I took 9 Iodoral's yesterday and I was an emotional basketcase all day. I didn't know you could take too much ... what kind of side effects can be caused from taking too much? Has anyone ever heard of this?
Thanx
C.D.
You took 112.5 mg of Iodine with the Iodoral- not an outrageous amount - it is commonly prescribed by the iodine doctors. I began at 100 mg daily and with the use of the salt push had days of pure joy and elation and just a little detox. Are you doing the support vitamins and the salt push? How many days have you been taking iodine.. and as Wombat asked.. why? With what are you hoping it will help?
What are the support vitamins and what is the salt push? Please can you explain it to me? I was taking it because I have low thyroid and I have been sick for awhile with no real answers other than low thyroid. I don't feel comfortable with pharmecuticals. My doc did not tell me how many to take a day, so I just guessed and figured if I was deficient, I should go for broke :-P Thanks
C.D.
You absolutely want to read these and check out the FAQs for more information. You did not overdose on Iodine at all.. the iodine just loosened up some toxins in you and they are making you not feel so great.
Your experiencing a detox reaction to metals being released into your system. Its not that your overdosing on Iodine. Many folks here have experienced the same reaction. Read Glax's post here, she has increased her dose and overcome the emotional upheaval caused by the detox.
there are two and a quarter grams of Iodine in a 180 count bottle of iodoral, 12.5mg pills. that is not enough to kill you, though it may make you wish you were if you took it all at once. the adult lethal dose is generally agreed to be 3-4 grams. that would take some effort.
you took 112.5mg of iodine. this is not even close to an overdose. the suggested dose of KI in case of a radiological event is 130mg. that is about 100 mg of iodine.
look at it this way - you are ready for a terrorist attack.
i take that much iodine sometimes four or five times a day. however...
iodoral gets into the system a little better it seems. the emotional difficulties you are encountering are quite real. it is caused by the toxins being loosened all at once, in particular bromide. bromide will cause a psychosis. lay off the hostess cupcakes and orange crush.
It absolutely seems like psychosis - crying, sobbing, screaming, irrational - can't turn it off. Never had anything like that! It seems to get worse when I eat food - what can I eat during this time? I can no longer tolerate fruit or fruit juice but I's really like to fast due to how sick I feel when I eat most foods...any thoughts?
And food that takes a longer time to digest will calm you - steak, for example. Baked potato. The potato also has lots of vitamin b's in the skin which will calm you as well.
First off I want to say thank you for all the posts. I have done the salt push and am feeling a bit more stable. I have felt like I was at the end of my rope for awhile now and no one has been able to help me. Some of the symptoms I am having do not make any sense and no one seems to have an answer for them. I would pay money to know why I have an emotional reaction to fruit and fruit juice (I never did before, I have juice fasted with no problem). When I drink or eat fruit, I start crying, get angry, enraged and irrational. Not as bad as with the heavy Iodine but in the same vain. I thought it was blood sugar troubles but half the time I tested my blood sugar it was normal when I was flipping out. When I eat protein foods, sometimes I am ok with them, other times I get a hypoglycemic like reaction as if they are not breaking down into glucose correctly. I get woozy, dizzy and emotional. I can not tolerate vegetable juice either - not sure about raw veggies but had a veggie soup that sent me into one of my "fits". I literally have studied health for YEARS and have cleansed and holistically cured more than you can imagine ... but I am totally stumped by this. I feel like my only option is death. I am not trying to be dark but when you can't eat and eating is making you deathly ill, imagine dealing with that several times a day with no one having one idea that works?! My only guess was severe Adrenal Failure/fatigue. Does anyone have any ideas? This group seems so knowledgable and helpful ... maybe you can help save my life? Thanks
C.D.
sounds like multiple chemical sensitivity. our food is so contaminated.
i would need a much better list of the parameters in your case. my gut tells me chronic exposure to environmental pollutants resulting in a blood/brain barrier problem.
you may benefit by a long term mega course of colloidal silver. there is something in you that is broken.
also, it sounds like your liver is shot. you should be able to metabolize toxins a little better than what you have been.
look at where youwork and live. did you just get new carpet? do you cook with teflon? are they doing construction in your building at work? is your house new? what household cleaners and such do you use? are you in an industry or location exposing you to solvents? perchlorate? mercury? radiation?
there is so much to look at. i am fortunate to live in the country and away from heavy agri. yet, i still get dosed, i can always tell. it could even be EMF pollution. it really sounds electrochemical in the body.
rarely( Iodine an almost universal exception) is there something missing. usually a toxin must be removed, or even several that are woking synergistically.
I have thought for awhile that my liver was shot. I have done liver cleanses but if my liver is SHOT rather than TOXIC, how do I fix that? I have thought I had a liver problem because if I drink coffee, later in the day I get so wired I can't sleep and my ankles and feet swell up. It's almost like I am not processing the coffee out and it is repeating. I read that if your liver is not working, you can take 1 pill and it will act in your system as if you took 10 of the same pills. Ever heard that? They may be what is happening with me. I never drank alcohol much, smoked, did drugs or anything else like that. However, I agree that my liver is not functioning right ... how do I fix it?
As far as collodial silver, I have never tried this except for infections. Which one do you recommend and how should I use it? At this point I am willing to try anything and it really doesnt matter if you are 100% right because I am grasping at straws here. I am miserable every day and my immune system is SHOT. I get EVERY cold and flu, any time I travel or go out ... SICK AGAIN. I have had the flu 5 times in the past 3 months. I need help!
As far as toxins in my environment, I do live in a new place - I am renting a room in a VERY OLD HOUSE. At this point, I am willing to go sit on an island ... I have the money to do it (if I spend everything I have saved) but I don't care. Please, I need some hope....
if you are thinking your liver is shot, it probably is. fortunately, it is an easy organ to regenerate. you have to take the load off of it. this will preclude you doing any heavy dosing of iodine, for now.
the liver will regenerate itself. it needs its workload cut down considerably.
take an inventory of your lifestyle. start with your air. get rid of all aerosols and perfumes and cleaners, stuff like that. keep the windows open, especially at night. deep breathing exercizes. etc.
next, your water. make all your drinks from distilled water that you make. a distiller will cost about $150. take your drinks with you and dont deviate from this.
food. i dont care what you eat, just make sure it is not poisoned. all organic and as much local, fresh, raw, etc. keep meat to a minimum. dont mix carbs and concentrated proteins such as meat, dairy or eggs. dairy is a big problem, even if it is organic. it is still pasteurized, which means cooked. keep it to a minimum or find a raw source. grains should be whole and steer clear of gluten. the more you do for yourself, the better, like bake your own bread, if you must have it. the less prepared your food is when you get it, the better. trust no one to feed you. what do they care?
then there is the external environment. dont put anything on your skin you wouldnt eat a big spoonful of. pay attention to your shampoos and laundry detergents and anything that touches your skin. again, making your own from safe ingredients is a worthwhile endeavor. keep all of thos chemicals off of your skin and out of your body.
as you can tell by now, when we buy ready made products, we are just asking to be poisoned. every single molecule that goes in our body has to be metabolized by the liver. that is a heavy, heavy load for the average person.
then there are things you can do to assist in detox directly. rather than doing an internal cleanse which can increase the burden on the liver, do things to help it out. put a filter on your bath water. if you have fluoride in your water, you really need to R/O your whole house. this is critical because standing in a hot shower is the same as drinking 8 glasses of it. also, some detox baths are highly recommended. the one you need is the Epsom Salt and baking soda soak. two cups of each in as hot water as you can stand is a good place to start.
another fantastic help for the liver is oil pulling. when i first encountered this three years ago, i loved the idea. it is like a mini liver installed in your mouth. when it is full, you spit it out. this is really good.
circulation is also good for the liver. keep your supplements few. milk thistle is a great liver tonic. cayenne is best for circulation. and to keep bile flowing, a tablespoon of the best olive oil you can buy just before bed every night.
makes sure bowels and kidneys are flowing. keep hydrated using the Water Cure . use only ancient seabed salt like realsalt. and keep your feet bare as much as possible. they are your second set of kidneys. wear as few clothes as possible to keep circulation in the skin. never towel dry but let the water evap off. sleep orientated north/south with your head to the north. get some tachyon disks to protect from emf in home, car, and office.
just take one iodoral a day in the morning for now. the oil pulling forum will get you up to speed on that.
try these things for a month or so and if you feel you need additional help, we can talk about CS. do these things in order from the easiest to the hardest so that you build on success. get them all implemented as quickly as you can. none of it is hard. it just requires paying attention.
this protocol is good for anyone who doesnt know what is wrong with them. it lets the body clean up and fix itself.
one last thing. the less you eat and the less you expose yourself otherwise to smog in traffic or other polutants, the better. the key is changes for life and consistency. it is the things that are done every day that create the internal environment. this means there are no quick fixes. i did all of this for at least 3 years before i started iodine. i had very few problems doing 100mg a day or more for the last 6 months. bromide is the hardest to handle. btw, i cured a multitude of problems by doing these things. one of them was severe MCS(multiple chemical sensitivity). another was super low metabolism and thyroid function. my liver was shot, too. i couldnt even drink more than one beer.
For now, keep repeating the salt doses. If eating makes you worse, don't eat. If you have magnesium, or Epsom Salts , take that. Do not take any more Iodoral until you even out.
Obviously you are telling us that you had huge doubts and anxiety about your health before. The Iodine is kicking out the bromide, which brings out doubt, anxiety, dark thoughts, etc. Read the message Citing Sources just wrote about bromide detox and dark thoughts.
Your liver, if damaged, will regenerate if you provide the proper nutrition to it. There is not much that can't be fixed with clean blood and good nutrition.
For NOW, don't worry about what to get into your system. Worry about getting the bromide that the Iodoral has detoxed for you out of your body and into the toilet. You don't want that bromide recirculating. Take a couple of days to clear out your body with magnesium, the salt dose. Take these days to read up on the complete protocol for iodine therapy. Read the FAQs about how to start.
You wanted to jump start your system. You did. Read the FAQ on the Herxheimer reaction. Your body is like a house in the middle of remodeling. It is not pretty when things are torn down and taken out. But you do want a new house, don't you - I mean new body?
For now, it is important that you get yourself calm and know that all things are proceeding as they should. You wanted a roto-rooter and you got one. Sometimes we just dive in the deep end and sometimes we just put our toe in.
You will not die. Look on this as a learning experience. Your job right now is just to get through it. Worry about your living situation and liver later. Just get your body cleaned out, taking as much salt and magnesium as you need from minute to minute. Right now just take some deep breaths, and then take some more, and then some more. Sleep as much as possible. Talk to yourself that you will be fine and that all is well.
You will feel better after being detoxed. It may take a few days. Then start back on the Iodoral slowly, following the advice in the FAQs. Now that you know what detox feels like, you will be able to feel your way along increasing the Iodoral, and avoiding the dark thoughts and anxiety with the same salt and magnesium. And you will be doing such good for your body.
There is hope. Hang in there. None of the responses you are having to food may be permanent. There is a word used often here - TRANSIENT - that means it comes, but it leaves, like a transit bus. It doesn't stay. If it stays, you just need to repeat the salt and magnesium until it leaves.
Six months down the line you will feel so much better and you will laugh at what happened. Miracles have happened here in much less than that.
i am glad you reminded me of this. the coffee story shows definite adrenal fatigue which will cause panic of a massive scale. others have addressed adrenal fatigue in a more direct way than what i did. however, with one iodoral a day and the other things i suggested, calm will appear in short order. i believe giving up coffee for a while may be in order.
You are really wonderful people ... but I still have 2 major problems - 1, I keep testing my blood sugar today and it went down to 52!! I knew I was having hypoglycemia on top of everything else but the conundrum is that to CURE hypoglycemia you eat protein and complex carbs only but I can't process nearly ANY food. In fact, this bought of hypo was brought on by trying to drink a protein shake. It's almost as if food is CAUSING the hypoglycemia!! One of the ONLY things that sits well is white rice but egads - won't that just make the hypo worse????
I hear you about eating raw but eat WHAT exactly? Fruit is OUT. Steamed or cooked Veggies have been out (although I did have a raw salad once and did ok, even brown rice and buckwheat noodles have caused problems for me...it's like I don't process them. They stay in my stomach forever and sometimes cause nausea so great that I vomit, the food still in tact after 6 or more hours!! All the vomiting for the past 6 months cant be good either. I just did another salt push and do feel something instant from it... I will say I have ALWAYS craved salt and I have ALWAYS had low blood pressure... So please, can you give me a sample diet? I am totally lost and confused over this food issue!
Finally, if you had to go somewhere and totally start over, anywhere in the world where you were going to get your body healthy the natural way - where would you go and where would you stay? I have always felt sick inside rooms... if it was safe for a woman to sleep outside, I would do that. God bless you, and thank you for taking me and my problems so seriously. I really don't think I can go another day without some hope...
C.D.
pancreas, blockage in the stomach, and the emotional component can all come from worms.
dont panic. you need to proceed with confidence and determination. how are you testing your sugar? was that prescribed or are you doing it on your own?
sounds like your system has come to a halt. i would go to MH for some lower bowel balance and dewormer. that the barefoot herbalist.
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