and it's right in my sinises. I'm taking 1000mg C, 100mg x 2 of B2, 500mg x 2 of B3, and a bunch of other supplements. Is this the detoxing that I read about? Oh yeah I also took 1/2 teaspoon of Celtic salt once today. I hope this headache doesn't last long. > > > > I forgot, I also take Mag. Calm drink but not every day which I am going to start taking. I also have the Mag. spray.> > > > Thanks, Louise> >>

May 10, 2011

If I get headaches, I find that a salt-load almost always helps. Yes, iodine,

by causing detox, can seem to bring on a headache.

Jaye