Nope I'm not joking at all. I STILL have heart palps/skipping heart 4 months after stopping lugols. My stomach is like a leaking faucet most days. I have brain fog so severe that I can barely drive most days. I bet if I took an IQ test my results would be in the mentally retarded range. Ive been reading some posts and from the advice from my nd taking mega doses of vit may clear the brain fog for me. Ive got some sodium ascorbate and ab sorbic acid powder coming in the mail and if that doesn't work for me It ain't looking to good. I don't think the average person needs to be drinking this stuff that's for sure