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Some advice please. I am taking Iodine for fibrocystic breasts. I have all the symptoms of hypothryroidism except I am not overweight, more underwieght. My doctor doesn't know much about Iodine supplementation unfortunately but said to go ahead as recent blood tests showed no probs with my thyroid. So started taking Lugol's at 12.5mg per day, After 2 weeks started getting scary heart pressure and breathlessness, and hot flushes and sweats. I stopped taking the Lugols. Yes I am taking magnesium, selenium, Vit C and salt. Also liver and adrenal support. After the symptoms settled I started again just on 1 x drop per day, 6.25mg. On the second day the chest pressure and breathlessness appeared again. So I have stopped and am too scared to start again. So I am confused, am I detoxing? or am I not hypothyroid? Are there tests I should take first to ascertain if I am barking up the wrong tree with the iodine? Its just I have all the other symptoms of Iodine deficiency. I am 43 years old and also high in heavy metals so could be these detoxing of course. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... waydownsouth
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This is a reply to # 2,133,986We posted a message for help with fluoride detox about a month ago. Since then the symptoms have developed in 'tight' chest with difficulty to breathe. We are pretty sure that this is related to fluoride detox. Don't have time unfortunately to communicate with the forum, though our detox issues are continuing, but we are persevering with Iodine and boron in the meantime. Maybe this can help you in investigating fluoride detox some more to identify your problem. This forum is VERY helpful.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,133,986read my 8 week update it's either on this page or the next. Had pressure and felt really bad myself. You can avoid a lot of pain by going up to 100/200 mgs per day. I initially started off on small doses between 6-20mgs, I though I was going to die. Much better at 100mgs plus - salt and selenium are crucial.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
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This is a reply to # 2,134,383//www.curezone.org/forums/am.asp?i=2129904
I was having fast heart rate and felt like I was going to have a heart attack at one point. - Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,383I know it could be the answer but am really scared to increase the dose. I might wait for the results of some more blood tests. Can you tell me more about your symptoms, i.e. was your chest pressure like someone standing on the centre of your chest and you had difficulty drawing breath? Also what dosage of the extra supplements did you take?
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... grizz
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,133,986I suggest starting again with 1/2 mg Lugols a day. This means 1 drop into an 8 oz bottle and drink 1 ounce a day. Titrate up each week. Dr. Brownstein also recommends ATP Cofactors in his Iodine Protocol.
http://tinyurl.com/Iodine-Handout
Grizz
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,451ok, thanks. Sounds like it is definitely detox then if others have had the same symptoms. I think I will drop even more for a bit. Although 1/2mg is very low, that is the same amount I was taking in a kelp supplement with no results at all... Would love to know exactly what the chest pressure was, i.e. is it heart/esophagus/lungs and why is it happening but I guess no-one really knows this.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Kristina21
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This is a reply to # 2,134,454When I was at that does I went from 12.5mg to 100mg because I was sick of heart palpitations and feeling so off and weird. Everything went away. You will see many people encourage jumping to a higher dose. I was scarred and skeptical but trust Iodine is good for you and even if you don't trust the logic, it won't hurt you to try.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,516as posted before -exact same for me. i was super scared and thought i might die or something. Then I just went headfirst. Iodine is not poison, your body needs it.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,527ok, sorry about my previous reply, I hadn't read your previous posts but have now. So happy you stuck through your detox, good on you! Many would have given up, I really hope I can stick it out, I just feel I need some more proof that I am not doing damage, and that this is indeed some weird detox symptom. Thanks again
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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This is a reply to # 2,134,516Thanks Kristina, I am feeling more and more like I will do just that now. I am just waiting for some more blood tests from the doctors to make sure my thyroid is still OK. Then I might just up the dose. Can anyone that had the horrible chest pressure tell me how long it takes to stop once you go on the higher dose?
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,516hi Kristina, how long did it take for those heart palpitations to go away once you jumped to the higher dose? Did you have to suffer through them a bit longer or was it pretty quick?
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Kristina21
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... DarkNight002
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,133,986I came on here to post pretty much the same thing - after a jump from 4 drops of Lugols 2% to 7 drops i started feeling the same chest pressure and breathlessness. Seems to be a common reaction... Reassuring to see many others feeling the same.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Ginagirl
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,552Chest tightness / pressure and difficulty breathing is a typical symptom of magnesium deficiency. It is also within the hypo T picture.
I have the idea that taking Iodine put a demand on the body, to act, to detox, to perform better; hence deficiencies will show up.
Taking magnesium is not the same as being sufficient. Took me a couple of years.
//www.curezone.org/forums/fm.asp?i=2000855#i
http://members.upnaway.com/~poliowa/Magnesium%20-%20a%20Miracle.html
Also by supplementing with boron, the body will retain the magnesium, balance the calcium etc.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... RubyT
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,579I have chest tightness and pressure all the time also. I have increased my magnesium but so far that hasn't helped the pressure. I did increase my Iodine to 100 mg but haven't tolerated that well so far either. I am afraid being so hypoT is hurting my heart as I've read it can cause all kinds of heart issues. The chest tightness is pretty scarey, but I know it's not the Iodine for me but hypoT.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... bannana
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,709Make sure you are taking the most bioavailable type of magnesium some just don't work very darn well at all. I recommend Magnesium Orotate. Also make sure your dosage is correct and you are taking well away from the time you are taking the iodine, as in 8hrs before or after since they can interfere with each other.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... bannana
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Jay77
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,134,579ah yes, that's true i took some magnesium for the nights i felt my chest was about to pop our of my body.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... RubyT
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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This is a reply to # 2,134,552Ok that is reassuring. Does your chest pressure feel like someone has a foot on the centre of your chest and you have trouble drawing a breath? I am wondering if it is a magnesium deficiency. I am taking all the suggested accompaniments but I have always been magnesium deficient so perhaps I really need to saturate with this first as maybe the Iodine is making the mag deficiency worse. I went to the doctors again today and she is testing my hormones and thyroid again so waiting for those results. Did you also get hot flushes and sweats at all?
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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This is a reply to # 2,134,552Thanks Jke, it is good to hear I'm not alone. I asked the question on another Iodine forum and someone accused me of being from the medical profession and trying to make Iodine sound bad when all they had had was good results. It made me feel like the only one who hasn't had anything good come from it yet. But if it's only some kind of detox then there is hope yet!
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Ginagirl
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,135,035Oh yes, the detox phase vary alot, in time and intensity.
Took me 3 months and I was very close to give in. An option is to up the dose much more; as we have seen over and over again at this forum that 50-100 mg or more is what takes to get through the detox, faster, smoother.- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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This is a reply to # 2,135,047Thanks for all the replies, can someone please explain what HypoT means? When we get tested here we don't automatically get a copy of our results, we just get told by a nurse, yes fine or not fine, but I can request them which I will do. But right now I don't know what my thyroid numbers all were.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... mumnz
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This is a reply to # 2,135,091ok, sorry, I think you just meant hypothyroid. I didn't have any chest pressure or breathlessness before taking the Iodine though. So it surely must be a detox symptom related to the iodine. So if my test results come through all fine still then I guess I have to decide whether to push on ahead with some higher doses. Would be good to hear if the higher doses are faster at fixing up the chest pressure. I feel I can deal with the other detox symptoms but that one is just too scary.
- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... whitt
9 years ago
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This is a reply to # 2,135,092I think it may be candida die off causing your chest pressure. I had a terrrible time with it and recently discovered that Lugol's is great for killing candida. My guess is that it will eventually go away if you continue the Luogl's. It scared me too but went away after I eliminated Sugar from my diet. I currently take 4 drops of Lugol's per day but will only do this for a max of 7 days then take 2 drops twice per week, like Tues and Fri. Apple cider vinegar is also great to take.
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- Re: Iodine causing chest pressure an... Ginagirl
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