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Okay friends, I need some support. Yeah, it is well known that Iodine supplementation can lead to a temporary elevation of TSH. And I just got confirmation that this is happening to me. My TSH last year (June, October) was in the 5.x range. Certainly not good, but no need for medication. About three months ago I started Iodine supplementation. I am now on one Iodoral tablet five days per week. I faithfully consume all the companion supplements daily. My TSH is now 12.23. Oh my!
Let me say clearly: I do not have overt hypothyroid symptoms. I am not overweight, I do not feel sluggish, no dry skin, no goiters ... none of that. All I can think of is that my long standing intermittent sleep problem (I wake up every couple hours) may be thyroid/adrenal related. But I always wake up refreshed. Oh, and Iodine supplementation has been WONDERFUL for me. I have more energy, my disposition (mood) is great, my Psoriasis improved, and my libido is the best its been in years. And so, ... I am confused as to what to do. Such an elevated TSH makes me nervous. But stopping iodine supplementation sounds wrong also since it would undo all the good I've gained.
Here are my thoughts:
- get free T3 and anti-thyroid antibodies tested. This should give me a much better snapshot of my thyroid health. My free T4 values have been consistent: low normal(, no I am not too happy about this either).
- tell the doctor to give it time for my TSH to drop
- refuse to take Synthroid or other thyroid hormones unless I am given a pretty damn good reason, like if I have anti-thyroid antibodies and/or my free T3 is in the toilet.
But my questions are: when should my TSH value drop? In 3 months? Six months? Longer? Does it depend on how much iodine I take??
As an aside, I need to switch primary care physicians (..my doctor moved away). I'm thinking of going with an osteopath, with hopes he/she will be more open minded about iodine. I fear most medical doctors will not be receptive to iodine supplementation, ... to put it mildly. Unfortunately there aren't any naturopaths in my state.
_Lazza
PS - my cholesterol levels are FANTASTIC, much better than a year ago. My already healthy Diet has only been tweaked in two ways: more oils/fats and less carbs. I wonder if iodine has had a role here too? My triglycerides went from 69 to 40. Oh, and I was surprised to learn my vitamin D level is 55 ... w/o any supplementation. I guess living in Florida has its advantages. :)
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This is a reply to # 2,067,919Okay, after I did some research I've calmed down a bit. :)
It seems that an elevated TSH really shows that Iodine absorption is occurring - in other words the sodium-iodide symporter is doing its job. The symporter is regulated by TSH. And so I should probably be happy my TSH has gone up.
Brownstein says TSH elevation usually lasts from 6-12 months. But I read where it can last for 18 months.
For my next doctor visit I will need to bring an explanatory sheet on sodium-iodide symporter and TSH. Although I will not agree to taking thyroid hormones I will agree to have my TSH and thyroid hormone levels checked every few months.
_Lazza
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- Re: elevated TSH ... BioDude
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MoreThis is a reply to # 2,067,919Have you ever used coconut oil, it should somehow be good to thyroid...i dont know how thought...there must be some mechanism how it can effect thyroid.
Also, are you totally sure about your magnesium levels, many have defiency and dont even know that, and
i think magnesium do effect to thyroid , it`s just so common issue with magnesium that it just come to my mind...it is also known that sleeping problems & magnesium are related
I think those were bit far, and might not much help at all...but it was the only i had.
Ps: even if you take magnesium capsules you still can have a defiency, since many substances remove magnesium from the body, and becouse it is like allmost impossible to take enough magnesium orally,and only part of the magnesium will even going to get absorbed...- Re: elevated TSH ... lazza
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This is a reply to # 2,068,112Hi. I do take magnesium glycinate 100 mg x 3 daily. When I first took it I found myself pleasantly drowsy in the late evenings and fell asleep quickly. But I still woke up 2-3 hours later, per usual. Then when I started Iodine supplementation I found myself alert (although not "wired") until a least an hour later each evening. Thankfully I can still fall asleep fairly quickly.
Or I should put it another way: Iodine gives me an extra hour of productivity every day. Priceless, IMHO.
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This is a reply to # 2,068,193The waking up after 2-3 hours, could be adrenal related;
http://drhedberg.com/2011/02/24/the-thyroid-adrenal-pancreas-axis/
related to TSH, not that I believe in TSH tests, but it can give a bigger picture;
"So how does all this relate to optimal thyroid function? In the chapter on thyroid hormone physiology, we discussed the enzyme that converts inactive T4 (thyroxine) into active T3 (triiodothyronine). Remember that 93 percent of the hormone produced by the thyroid is inactive T4 until it is activated mainly in the liver by an enzyme. Cortisol directly inhibits this enzyme (5’-deiodinase) which converts inactive T4 into active T3. This in part can lead to low T3 levels. In addition, elevated cortisol will cause thyroid hormone receptor insensitivity meaning that even if T3 levels are adequate, they may not be able to bind normally to receptor sites. Cortisol will also increase the production of reverse T3 which is inactive. Cortisol can also lower the levels of protein that binds to thyroid hormone so it can circulate in a stable structure. Iodine, as you know from a previous chapter, is extremely vital to thyroid health but high levels of cortisol will increase the excretion of Iodide from the kidney. And finally, elevated cortisol will inhibit TSH (thyroid-stimulating hormone) production by disrupting hypothalamic-pituitary feedback leading to suboptimal TSH production in the range of 1.0-1.5. Has your physician adequately assessed your adrenals before treatment? It is very irresponsible for any physician to treat thyroid hormone dysfunction without thoroughly assessing adrenal gland physiology and of course, blood sugar."
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This is a reply to # 2,068,193In my opinion that 100 mg x 3 daily is not much....your body just never really get 300mg ,not even close.
Typical magnesium absorption involves:
40% of magnesium intake absorbed in the small intestine
5% absorbed in the large intestine
55% leaving the body as waste
Depending on the type of magnesium ingested and the magnesium status of the individual, these figures can be higher or lower. Studies have shown overall absorption of magnesium in some individuals as low as 20%.3 6
And certain forms of magnesium supplements, such as magnesium oxide, may have an absorbable magnesium potency as low as 4%.7 8
http://www.ancient-minerals.com/magnesium-sources/absorption/
Try to switch to magnesium oil to see how if can effect, i am not saying you are magnesium deficient, but the possibility that you might be is real.
There is a major problem with the world we now live and magnesium, as in ancient times soil have had more magnesium than now,specially when all that fertilizers come to business it started to make the soil less nutrient. Then enter, sugar, alcohol, coffee,too much calcium, medicins etc ....and the fact that humans have higher natural requirement to magnesium than we now got becouse the evolution, it is written in our code to work better with higher amounts of magnesium..
And the problem is also that when you reach to a point where you have a real defiency of magnesium it is not easy or fast to correct it if take only orally magnesium, as it seems like humans gut are not build to work that it could absorb big " therapeutic amounts" of magnesium when using suplements.....it just dont work...try to take 800-1000mg orally and soon you end up with diarrhea even when your body would really badly need magnesium....so the gut is not made for this kind of operation at all.
so there you have it, world has change, but we have not..
Thats why magnesium oil, as it will pass the gut problem and becouse it is fast, can also use several grams dayly doses...i have used 3-4 grams/day when i put it .
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This is a reply to # 2,068,702I've been on 200 mg of Iodine since June 2014. My TSH keeps going up and now my free T4 is low for the first time. My endo is pressuring me to take meds and I don't want to tell her I take Iodine. I've tried Levothryoxine and Armour and they both gave me heart palpitations, irritability, jitters, etc.
Do my test results indicate that I'm severely Iodine deficient and that's why it's taking a long time for the Iodine to do its thing? I also take 400 mg of Selenium a day. I may be one of the cases that takes up to 18 months to improve.- Re: elevated TSH ... beana
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