I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's 2 years ago and have faithfully stayed away from foods and supplements containing iodine. My latest blood test show I am now deficient in Iodine:
Iodine, Serum or Plasma 30.1 ug/L ( 40.0-92.0 ug/L)
Free T3 2.9 pg/mL (2.0-4.4 pg/mL)
Free T4 1.11ng/mL (0.82-1.77 ng/dL)
TSH 5.500 ulU/mL (0.45-4.500 ulU/mL)
TPO 227 lU/mL (0-34 lU/mL) **down from 365**
Thyroglobulin Antibody <1.0 (0.0-0.9lU/mL)
I am currently not taking any hormone replacement because they made me feel awful. Right now I feel great without medicine. Ultrasound shows some of the inflammation has gone down on my thyroid. I'm eating a gluten and dairy free diet and I'm considering NDT. My TSH, T3, T4 has remained steady for the past 10 months.
My endocrinologist suggest to "add extra iodine supplement to your diet; antibodies continue to improve." I've read several articles "for" and "against" iodine supplementation for Hashimoto's. Has anyone had success adding iodine to their diet and if so how did you approach it?