Side Effects of Iodine Supplements & What They Mean

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Side Effects of Iodine Supplements & What They Mean

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Having trouble getting iodine supplements into your body? If so, this episode is for you. While most people who take iodine supplements will have absolutely no issues, there are a handful of people who may experience negative side effects.
But what causes these side effects? Why do some people react negatively to something that your body needs and uses on a daily basis?
Even though iodine is required to produce thyroid hormone, there are some situations in which it may result in unwanted symptoms.
There is always an answer for these symptoms, though, so don't blame iodine right away! Often, the cause is not iodine itself but other problems that already exist in your body.
Here are some symptoms that patients may experience while taking iodine supplements:
- Acne-like pustules
- Racing heart
- Sweating
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Changes to your weight
- Nausea
- Stomach pain
- Metallic taste in the mouth
- Joint pain or muscle pain
- Changes to your hair, skin, or nails
- Thyroid gland pain
- Swelling in the neck
- Other symptoms of hyperthyroidism
- Other symptoms of hypothyroidism
Iodine can have an impact on thyroid function so it shouldn't come as a surprise that some people who use iodine notice changes in their thyroid!
These changes can result in symptoms ranging from hyperthyroidism (rare) to worsening hypothyroidism (rare) and even detox reactions like acne from the elimination of halides.
The good news is that there is an explanation for these side effects and they aren't all bad.
Have you had issues in taking iodine supplements? If so, let me know below!
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@Abstract1984 2 жыл бұрын

Iodine is very powerful, most people are very deficient and their thyroids are empty or full of fluorine. If you take iodine the body goes crazy for a while. So start slowly.

@pramuanchutham7355 2 жыл бұрын

Might as well stop using fluoride toothpaste and chlorinated drinking water.

@themedicarelife4939 2 жыл бұрын

Indeed!

@stuarthutt3740 2 жыл бұрын

Yes add bromine and chlorine which inhibit the thyroid. Mountain Dew has bromide and a popular drink with teens. Detoxing with iodine pushes it out and the urine is chocolate colored.

@robeeenz Жыл бұрын

I noticed this! My body went haywire day 1 and 2.

@jasmine-rojas Жыл бұрын

@@robeeenz how much did u take?

@wober777 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for speaking quickly and not wasting my time. Much appreciated!

@bluejean-1968 8 ай бұрын

🙄

@stuarthutt3740 2 жыл бұрын

Good fair video. If you react negatively to lugols iodine you may have following issues: Hot nodule that expresses uncontrolled hormones and should be removed. Too many toxins: fluoride, chlorine or bromide. These block the thyroid from accepting iodide to the thyroid. Mountain Dew has a great deal of bromide. Your body is reacting to pushing out toxins. Autoimmune: Hashimotos is low iodine and selenium, B2 B3 etc. The recommended RDA of .15 mg is insufficient. Other facts: Thyroid can store 50mg iodine. Body should have 1500mg Iodine is stored is saliva glands, breasts and other glands. Thyroid hormones are made in the thyroid but also ovaries make T2 and bone marrow white T cells. When a woman goes through menopause they become very iodine deficient. Iodine can help with menopause. The process of iodine organification provides transport in the lipids and produces iodolactone which is required for apoptosis or programmed cell death. Hint: cancer cells don't have apoptosis. Lack of iodine in breasts cause glands to become fibrocystic and can lead to cancer. If you have dry mouth and don't sweat low iodine. Women need more iodine than men because they have breasts and estrogen inhibits iodine. Never start taking thyroid hormones without checking iodine levels. Think root cause. Many doctors see low thyroid numbers prescribe hormones and makes you feel worse. I take 15mg lugols daily. Seek out a naturopath or doctor that specializes in iodine

@SandandGravelTruth 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment. I have fibrocystic breasts. I've been using Lugols for almost 4 months. Tho lately just topically on breasts as I tend to get s "sore" throat when I do oral (2/3 drops 2% lugols) I take all the cofactors.

@stuarthutt3740 2 жыл бұрын

@@SandandGravelTruth you may want to listen to Dr Jorge Flechas videos. He goes into great detail about iodine. As a topical agent he speaks about a mix of iodine and lavender extract.

@jeanstone8240 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this useful information

@EnoughBody Жыл бұрын

what is your height

@karynhitchman2498 Жыл бұрын

@@stuarthutt3740 I was just about to mention the same thing about lavender

@hopefulforhumanity5625 2 жыл бұрын

Iodine pushes out bromides, and that can cause negative symptoms. Drink salt water, take vitamin c and selenium every day. That should help.

@bigguy130 Жыл бұрын

I sometimes wonder, if an older person has been exposed to a lot of bromine/bromides/fluoride over the years, how long is it going to take for the iodine to expel it all from the body? Months, years? And will you have the detoxification symptoms for years, too?

@joanneroundhill1796 Жыл бұрын

How much of each please ? Will a multi vitamin do ?

@katrielisrael7262 Жыл бұрын

I take 400mcg selenium, 50mg zinc, tyrosine 600 to 1200mg, and 30mg iodine. I have hasimotots I'm trying to correct. I believe my body got depleted of iodine after my first child. Testing my theory. I signed up for paloma Health after being turned away by an endocrinologist because I refused to be their pharmacy cash cow.

@KWCGLAMOUR 2 ай бұрын

Hello please help is that what causes the tightness around the neck

@jakemelinko 2 ай бұрын

@@joanneroundhill1796 Of course not! Get Lugol's 5%

@ddavis78 Жыл бұрын

Wow I'm more confused now than I was before!

@carlapilbro1344 2 ай бұрын

😂😂

@TheRagbags1 Жыл бұрын

I had sneezing , watery nose , red eyes , vile furry tongue taste first thing but felt better . I’d read so much & realised my lugols was 12.5 % so day off they I’ll use 5% and I’m excited to restart. I love, love , love your passion & my sister speaks this fast when she’s inspired! I’m going to subscribe this is great 😊

@larryraffburn-eg8wg 8 ай бұрын

I’m male, as I worked around the house my nails would split and rip they seemed thin. I saw a video on iodine and thought, I have sea kelp that I don’t use so … I take it with 200mcg. Selenium and tyrosine, two things needed for iodine absorption and conversion to T3. I wasn’t paying attention to my nails but they got thick and didn’t break any more! I let them grow to see how long I could go without them breaking; I had to cut them. They got too long which never happens. 👍🏼 It seemed to take almost a month and my thinning hair looks like it is getting thicker. I am glad I caught the video that opened my eyes to this. Now I try to catch other iodine videos. This one is very thorough, excellent video.

@catherinecherniak8197 8 ай бұрын

I took an iodine supplement for a few weeks and developed debilitating symptoms - racing heart, palpitations, high bp, sweating, insomnia, tremor, mania, swollen eye sockets, finally no menstrual period and total collapse. I was diagnosed with Graves Disease.

@MJTXAZ 2 ай бұрын

I started taking it very small amount ..next day I felt bad and almost passed out twice the day after...glad I didn't take a full dose or I think I would have been In the hospital.

@edimoelvis9904 Ай бұрын

Question is what form did you take,the natural or artificial form? You for many people the chemical form is usually too harsh so Kelp or bladderwrack can be more tolerable.

@Irisgomesjmjfaith Ай бұрын

@@MJTXAZhow small?

@MJTXAZ Ай бұрын

@@Irisgomesjmjfaith very small couple drops

@Irisgomesjmjfaith Ай бұрын

@@MJTXAZ in water?

@DianneElizabeth64 Жыл бұрын

Back when i was on thyroid meds, they weren’t absorbing so my dr said why don’t you take the iodine consistently (I wasn’t) and then we’ll recheck you. I had lovely labs after. She’s the dr that was so excited when I showed her that T2 is being manufactured.

@Nuts4peanuts Жыл бұрын

@Gammy64 hi there, what type of iodine did you take and how much? What problem did your thyroid have, hypo or hyper?

@fillipastormpetersen3196 3 ай бұрын

Did you supplement anything besides iodine?

@sarahkirbach5040 Жыл бұрын

Also, I was having terrible breast pain, the iodine did not help, but taking borax water daily helped immensely with that.

@lisasternenkind6467 4 ай бұрын

I take MSM to support my detox, so my reaction to getting rid of toxic stuff due to iodine intake is not so extreme. I take 4 drops of iodine every week, but only 1 drop on 4 days. I'm also taking selenium, zinc and fol acid as tablets as a special intake for 90 days. Yet MSM really helps with the initial side effects of iodine intake. MSM has so many other uses in our bodies, so I'm talking it continuously, 2 * 2 g per day. It really helps me fight the inflammations, also the silent inflammation. I also am on my day # 46 of my all carnivore adventure. Yet I only started taking iodine recently after doing my research for perimenopausal issues.

@robeeenz Жыл бұрын

I’ve been reading and listening to everything you say about iodine. I wrote on one of your blogs yesterday and you responded. Thank you. I found out I’m deficient so today is day 7 on iodine (6.5mg). I had lowered it due to stomach pain on day 2 that went away. Very interestingly my Apple Watch alerted me that I have a 5 day trend where my resting heart rate is down to 52 (was over 65 for over 2 years). I’m extremely cardiovascularly fit so I always wondered why I was in the 60’s (I ran 122 miles last month). Today I was extremely lethargic - couldn’t do anything, haven’t been able to work out this week so today I decided to take a second 6.5mg pill and within an hour the lethargy was gone! So now I think I can take your 12.5 mg supplement. It is a night and day difference.

@samanthalane58 Жыл бұрын

@robeenz I’m thinking of lowering mine to 300mcg a day, I’m taking 400mcg right now and no thyroid pill but I swear it’s caused constant thoughts and constant anxiety and my restlessness. And my tsh was higher than it was along with my antibodies….

@robeeenz Жыл бұрын

@@samanthalane58 that sucks, I’m sorry. I hope you figure it out and feel better soon!!! I do think there’s a sweet spot like Dr Child’s says…

@sarahkirbach5040 Жыл бұрын

I started taking Lugol’s & I noticed the stiffness and pain in my hips went away, and my neck felt a tad swollen, but greatly improved upon taking the Lugol’s.

@mr-nobody-on-youtube 2 жыл бұрын

Have been suffering with progressively worse CFS/ME for a year or so. I am already on a super clean diet and full supplementation routine. Started adding an iodine drop to a pint of water each morning, feel a little queasy and have a hangover like fuzzy head but my energy levels have made amazing progress in just a few days. Other symptoms are getting progressively better too, assumed detox. Time will tell but it may have just been a game changer.

@moiragoldsmith7052 Жыл бұрын

How do you feel now? I started taking iodine recently too...also have ME/Fibro. I notice a difference in energy levels too, but feel 'wired' until 1am ish. Experimenting with variable quantity of drops... trying to find what is best. Good luck 🙏🥳

@mr-nobody-on-youtube Жыл бұрын

@@moiragoldsmith7052 pretty good now. The side effects of the iodine went away after 2 or 3 weeks. It wasn't a silver bullet but made some inroads. It took me down the path of realising the root cause was toxins / heavy metals etc as iodine helps somewhat with those. I tried oral EDTA for a short period followed by chlorella and coriander/cilantro and use the EDTA every so often still. That was a real game changer, got rid of the real chronic part of things in days. On a regime of occasional EDTA but daily chlorella, coriander, fulvic / humic acid, trace minerals etc I am now "well" on the face of it. Still flag at about 4pm and get a week of PEM if I do anything above pottering around the house etc, but no more waking up as tired as I went to bed! - none of this is a recommendation for anyone reading by the way. With EDTA for instance you need to really be aware of what you are doing and ensure you are back filling electrolytes and minerals etc. Hope you are doing ok!

@moiragoldsmith7052 Жыл бұрын

@@mr-nobody-on-youtube Thank you, 8 years into this but have embraced 'natural nutrition' for 50 years eg.using herbs etc as foods ... but also not realising that gluten is a real tinker🙄. We are indeed all unique. Carnivore, Keto, low carb and 3 to 4 day water ( with real salt n lemon juice) Fasts really help me to manage. I hope you continue to find stuff that works for you. 🥰.

@KarlaKolumna123 Жыл бұрын

Hi NIck B, do you have an update? I am also suffering with ME/CFS after an EBV infection the last years. I read, heard, watched, talked as much as I could in the last few months after "only lying in the dark and starring at the ceiling". I also had an accident with the result of 2 surgeries (1 done at the end of 2022, 1 will be at the end of 2023). I want to be alive. I want to get my old life back. If you are writing about your case, it gives me so much hope. And hopefully will help the other 17 Mio people suffering from fatigue/long covid/post covid....

@KarlaKolumna123 Жыл бұрын

@@moiragoldsmith7052 I started also fasting again (I am doing this for 20 years, 1-2 times a year and this helped me so much with my allergies). After so much medication (EBV virus infection, so much medicine cause of sickness and pain, the first of 2 surgery) I wanted to clean my body, cause my liver seems to work good again. Do you have more information about your case? What helped you? How did it work for you? Any learnings? Hints for other ME/CFS patients? 🙂

@milagallardo5068 Жыл бұрын

Your Chanel explains so complete and informative! Great job doctor !

@kjbrocky 2 жыл бұрын

My chiropractic internist at the time put me on Iodoral, and after a few months, I was very anxious and heart was racing and I was sweating like crazy for no reason. I finally figured out it was the iodine, and I stopped taking it and rhe symptoms stopped. Now I take a kelp supplement a few times a week instead of that other brand.

@jenniferbecca3050 2 жыл бұрын

did your chiropractor have you take vitamin C, magnesium, salt, selenium, and B2/B3 with the iodine? If not, then you need to take them, as well.

@colinokeefe4901 2 жыл бұрын

detoxing the system. Will feel bad for a few days before feeling benefits. NEED salt to assist with detox as well as other cofactors. Dr Brownstein protocol…

@mariaali7404 2 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferbecca3050 in which form do you take vitamin C?? L ascorbic acid?

@jenniferbecca3050 2 жыл бұрын

@@mariaali7404 I use a powdered ascorbic acid, 2,000mg in water, and I put a little bit of lemon juice in 8oz of water.

@themedicarelife4939 2 жыл бұрын

@@colinokeefe4901 indeed!!

@the-LeoKnightus 2 ай бұрын

I began taking iodine daily in 2016. I had a major neuro-systemic detox. It was rough for a week or two. But the changes in my overall health was very positive.

@elenaserban5267 2 ай бұрын

Can you give more details, please? Thanks!

@Jennie-yolan Жыл бұрын

You’re very satisfying to watch & listen to 😊

@hennymeijerink4173 Ай бұрын

Speaking far too fast. I am 89 yesrs old and my hearing nerve is a bit worn, so what is being said comes in later then with younger people.

@hopefulforhumanity5625 2 жыл бұрын

Iodine can be increased very slowly. 1 drop in a glass of water. Dump out most of the water. Drink what is left.

@phwshopping1426 Жыл бұрын

thank you!

@hopefulforhumanity5625 Жыл бұрын

@@phwshopping1426 After 1 or 2 weeks of dumping out half the water, begin to drink the whole amount. Do that for 2 weeks and increase to 2 drops. I recommend buying j crow 2.5 percent, not 5 percent.

@nedorj6957 Жыл бұрын

my internist mentioned that over 10 mg of I2 and/or KI iodine could lead to toxicity but in reality 99% of real clinical overdose cases involve over 1-2 grams for over many weeks. he also mentioned that it's true that a hundred years ago doctors used to prescribe or give up to 1-5 grams of iodine for so many ailments, even for extended periods, but with no complications listed in the med literature. also, the body needs KI and I2 iodine as various organs need either one or both types. (nascent iodine is good, but only offers I2 iodine. the thyroid etc. need KI iodine.)

@Neddy540 Жыл бұрын

thanks Ned

@jannlittle4745 Жыл бұрын

Years ago people didn’t consume bromine, fluoride or chlorine either. Now when you first take iodine you detox those halogens out of your body to be replaced by the iodine/estrogen receptors...

@chasinghealth3564 Жыл бұрын

Took iodine for the first time yesterday very low dose had insomnia and anxiety last night afterwards . Only 1 drop of Lugol 2.5 . Today I’m a bit sore all over like the flue and have been in the bathroom a lot I’m usually constipated ibs-d still having anxiety to . I still decided to go for a second dose hopefully this all goes away

@iamthefiremanjj Жыл бұрын

Yah it’s the iodine

@delogates1 4 ай бұрын

Remember, he said you need selenium along with iodine

@Amalyasin 6 ай бұрын

Thank you doctor this is very informative. I was told my thyroid level is slightly higher and I also gained unexplainable weight. A friend of mine suggested I use iodine plus vitamin D. When I went back to the doctor I was told everything went back down to normal. Girls please if you see your skipping period or late take iodine plus vitamin D Most of the doctors we see just want give us med without treating the main problem and educating us Just saying 😏

@rola9558 2 ай бұрын

Tottaly agree

@HealandInspire 2 жыл бұрын

I started to add Iodine just recently 5 weeks ago. It seems to be working now. Plus I added 25mcg‘s Cytomel to the 25mcg‘s I was already taking for over 5 years. Now I take 50mcg‘s of Cytomel for about 5 weeks. I‘m slowly coming alive and my hair stopped fallen out last week. Plus I get less emotional. In all I take the 50mcg‘s of Cytomel and 44mcg‘s of Synthroid that does not always convert to T3 but I seem to be so much better. Brain Fog much better, No more muscle pain, or some call it Fibromyalgia. The Digestive system is much better. My whole body feels better. Sometimes I get the Generic Brand Liothyronine - If I can’t get to Cytomel. Works almost the same. Now with the combination of Iodine and Thyroid meds mentioned above, I feel pretty good. I had my Thyroid removed 23 years ago. Had I known back then what I learned from you, I would have tried other remedies. The German Endocrinologist said: It must be removed and scared me with maybe cancer If I don’t get it removed. I had Hashimoto’s it‘s an immune response. Learned all of this recently. I could have tried to regenerate it with Supplements and Food. Now I also know that I have a Gluten sensitivity. Their is just so much I have been trough because of my Thyroid removal. When I first got here to the USA from Germany I was on 2.00mgs Synthroid. The American Endocrinologists Have been taking it down to 88mgs over the last 20 years. I was a Zombie with Brain Fog and muscles pain and so many other issues including depression for years, until I added 25mcg’s Cytomel. It took me a while to find a doctor to prescribe it. Thank you for all the education.

@user-gn6hi8hz5w 2 жыл бұрын

My thyroid was removed 10 years ago. It changed my life… not for the better. I would caution anyone considering this to explore every other available option. Best wishes to you!

@HealandInspire 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you best wishes to you too.. I’m much better now, since I stared 50 mcg’s of Cytomel. Stopped Wheat and Gluten too.

@vanmaare Жыл бұрын

Rash on my thighs that has spread to my abdomen, under arms. Tight and hot neck. And this nasty taste in my mouth that never goes away. And my coffee tastes awful- actually everything tastes awful!!! And suddenly my mouth and gums are so sensitive! I can’t tolerate toothpaste with peppermint or chewing gum with peppermint. - had to switch to just a plain toothbrush. Just put two and two together that maybe it was the iodine I started a month ago. I’m going to cut it off until this rash heals. I’m going crazy! Sounds like I need to add on some selenium?? I’ve been taking 3 drops of the 2% lugols

@pramuanchutham7355 2 жыл бұрын

A 70-year-old friend started peeing blood with 2pills of 225mcg iodide in Sea Kelp. Cutting down to only one pill circumvented the problem.

@machiveyi 2 ай бұрын

Loved this video, im taking kelp 50ug, um a woman aged 38. Suffered endometriosis since 14 years. Iodine is causing acne around my mouth. The chin, below the nose

@lilmishell1977 2 жыл бұрын

I was diagnosed with Graves years ago with RAI. I now have hypothyroidism. I am iodine deficient. I was surprised my levels were very low. So I will start supplementing.

@phwshopping1426 Жыл бұрын

same I wonder why that is! I'm nervous about adding iodine though but I literally have none.😑

@Jedmerk2023 Жыл бұрын

I had graves and now have Ra and hypothyroidism

@bediha 8 ай бұрын

two years ago, when I tried to take iodine, 1-2 drops/day of 5% lugol solution, I had terrrible depression symptoms. I stopped for a while then started again then the symptoms got back again. It caused me severe depression symptoms along with very dry hands such that i could not thouch to any clothing. Since then i cleaned my diet, and lots of other supplementation, such as salt water, mg and selenium, now i can tolerate 4-5 drops/day of iodine.

@iamthefiremanjj 5 ай бұрын

Yah it messes me up I get exhausted

@jenreeder616 Жыл бұрын

Oh gosh , how confused am I. Symptoms prior to taking iodine supplementation: Goiter ( very small barely noticeable but palpable and more so on my right side Fibro breasts Uterine fibroid (All signs of Hypo I think) Other Symptoms: Heart Palpitations Hypertension - essential Heat intolerance Sweat more than most women/men ( all Hyper I think) For reference female 39, 5'3 , 135lbs - Low carb , low veggie diet. I started taking Lugol's 2% at 2 drops then increased to 3. My breasts no longer hurt at all, and I think my goiter has shrunk. But I feel tired all day long and I also seem to get palpitations after taking Lugol's. Welp. Maybe decrease the dose ?

@maryjanetheresa604 4 күн бұрын

Yes decrease dose Sleepiness comes from low metabolism

@reidbounsall9098 2 жыл бұрын

A few years ago I followed the advice of a renowned authority on iodine where he suggested taking a pretty hefty dose, sort of a one-size-fits-all approach. That well-intentioned advice caused me to go into severe hyperthyroidism, and if it had not been for my medical doctor's office phoning me to IMMEDIATELY stop whatever I was doing that caused it, I would have completely destroyed my thyroid. That experience has made me very hesitant to attempt taking iodine again. Dr. Childs, you say that it's not the iodine, but the underlying issues that are really the concern. That said, I guess the problem for me is how do I attempt to figure out what the underlying issues are. This presents a major challenge, unfortunately. Not sure how to accomplish that. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks very much for your educational videos. They are very informative.

@jasmine-rojas Жыл бұрын

How much iodine were you taking?

@jeanstone8240 Жыл бұрын

You might want to look into Zeolite, it's a natural mineral that detoxifies your body. Also I am learning about benefits of Humic & Fulvic acid that you might want to look into.

@kobalt9853 Жыл бұрын

Do you have hashimotos?

@bluejean-1968 8 ай бұрын

Same thing happened to me. I won't touch iodine ever again.

@IanSchuster 18 күн бұрын

@@bluejean-1968Can you please elaborate on what happened to you? 🙏 Hope you’re well. I could benefit from hearing your experience

@MoonbeamStarlaSilver 2 жыл бұрын

Last summer I was using some Betadine gargle which contains iodine for an intense sore throat. Little did I know that could somehow cause a thyroid function reaction. After a few days it was just like 16 years ago before ablation when I was hyperthyroid. Sweating, heart racing, energetic. I think about this every time I wish I had some energy because I was getting stuff done. lol Couldn't handle it though.

@rinzler9775 10 ай бұрын

This is where exercise cuts in - you need to burn that energy, a simple walk, short sprint session or weights will help.

@deirdrewalsh1134 10 ай бұрын

I just know I feel warm if I take it and cold if I don’t.

@ilovehuera 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, was taking iodine for a year and alot of these symptoms I ended up having Graves Disease and now taking methimazole

@muchasalud2011 3 ай бұрын

You were, and are, likely deficient in many nutrients tat are only in ruminant meat in amounts that humans need. Eat fatty meat. I do. I'm 65, no pharma, no docs, healing Hashimoto's. Be well.

@HighViber777 14 күн бұрын

Took the nascent drops. Very bad reaction out of the gate at only one drop that included a red scalp, body aches, sneezing, tremors, and horrible anxiety.

@mikefa5891 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for the informative video! Got a couple of questions: 1) Is there a blood test to see if a person is defficienty in iodine? 2) Is 2% liquid iodine supplement safe for CKD patients? 3) Can 2% liquid iodiine supplement and selenium supplement be taken together on an empty stomach?

@jaikai4989 Жыл бұрын

It’s really helping my brain fog a lot feel more energy feel like I don’t get cold Hand and feet as much so so far it’s early but definitely noticing some benefits

@amandawhitis8788 Жыл бұрын

I started taking iodine the past two days. I’m experiencing loose stools, ugh, it’s the only thing I’ve done differently

@giovannifim4964 24 күн бұрын

To anyone scared about taking iodine, just do some research about Japan and how much iodine they consume on a daily basis :) Ofc it doesnt matter what suplements you take, poor diet and lifestyle are the absolute key factors to general good health

@bethsecosky8523 Жыл бұрын

It seems like iodine is making me unable to go back to sleep when I wake up at three or four in the morning. I also noticed in the comments that it made someone sneeze. I’ve also been sneezing a lot lately. I hadn’t connected that as a possible, effect of iodine.

@joannecormier6767 7 ай бұрын

If you find that iodine is keeping you awake at night, take it in the morning. Same thing happened to me 😊

@lillianmills2491 Жыл бұрын

Good morning! I just found your channel. It is very informative. I don’t have a thyroid gland due to Graves’ disease. It was removed through radiation. I am on levothyroxine and Liothyronine. Will adding iodine and selenium help my quality of life? everything I come across deals with low thyroid function or high thyroid function, never no thyroid function.

@machiveyi 2 ай бұрын

Thank you doc for this, this has really helped

@tysonshirey1 Жыл бұрын

I eat plenty of eggs and fish everyday but everytime I take iodine…few days after taking daily I get extreme headaches and feel like crap. Been this way for years. Always feel better when I don’t supplement with it. But foods high in iodine I can eat a lot of it no problems…weird

@KM-oy5yh 5 ай бұрын

AMEN, That's what I'm about 2 do...Just EAT foods rich in iodine 🎉

@iamthefiremanjj 5 ай бұрын

Yah it makes me feel sick fatigued foggy and angryc

@c.c.1900 Жыл бұрын

Dear Dr. Childs, thank you so much for this very informative and helpful video! 🙏👍 What if someone (like me) is dealing with histamine intolerance due to gut disbiosis - would you proceed with iodine supplementation in the same way? I was also diagnosed with heavy metal toxicity, and am very sensitive. My worst symptom is severe muscle pain and adrenal fatigue. Knowing how to proceed in that case - I’m quite sure it might help many others as well. So many people with histamine intolerance think they cannot take iodine, and that iodine is an actual trigger of histamine. Thank you very much!

@lovingod4ever33 11 ай бұрын

@c.c.1900 Okay, what the heck! So I just tried iodine for the first time about 2 hours ago and took 2.5mg. First thing, my throat got a mild burning sensation. Then directly after that I started sneezing!!! I was thinking what the heck?? But I thought to myself that it must be a coincidence cause no one has an allergic reaction to iodine 😂 But maybe I have what you have a histamine tolerance?? 🤷‍♀️ I don't know what that means but I will look into it. I was just grateful someone in this comment section had something even remotely similar to my experience so far.

@wa7pP986 Жыл бұрын

Wow! thank you for this. I have been taking iodine for about a month off and on, in liquid form, and I started feeling a soreness in my thyroid gland area, like a sore throat; hurt to swallow etc. but it was on the right side of my throat/voice box. NOW I know (or at least strongly suspect) this is from the iodine. You mentioned Selenium. I have not been taking that. sounds like I might need to try that. I have stopped taking the iodine.

@ricardorodriguesrr18 9 ай бұрын

I just had the same and I've been taking together with selenium.

@Valoric 7 ай бұрын

@@ricardorodriguesrr18did you stop taking it? Or did it go away?

@ricardorodriguesrr18 7 ай бұрын

@Valoric yep it went away. I haven't taken lately.

@kathleenshunstrom4461 2 жыл бұрын

I eat seaweed. Any suggestions on amount and frequency?

@marla2006 2 жыл бұрын

I would like to know this too.

@stuarthutt3740 2 жыл бұрын

There are many types of seaweed and the level of iodine varies greatly.

@joanne4172 4 ай бұрын

Iodine and headache. Is there a solution if I still want to take iodine. Only taking 150mcg drop.

@caryn9561 2 жыл бұрын

The big mistake people did was not take iodine salt. I see why so many people are fat in America.

@CVon-zb7tr 2 жыл бұрын

Every time I try to take Lugol's , I end up with many little cherry angiomas. My sister in law also experienced this. What causes this?

@sashaafify1959 2 жыл бұрын

This happened to me as well! If you figure it out please let me know.

@nbass5773 Жыл бұрын

Ok wow!! So I am developing a ton of these too .. I didn’t think of it being from iodine

@MadameChic1 8 ай бұрын

Angioma is bromine. Bromine replaced iodine in bread in the 1960's. It is toxic to the body. The iodine is replacing the bromine in your thyroid and your body. So you may be filled up with bromine and or your body is trying to get rid of them when you take iodine. Even my dermatologist don't know this! Go figure! I learned this from a holistic doctor, (a real doctor).

@mistyhall8088 Жыл бұрын

I have fibrocystic breast and wanted quick result to get rid of the lumps by rubbing iodine (2%) with coconut oil on my breast for two nights, then I have a bad allergic reaction of burning, itching and lots of heat rashes all over the breast. I will not use it on my skin again but will continue to take 3-4 drops in a glass of water and pray it will work.

@kathys9173 4 ай бұрын

The headache part was skipped over. What's the best way to alleviate those? Also, could lugo's cause headache where nascent did not?

@jackieleonhard1452 3 ай бұрын

I also get headaches with that brand.

@kathys9173 3 ай бұрын

@@jackieleonhard1452 I wonder why this happens??

@ConnieWalshcan 9 ай бұрын

Negative reaction. Iodine-induced hyperthyroidism. I had this for 3 months. Since this happened years ago my thyroid has been really sluggish. Is there any way to reset it?

@BeingJenniRae Жыл бұрын

What do you recommend for people with hashimotos who have already been supplementing selenium for a long time but still get these inflammation responses to iodine rich foods such as salmon or goat's milk? I want to make sure I'm getting enough but have been instructed to avoid it for the last couple of years because of these reactions.

@sarahk.5308 10 ай бұрын

I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HEAR ABOUT HYPERTHYROIDISM, NOT HASHIMOTO. CAN YOU DO THAT?

@josephang9927 Жыл бұрын

I use synthroid and using Iodine has not affected negatively my levels, in fact the dosage of sythroid has stayed the same for years.

@antoinettejurgens1177 Ай бұрын

I read a lot of the comments. Not one positive response to taking iodine. Not going to take it - will consider eating more seaweed as this is iondine in natural form.

@jamesedge219 2 жыл бұрын

Dr. Child’s I have just discovered a 6 cm nodule on my thyroid via a chest cat scan a few months ago! I’m rather concerned because of the size and the fact that my primary has not even mentioned it! Am I in trouble? I have experienced some trouble swallowing from time to time and my voice has become raspy! Help!

@sherirottweilersforever7772 9 ай бұрын

All I did was put a drop on my wrist of lugals and I was extremely energetic and couldn’t sleep for two days.

@chrishopkins4390 14 күн бұрын

Wish I would have done better research on that survival shield iodine. I may have given myself hyperthyroidism. Read somewhere else one dose is supposed to last 45 days and I've been taking it once a week for months. It took the patient around 7 months for it to resolve that developed hyperthyroidism after taking the same supplement. I'm suffering now with heart skips and digestive problems for the last week. The dose in the supplement I was taking is 650mcg

@sandeewichkoski1574 2 ай бұрын

Does the iodine patch test work well and truly diagnosing whether or not you are lacking in iodine?

@giovannifim4964 24 күн бұрын

no. The most reliable test is kinda tricky - excess iodine appears on urine so you would have to take some iodine, pee, then subtract the ammount of iodine on your pee against the iodine you just took, and find out how much your body used, so if you have a lot of iodine in urine, you dont need it that much! But yeah its kinda tricky to test that stuff

@rola9558 Ай бұрын

I am having pain in my legs since I started taking iodine

@Jedmerk2023 Жыл бұрын

Slowed it down to 0.75 speed😂

@What1see 12 күн бұрын

I had hyperparathyroid I had surgery. I’m taking iodine, but I am noticing a tightness and burning in my neck.?

@fatpinkteddy 2 жыл бұрын

I took it and it coz a thyroid nodule I had to get surgery. I will never use it again. I didn’t have a problem with my thyroid before it. I will never take it again.

@CC-kk8fb Жыл бұрын

How much Iodine were you taking?

@smarzig 2 ай бұрын

Why did u take it

@fatpinkteddy 2 ай бұрын

@@smarzig I would take it again.

@fatpinkteddy 2 ай бұрын

@@CC-kk8fb the recommendation 3 a day

@Iamprimadonna 2 жыл бұрын

What pill form iodine should one take that is absorbable and how much?

@amandafullerton3453 2 жыл бұрын

If you have adrenal fatigue, would it be beneficial to take Iodine. I don't get going until 3 pm. Take magnesium, Ashwagandha and L-Threonine and other vitamins.

@elizabethharbison6823 2 жыл бұрын

Everything you’re taking is slowing you down. Take mag at night and Ashwagandha. And take the iodine in morning.

@ImLehwz 2 жыл бұрын

Look ar the copper protocol Facebook group

@TheCursingYogi Жыл бұрын

Same! No brain function until about 2/3pm. I’m literally on autopilot all morning- so weird right? I feel for you big time 🫶🏻💜

@robzreelz 8 күн бұрын

I get the burning/stinging thyroid from low dose iodine, despite taking 200mcg selenium for almost a year now. I was putting selenium in my food.. Maybe I'm not absorbing it? Doing salt loading lately before going back to iodine to see if that helps.

@MilyOsborne 2 жыл бұрын

I just started taking lugols iodine 3% one drop in a glass of water. I think it was too much as after three days of this I feel awful, tired, dizzy, headache and a painful thyroid. Going to stop taking it.

@demetria3626 2 жыл бұрын

do you think there will ever be a thyroid stem cell treatment or a thyroid transplant type of treatment?

@ms-bx2qy Жыл бұрын

Hey doctor what to do if have severek headache. How long these headaches last

@davidaziz9778 17 күн бұрын

I've used Idoine and caused hyperthyroidism right after I began to use it. Terrible experience.

@candacescanvases Ай бұрын

I have a goiter sensation in my neck - did carnivore diet for three years. About half way through I started getting this feeling. Labs all look fine. Ultrasounds look fine. I was taking one or two drops of Lugol’s 2%. It made my heart race and I couldn’t sleep! It was awful! But I think this goiter feeling is low iodine. So now what. Ugh!

@IanSchuster 20 күн бұрын

I experienced this too with carnivore… Hope all is well. How are you doing now?? 🙏

@fatmaramadan6488 2 жыл бұрын

Please doctor, Is spirulina good for hypothyroidism?

@smarzig 2 ай бұрын

Yes

@kaiserchief9319 7 ай бұрын

Lugol's iodine helps with night sweats before menstruation.

@adrianedossantos7001 Ай бұрын

Can iodine cause spotting after period?

@pmatv1289 2 жыл бұрын

Do you need to take iodine if your thyroid is removed completely please? @ Dr. Westin Child’s please help with this question . And also can you pls treat the topic Taking off your thyroid completely with infertility issues?

@daringgreatly8473 3 ай бұрын

From what Dr. Brownstien says yes you do because the entire body needs iodine. He has alot of KZfaq videos.

@kingskouffuressalontemecul2443 2 жыл бұрын

I have been supplementing with a high dose of Iodine because of low thyroid (Hypo) Now my testosterone is super high and no effect on my t-3 and t-4. I am going to reduce the amount to try to get mt testosterone levels down. Any other suggestions. I work out 4 days a week, eat a very clean diet. No sugar very low carbs.

@sannamuh985 2 жыл бұрын

Kings Kouffures Salon Temecula Wow that’s great, what do you eat exactly for breakfast, lunch and dinner?

@RandyM403 2 ай бұрын

I get sweating really bad at night when I take iodine.

@YouTuber-ep5xx Ай бұрын

I take a kelp tablet a day. Feeling fine.

@glennbutler3046 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Dr Childs, would you please consider doing a video on the effects/link of high estrogen in men in relation to hashimoto's and hypothyroidism to which I suffer, my estrogen levels are extremely which I believe is the catalyst for my issues mentioned, here in Australia aromatase inhibitors are forbidden for men, when I try natural supplements such as Dim and 13C it upsets my gut due to problems caused from my hypothyroidism, I am desperately caught in a harmful circle.

@letsrecite7418 Ай бұрын

Thankyou Dr. Child's, please can you clear up an issue for me. I am taking 75mcg levothyroxine and I have just bought 150mcg daily tablets of iodine. I cannot find a video that informs me if it us OK to take iodine while you are on Levothyroxine, please can you let me know, I am scared of taking them as there is some info that says it might send the TSH levels up to high, it might worsen and block the job of Levothyroxine, what's your knowledge on this?

@RealJonzuk 2 жыл бұрын

Can i go to a naturopath with no money or the state insurance

@Tippytoes54 4 ай бұрын

My FreeT4 is 1.1 and my TSH is 1.66 all of sudden my hair on one side has fallen out I'm always feeling tired and I've gain alot of weight and sometimes my neck feels full, and I sweat really alot in my head

@naNO818ETF7 2 жыл бұрын

If I take beef thyroid along with ashwagandha good idea?

@pastthefog6514 Жыл бұрын

I developed graves from cat scan with the contrast which is loaded with iodine.

@claudiacraig4533 Жыл бұрын

I have tried different brands of iodine and sea kelp they all give me a bad headache, What causes it?

@BlackMarilynMonroe33 Жыл бұрын

When you take iodine, you’re releasing bromide, fluoride, halogen and other toxins from the body. Drink salt water (pink Himalayan salt) before taking the iodine. It’ll help avoid these detox symptoms.

@jackieleonhard1452 3 ай бұрын

Same

@edimoelvis9904 Ай бұрын

What exact dosage were you taking pls?

@Mr4567891975 Ай бұрын

I started losing too much weight after using lugols got scared and stopped using it

@erickperes0495 2 жыл бұрын

And for hashimoto people? When I try iodine, my hands colder than before... Please I'll be grate if you answer me. I'm already on 200mcg Selenium more than 6 months

@rinzler9775 10 ай бұрын

Definatly dont do the arm shot trend - autoimmune problems are skrocketing. Look up Dr Berg Keto and fasting, and do a moderate exercise program of walking, weights, and a weekly 20 minute sprint session. Dont do jogging or intense cardio, its a catabolic inflammatory exercise with little benefits.

@smarzig 2 ай бұрын

Add selenium

@paulmorelli3720 Жыл бұрын

Any suggestions using nascent to treat a bug for a few days in lieu of antibiotics?

@wildflower5511 5 ай бұрын

Can Lugals iodine be taken while on a desiccated thyroid supplement?

@marelizegardiner6230 Жыл бұрын

Good day. I have taken radio iodide on 30 Sept2022. For the first 4 days I was feeling ok,but after that my throat started to pain. My thyroid is so hurtful I cant touch my neck. The doctor took a full blood count and bloods for Tsh levels. I'm awaiting the results. What can this very hurtful thyroid now be after this iodide tablet?

@jadam-ix7es 5 ай бұрын

What if you are taking a natural form of iodine such as Kelp? Does one experience the same side effects as taking iodine drops?

@EL_N0IR_2201 Ай бұрын

I would love for this guy to just answear the comments sight.😊

@effigy8620 Жыл бұрын

When I take iodine, even just one drop, my hair falls out in chunks. No matter what brand. It’s frustrating. Any ideas why this may be?

@bluejean-1968 8 ай бұрын

Same

@FoxyatFifty Жыл бұрын

Dear Dr Childs, I would be very grateful if you could help me. A few years ago I began taking a thyroid supplement which included iodine “just to be on the safe side”. I stopped taking it after being on it for about a year or so. I didn’t have any hair problems I was just hoping to have more energy and a faster metabolism. I now have hair loss and have done everything to find out the problem. For the past year I’ve been treated at a hair clinic with high dose minoxidil but it has no effect and my hair loss is getting worse. Could my body be reacting to no longer taking iodine?Is it possible my body got used to it (even though my hair was healthy before) and it’s behaving as though I’m lacking in it? Hormones and everything else ok. Thank you.

@lanceevans1689 Жыл бұрын

Hi Foxy, perhaps I can add just a small bit here. First off, I believe that iodine needs to be started (and perhaps ended, though not as critically) VERY SLOWLY. I started with 300mcg and worked up. I have also found that after reaching a point that I personally felt was a bit too high, or high enough, I backed down and found a comfy spot that was quite a bit less. But I did not stop, and certainly not quickly. I'm not sure if you hair issues started while on it, or after you got off iodine. You also do not say if you got tested for TSH, T4 and T3, to know if your thyroid is actually low. You can always do the old Dr. Barnes method of using a basil thermometer in the morning. Also, sometimes, hair loss and other "bad" symptoms are a form of detoxification. I have heard of ppl who lose their hair in detox periods, only to have it grow back even fuller. I get that that is a risk and tremendously hurtful if not the case, and it never grows back. At a guess, a small amount at least a few times a week might be totally safe, and a safe balance.

@eveny119 2 ай бұрын

What if you have a slow thyroid and are taking a horm. repl. like Levothyroxine, is taking Iodine a good idea? Is it safe? ie 100 mcg w a small supplement like 325 mcg of Iodine.

@lmorter7867 9 ай бұрын

Does nascent iodine cause less side effects?

@adelinekeys6582 10 ай бұрын

You have been reading my mind. For about a year 2021 to 2022 I had a bit of a sore neck but ithought it was due to a bad mattress. I didn't go to the doctor because of covid. In august 2022 heart palpitations started occasionally. The ECG didnt reveal anything. In 2023 the sore neck disappeared but I started taking a sea kelp tablet and a drop or 2 of liquid iodine every day. I was put on a beta blocker. I was doing keto and intermittent fasting. A blood test in June 2023 showed low TSH. I've stopped taking iodine and sea kelp. I only took them for about 2 or 3 months. In July another ECG showed atrial flutter according to the cardiologist. He also said its hyperthyroidism that's causing the heart issue. He sent me for thyroid antibody tests. They never gave me the results so maybe that's a good sign? I've been carnivore for nearly 2 months now. The heart palpitations seem to be gone, maybe due to the beta blocker and magnesium. They want to test my TSH once a month. No medication for this yet! Have you got any comments or suggestions please doctor?

@Brightys 8 ай бұрын

I hope you have asked your doctor these questions. Why were you put on a beta blocker if your ecg was negative? It sounds like your tsh might be on the low side but not super low or fluctuating which might be why they want to monitor it instead of treating it.Heart palpitations can be a symptom of hyper thyroid . Ask your doctor to test free t4, free t3 and reverse t3 and ask for the results of the antibody test. It is the only way to know for sure you are hyper or even hypo thyroid( some people get hart palpitations when hypo). Tsh doen't really tell much and can be higher or lower from iodine or other medications. Beta blockers have a lot of side effects too. I hope you feel better soon! P.s. If your doctor won't test t4/t3, find a new doc because it sounds like they don't know enough about thyroid disease.

@ellie-to6yv Жыл бұрын

Have had hypothyroidism for years. But stopped taking medication because I'm fed up with taking pharmaceuticals. I havent had too much trouble just weight gain. Out of the blue i decided to try 2 drops of iodine with a selenium supplement. After a week ive come under horrible depression which i know is completely hormonal. I feel like I took too much iodine. But the dr doesn't mention depression as a side effect... any thoughts?