Hi.

Sounds like AF (metabolic problems).

Don't take Iodine until you know your problem. Under iodine, the thyroid makes more T4. If you, for example, have conversion problem FT4->FT3, this will not help.

Low body temperature, cold extremities - low metabolism; thyroid does not work properly.

Coated tongue digestive issues, small intestines, SIBO.

Read drlam.com on Adrenal fatigue. Check also drrind.com.

Klauss

You have to start somewhere, and your choice of Iodine is excellent. See this report:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1IzFKo-r2-Nn8_z0KUrOhHdlanzSuhkuV3QO03XF6YTY/edit#

You are clearly hypothyroid and that affects the entire body, hormones & metabolism.

You coated tongue indicates that you are also suffering from Candida. The Rx for Candida is Colloidal Silver , 1 tablespoon 3 x a day, and stop eating sugary foods & drinks. Go on a low carb diet such as the Paleo diet. Also take min of 5,000 IU Daily D3 Geltabs. Iodine also helps combat Candida.
Colloidal Silver References:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wfnslQKQDd3i3ZK5B6jnW2cPv_0QnCTNstWF5trl_hc/edit#

Candida can be an EXTREMELY serious progressive disease, affecting every organ in your body. See this chilling report, 5 stages of Candida:
http://hubpages.com/health/The-5-Stages-Of-Candida-Overgrowth

I believe that all of your symptoms will fade away when you have taken care of your Candida & Hypothyroid,

One more report to see:
https://sites.google.com/site/iodinereferenes/home

Best to you,
Grizz

Hey



In my opinion u dont have to take 200 mg per day... Let alone start with 100 mg... But its ur choice and everyone has a different opinion on that...

200mg as far as i know is for severe cases like cancer ? (If i m not wrong)....

However.... U ve mentiond rosacea... Maybe u should check out the option called " demodex " ... Its a mite that lives in pores ... Hair follicles... Preferable on ur scalp, eyebrows or in the hair follicles of the eye lashes... Also in facial pores they live. There are some scary vids of them on YT....

Some say teatree oil kills them... (Not easy to use on eyelashes for sure) for that case there is a cream called soolantra (or something like that) the main ingredient is ivermectin ... It kills the mites that cause also big saggy pores and rosacea.... But further of that on the internet.

The cold hands and feet... Well yea u for sure need Iodine .. 50-100 mg ... Maybe only for a while as Lugols and later on just as potassium iodine... Since u r a guy u need less oxidative Iodine on the long run. Maybe Lugols for a year ... Maybe even less. Some men here do good on potassium Iodide only. I wish it would be me too ... Coz taking Lugols for every (since its oxidative) scares me a little haha...


Vitamin D .... Lets say u r a 70 kg guy... U d need at least 4000 IE per day to maintain a D3 level of .. Lets say 45 ....

If ur level is below... U d need like 14x20 000 IU to up ur blood serum level. .... But there are more accurate calculations on the net ... Maybe u ve never had ur levels checked.


Most ppl in germany who dont supplement have only a level of 7-max 15 in the winter.


I personally take 5000 IU per day ... Always with vitamin K2 ... K2 helps Vitamin D to guide Calcium the way into bones, teeth etc and not into arteries and organs.

U could also eat natto (fermented japanese soy beans) ... They also contain a lot of K2 .... But taste and smell horrible.

Dont forget Selenium ... Preferable seleno methionine ... 200mcg per day ... And vitamin C ... To help Iodine getting absorbed (there are ppl with iodine symporter deffects and those ppl provite (profit???) of vitamin C .. Since its somehow helping the symporters ... )

Most ppl here also take b2 and b3. (For example in optimox ATP co factors) ... Has to be a non flushing product ...

At least they take it at the beginning or lets say first year ...


Not to forget magnesium .... But many here also take tons of other supplements... From potassium to boron to chromium.......

Damn good posts you've gotten yourself here kid.

All of them, I can recommend. Although D3 won't do of much help yet.

I think the reason you have low body temperature, as do I, is because of many infections at once.

Most likely candida, adrenal fatigue, possibly parasites. Have you ever gotten any symptoms of Lyme?

Not sure where you live but this shit is so prevalent everywhere it's a scare.

Definitely start taking minerals and vitamins. Your low body temperature is because the body cannot even induce itself in a fever. Speaking of which, when is the last time you had a fever? Interesting huh.

Next, start taking immune system supplements. This includes Zinc, Selenium, Magnesium, Vitamin A (retinal or Palmitate). Vitamin C, I'm sure you can Google a Top 10 most needed list for herbs and vitamins to kick start immune system.

Next, liver function. It gets all the toxins out. Fatigue is too much toxins and enzymes produced by bacteria, fungi, candida and other shit that deserves to be tossed on the side of the street.
Milk Thistle is highly recommended. Exercise.

Start killing the candida or any bacteria you have (not with anti-biotics).
Buy a cheap $20 candida cleanse and start taking it along with Fucoidian or whatever is the Japanese seaweed. I would skip Iodine or anything heavy metal including silver until the end. It's just too soon to overload the body with that kinda stuff.

The best way is to help the body naturally fight these kinda things.

I had many of your symptoms. My previously good health went South in my late Twenties. It was not until roughly age 40 that I started to make progress with it.

Back then we did not have resources like Curezone so people had to trust their doctors. My mainstream docs were not so helpful. Later a couple of semi-natural doctors were helpful but the big break came really from online information, from groups like ours.

For cold hands the supplement Thyroid Helper has been helpful for 5+ years. I think the selenium in it is the main reason since taking Se also has that effect. Se is required to convert T4 to T3. It might be much more helpful than iodine, although I take very modest amounts of it too without any obvious effect.

Thyroid Helper also contains tyrosine. Ty. is involved in production of T4 and catecholamine neurotransmitters.

I would get a good hormone panel. I suggest that you get *both* DHEA and DHEA-S and compare them. You are looking for much higher DHEA hinting at a possible liver sulfation weakness.

I had that issue including the heart palps. Cutting back on the intake of DHEA from 12mg to just 20mg pregnenolone eliminated it over many weeks. It is a long story and somewhat involved. sorry I don't have a link to a previous post and no time today.

Zinc might help a little with the possibly low T.

With "fatigue" you have to determine if it is related to catecholamines (adrenal medulla, low noradrenaline, etc), or more of an adrenal cortex issue--low cortisol etc.

If your eyes are glazing over, you have your homework assignment--been there : ) Adrenal support can be life changing and well worth the many hours of study!

Don't assume your doc will help you with any of it. a close female friend went to a endocrinologist for over ten years for thyroid meds but he did NOTHING for her list of hypoadrenal(cortex) problems as long as her arm--SOB! It messed up her life and was more than unpleasant for me in the relationship.

It was not until I kept reading the similar reports in the heavy metal detox groups about adrenal fatigue that I finally realized what was going on and got her to a FM doc for tests.

Remember if you get the 4x saliva taest you want to do it on a day after you've had some stress and so you expect to feel the fatigue from it. Many things can cause or contribute to fatigue. You'll want to try to determine if adrenal cortex issues are contributing.

If you are young your adrenals may keep up with stress and other hormones for a little while. They may actually make more cortisol for a while and then run out of gas. so you have to get the test on the right day.

There is So much more that could be said. My friend and I spend years chipping away, thankfully with much improved health.

I would definitely stay away from the Silver! It is a heavy metal (HM). It is one thing to use it topically but not internally. Remember 300 yrs ago they used mercury like that and people would go insane. Silver is not as toxic so it will just take longer to make you insane. There are much safer alternatives.

I bet you have inattentive ADD and catecholamine (Cat) Depression like me. There might be other issues too--thyroid, adrenal cortex, gut, etc. A trial of supplements for ADD might be interesting. Remember iron is involved in both production of Cats, use of thyroid hormone and candida.
http://www.wellnessresources.com/weight/articles/stunning_discoveries_regarding_iron_obesity_candida_thyroid/

Remember heavy metals can cause or contribute to all of those. With Cat problems I tend to suspect lead (old paint dust) and cadmium ( 420, old paint dust, etc ) more than mercury, but HMs have a nasty synergistic effect when present together. Yahoo's frequent dose chelation is a good group for this although we have a Cutler and other detox groups here as well.

Eventually learn about methylation support, especially B12. Be careful about taking too much of it too soon. Some people can become really agitated with it. I am one. You may have to go easy on the methyl form of it or that form may be a magic pill. You have lots of methodical, thoughtful experimentation to do. There is a good group on this topic online but I don't have the address handy.

I assume you'll want to address the symptoms first so your life will be more functional but eventually look for underlying causes and contributing factors that mainstream docs will not have time to discuss.

Check out the 1000+ hair tests and symptom lists from the detox groups.
http://livingnetwork.co.za/chelationnetwork/hairtest/hairtest3/

Dr Mark Hyman on FM doctors. In one of his books he writes that he went to ten other docs before someone recognized that HMs were contributing to his problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkxk7nod33o

Do your homework! Your life doesn't have to be messed up like mine was!

Yes, it could be but it is not sure, may be there is some another kind deficiency.