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gscott
gscott Member Posts: 140
edited June 2014 in Complementary and Holistic Medicine and Treatment

Hi all,

I want to start taking iodine for my fibrocystic breast, sister with bc, and a recent lump still in diagnostic process.

I heard that the common book on this subject isn't real clear on how much to start out with. Does anyone have an iodine online resource so I know what to start with and all of the basic info I need to get started?

I bought the tablets today online.

Any help would be great.

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  • althea
    althea Member Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2009

    Have you joined the iodine yahoo group yet?  http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/iodine/

    This group is very active and all the previous messages are available with your browser.  I subscribed last year but I didn't start plowing through all the information until I learned recently that my iodine absorption rate is pitiful.    Daily doses of 50 mg are common in the iodine subscriber list.  Companion supplements are recommended also.  Lots of people have posted questions on how to get started and what other supplements are recommended. 

    Another place to visit is breastcancerchoices.org. They sell the iodoral tablets and also vitamin C and ATP cofactors.  Their prices are good, service is fast, and their sales help fund the iodine project. 

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  • gscott
    gscott Member Posts: 140
    edited August 2009

    Thanks Althea. I see you are a survivor. What is your testimony? Do you have one I can read?

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  • LJ13-2
    LJ13-2 Member Posts: 235
    edited August 2009

    A good person to recommend dosages of anything you take would be your doctor.

     Of course, a bunch of strangers on Yahoo Groups is also a GREAT idea (*rolling eyes*).

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  • althea
    althea Member Posts: 1,595
    edited August 2009

    gscott, I think the gist of my testimony is that I survived treatments but I've been suffering fatigue ever since then.  I didn't find my doctors to be helpful.  Fatigue can be a symptom of a lot of things.  I had a few tests here and there, including a TSH, thyroid stimulating hormone test.  Twice my result was over 6.  My doctor used a range of .03 to 5.5 for 'normal'.  That range was revised in 2002 to be .3 to 3.0 for normal, which made my result even further away from 'normal.' 

    I was desperate for a thyroid prescription, but my internist wanted to 'wait and see' and do more tests.  When it was time for more tests, I had started my learning thyroid learning curve and realized how NOT helpful all of my doctors were for my thyroid.  I was uncertain about iodine at that point because there's a lot of contradictory information on it.  

    I wish I could report that my fatigue has resolved, but it's still with me.  There's a number of companion supplements to take with it, and I'm tinkering with supplements continually.  Last year I got rid of nausea that had plagued me since chemo and that was with supplements.  For a very long time I didn't want to be a pill taker, and included supplements.  I've revised my view on supplements and I take several every day.  The health of my fingernails is finally on the mend.  They were very brittle and ridged since chemo.  I think I'm on the right track.  I have a good day every so often, and I look forward to the day when I can be one more success story of a bc survivor who's recaptured her health.  Surviving isn't enough.  I want to be vibrant.  The doctors I've been to aren't helpful in matters of nutrition, supplements, or restoring health.   

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