Hey San, I take a big interest in your health journey because you seem to have started Iodine about the time I did (at least I think you did) I know you probably don't remember all my posts before the crash of CZ but I had horrible side effects from iodine. I was just about ready to give up when I realized I needed to figure out why I was different, since everyone else seemed to do well.
One theory was that I was just more toxic. It's possible I guess, after all I have Multiple Sclerosis but what really made sense to me was that Lugol's is very acid. Plus I knew I had trouble keeping my pH up. So I started alkalizing, doing baths and drinks and eating alkaline foods. I was able to up my dosage to 100 mg a day without any problems and no salt flushes, vit C or seleium. I am now finished with my high dosage of Lugols and using only a small dosage until I can find the right amount of kelp to switch to. I'm doing better than ever right now. I don't regret any of the negative things that I went through because it forced me to try harder to find what really works for me. If I feel I need to detox more bad halogens, I can always go back to Lugol's but for now I feel clean of the bulk of it. I hope you too find what works. :)