Re: Strange detox symptoms from iodine protocol

>>>I started with 4-6 drops of Lugol's Iodine 5%.

lp,

That is 6.25 mg per drop and totals 25 to 37mg to start.

OMG, you are very lucky to have not suffered from serious detox symptoms, pimples, bloating & headaches most common:
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* ALL DETOX SYMPTOMS ARE TEMPORARY.
DETOX SYMPTOMS LIST
aches in leg, hip, joints, sinus, acne, without "coniform." (zinc helps)
angiomas, cherry See Note2, anxiety, emotionality, lethargy, irritability
bloat or weight gain See note1 below, brain fog - weird 'head-rush-'whoosh & gone)
breast tenderness, constipation
dark thoughts ( there is no reason to live), Depression (e.g., there is no reason to get out of bed)
diarrhea, runny stools, dream changes
hair loss, headache & feel hollow headed
hormone changes, itching
metallic taste, mouth and tongue sores and cuts or "sore mouth"
mouth dry, Mnose, runny
odors, body (bromos is Greek for stench), pains in kidney (lower back) or liver (right ribs)
rash (bromaderma), salivation increased
skin "cuts", strange feeling just under skin.
sedation, spotting
swallowing odd sensations (reported as "swollen glottis")
twitching eye & foot, tingling in hands or feet, “random burning hot" experience,
uretheral spasm, urination frequency (mistaken for urinary infection)
urine unusual urine odor, veins-some substance pumping through veins, making it impossible to sleep, vision changes
weight gain or bloat Note 1
* The feeling of pressure on your windpipe is a classic symptom of the thyroid swelling up to capture more iodine, this should subside after awhile.
* It is also a symptom of bromide detox.

NOTE 1: Bloat from detox has reportedly been as much as 30 lbs in less than 1 week ! The body protects itself from toxins by storing toxins with water in the fat cells ...This is why it is so important to prevent detox symptoms as soon as they appear, pulse dose or cut back on dosage temporarily until detox symptoms are gone.

Note 2: How to get rid of Cherry Angiomas see Bottom of this link Cherry Angiomas have many causes including estrogen dominance, aspertame, much more

Above from the file, "Iodine References" Chapter Detox Symptoms
http://tinyurl.com/iodine-references

I suggest cutting WAY BACK on your dosage to 1 drop or less daily and titrating up slowly.

Grizz