Re: My Iodine Update

Golly, that's great news about your progress. You totally deserve every good thing that is happening right now.

Had a few idle thoughts to throw out, and you can see if anything fits.

Janie on Stopthethyroidmadness has written quite a bit about low ferritin being the devil to overcome. Possibly you're taking iron only long enough to feel better and not be overtly anemic, but building up your ferritin stores takes a lot longer. Weston-Price recommends ferritin of 100, and I think Janie mentions a minimum of 70 to support thyroid function.

I wonder if your "worry" is my "anxiety." I feel my anxiety ramp up when my temp is dropping or just staying low all day, and the adrenals kick into gear to support anything I'm trying to do. For me, adrenalin = anxiety. Also relates to blood sugar being wobbly. All connected. In addition to supporting thyroid and adrenals, I've found the DHA component of fish oil to be very stabilizing. I use a supplement that maximizes DHA with just a little EPA.

When you mentioned switching to Lugol's for breast pain, I'm with you on that. But I still need SSKI to partner with the Lugol's (Iodoral for me). Lugol's is heavy/dark, SSKI is light. I really like them together.