Possible hashimotos

[ChristinaT]

Can I ask those with Hashi's who have reacted badly to Iodine, what meds work best for you? Synthetic? Or NDT? I know it's an individual thing but I'm just curious to know what other people's experiences are with either of these.

[Treepie]

The general advice is not to take iodine if you have Hashimotos and are taking levo.

Those who do take iodine should take selenium .Not sure but think 200mcg a day .Please check.

[greygoose]

Well, that sounds like me! I'm best on T3 only. NDT made me very ill, and put on an awful lot of weight. I've lost it on T3 only.

[W3ndy2159]

I started supplementing with iodine when I was on Levo only as I was still very symptomatic and I'd read it could help! I have hashimoto's. At first it was great. Brain fog/aches and pains/blurred vision etc etc disappeared. Hearing got more acute. Everything improved. It was like a light switch had been switched on. I felt I was being awoken from sleep. Every single cell was springing to life. I was alive.

However this didn't last long. After a couple of weeks. I started to feel wired. Everything was acute. Everything single cell started to jangle. I was starting to feel pain if I touched anything/walked (just putting one foot in front of the other or touching anything caused pain). My skin hurt. If I brushed my hair it was agony. My eardrums hurt. Everything was so noisy. My eyesight was affected. Normal light felt like very very bright lights. My eyes hurt if I blinked/looked up/down to the side etc.

I've since learnt iodine and hashis don't mix. I would be very careful if you have hashimoto's and are thinking of supplementing with iodine. Your choice of course but I would advise against taking it.

Hope this helps? X

[ChristinaT]

Thanks for the replies everyone. The reason I ask is because I beleive I have an underlying thyroid problem for the last 13 years. Along the way I developed extreme PMS/PMDD and had to have a hysterectomy because it was so severe. It was identified it was the hormone Progesterone that made me so unwell pre menstrually. More recently I took a multivitamin and then weirdly I had the same reaction from taking it. I ended up in A & E but nobody could confirm what it was, I felt like it almost killed me. I haven't recovered from it and I have an enlarged scalloped tongue and slightly swollen neck because of it. I am currently bedridden and can barely function. I noticed the vitamins contained Iodine. i researched the Iodine and Progesterone connection and it appears that both stimulate the thyroid gland with Hashimoto's (that's whats led me to beleive I may have this) except I have never been treated for my throid, and the symptoms I displayed pre menstrually and more recently from Iodine are Mxyodema. Either that or I may have a pituitary problem. I'm off to see Doctor Peatfield tomorrow for a second opinion. My bloodwork appears normal. (I haven't had Hasimoto's antibodies tested for).

[marigold22]

I've very recently done (even more) online research. It's recommended to take 200 mcg selenium daily plus 25mg Zinc daily to assist thyroid. Along with D3, B12

[ChristinaT]

Yes I will be supplementing with selenium (that's something I've never done before and also zinc too). I supplement with D3 and B12 already aswell as a B complex. Thank you for the info