How do i say goodbye to synthroid medication naturally.?

[DuppyDo]

I've never tried the Armor route.I'm not sure if the thyroid meds i'm taking now are doing exactly what they should be doing.
I'm interested in the idione route if it works for me. I couldn't find the thread Mackey was refering to.
Anyway, my reason for asking was,what if i can't get synthroid...? In the event of a national emergency. A person can only get a 90 day supply of the med at one time.
I'm asking what can i take if the usaual meds are not availble...? Not really interested in Armor pig med.
Mackey,is that idione availbe by non-prescription...? What can i stock ple that will help in an emergency..? Kelp supps...? Can i buy unlimited suplies of synthyroid online and stash them in a sealed air tight mylar bag...? It stinks local drug stores won't let you have more than a 90 day supply, that communism..!

 

[mandieg4]

My pharmacy will refill my prescriptions two weeks early so I do that and save the two weeks worth that I have left. It doesn't take long to get a several month supply saved up that way. You just have to remember to rotate your supply so that it doesn't expire or lose potency.

 

[Blackbird]

This one?

http://www.sufficientself.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=5798&p=1

 

[Mackay]

Iodine supplementation is only for a very specific thyroid problem. I think goiter, I can't recall. But it will not help hypothyroidism. I tried the iodine route and was unable to walk for days.

If you try kelp or iodine, please research it thoroughly first. Find out if your thyroid condition is the one that will respond to it.

You are mistaken about iodine only being for goiter. The research on this topic is prolific. I think you did not do your research very well.

Medical doctors do not use iodine supplementation but they are controlled by the pharmaceutical industry and they are significantly brainwashed. My doctor who extracted herself from that corrupt system prescribes iodine routinely. We have discussed it many times. Alternative thinking doctors, including MDs and Naturopaths are turning to iodine daily to fortify the health of their patients.

Many cases of hypothyroidism have been well treated with Lugol's iodine. I don't know what kind of iodine you took or whether you had good supervision or not. That you could not walk from iodine is very suspicious to me... as though you had a very individual adverse reaction... which is not normal. Although iodine does not help in all hypothyroidism issues it works in most of them.

In Japan the typical diet provides about 13 milligrams of iodine a day from dietary intake. It only takes 0.05mg of iodine to prevent goiter. One of the main sources of iodine in our nation is iodized salt which provides about 0.05mg. Hypothyroidism is an epidemic in our nation. The body has many uses for iodine other than they thyroid such as breast tissue, prostate and brain. Women in Japan have very very low rates of breast cancer and it is theorized that iodine intake has everything to do with their good health. It cures fibrocystic breast disease and I personally eliminated thyroid cysts with its use. Breast cancer has actually been cured by supplementing with iodine. It should be part of every breast cancer therapy.

BTW, Synthyroid does not treat the thyroid. It makes no effect on the thyroid except for possibly making it weaker over time. It merely supplies the missing hormone.

 

[Blue Skys]

In nurishing traditions, she discusses fish stock, and using heads in the stock may help suppoprt your thyroid, as long as the heads still contain the thyroids of course.

I have hypothyroidism and have taken lyvoxil (sp?) for the past 9 or 10 years, but stopped taking it in January. I will never take it again. My thyroid has enlarged because of my particular issue, but I am about 40 lbs lighter than I was three years ago, 20lbs lighter than I was in February. I feel pretty good. I have not done any research, but just listening to my body tells me I'm doing the right thing, when I stop feeling good I'll do a search for this thread to see all the suggestions.

 

[miss_thenorth]

http://thefamilyherbalist.wordpress.com/articles/a-brief-discussion-on-hypothyroidism/

Just something I found today.

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[DuppyDo]

Thanks everyone for your help, suggestions, and links....
Mackay is the iodine in kelp the same stuff as the idione in Lugal's idione..?
My Dr. recently suggested i take kelp supps. rather than raise my synthroid dosage. I'm currently taking 300 mng daily with kelp supps.
I'm interested in taking the iodine route if it works for me. As i would prefer to treat my thyroid with something that will help it to function better. Not just feed it a hormone replacement on a daily basis...
Plus i don't like the idea of drug stores controling my meds. I have a feeling if propely stored idione can last a very long time. Does anyone know...?
Not only do i want to give my body what it needs, i want to prepare for unpredicable times, namely stashing a long term supply of what my body needs...perhaps iodine is the answer...thanks again everyone...

 

[Mackay]

Yes, Iodine can store for a good length of time. I prefer lugols iodine, as it is potassium iodide and seems to have a more comprehensive effect for some people.

Some naturopaths recommend nacient iodine which I have never used, mostly due to cost. But lugols has worked so well for me and others I just stick with it.

I purchase my lugols from an American company that moved to Ecquador because the feds got after them because some of their products were curing cancer. It is the least expensive product I could find. I purchase their 15% lugols iodine then cut it to end up with 3 bottles of 5% lugols. each bottle is one ounce, with 10ml of iodine and 20ml of water. Use those brown one ounce dropper bottles. http://www.herbhealers.com/store/other-supplemental-aids The woman who runs this company is a Naturopath and she has been willing to answer some questions for me via email.

I have not managed to store any lately, I keep giving it away

Kelp is good for you, everyone knows that but unless you are eating enough of it to equal 12.5mg ( or was it 13.5mg?) of iodine a day you will not get the protective results that Japanese women get for their thyroid and against breast cancer. They get theirs from kelp and other forms of sea food and it is present in most every meal. Iodine is so much easier. I certainly can't eat all that kelp nor do I like it and it is expensive. ...Excess iodine is readily secreted in the urine.

Hypothyroidism is merely a pre goiter condition in most people.

if you go to www.HealthSalon.org and do a blog search with the search feature in the toolbar you will come to a number of articles I have stored on Iodine.

 

[Shiloh Acres]

Hmmmm ...

I just want to say thanks for this thread.

I do know there are other forms of thyroid replacement. We sold maybe 5-6 at the place I used to work at. All were pretty good but two were much better. We also sold a combination formula that one customer spent a lot of time telling me how much it had helped her and how badly she was doing on Synthroid.

I read this because my sister started taking Synthroid. She is not much inclined to use natural products but I wanted to hear what you all here had to say since it's always so good.

I'm wondering about the iodine now. I stopped using iodized salt and I don't eat much fish. I've had a variety of symptoms I've been needing to track down but I feel like a light switch has been turned on.

Just wanted to say thanks and I need to look into this some more. Gotta run guineas say somethings up!

 

[Mackay]

Blue Sky, I really recommend that you look into iodine and read the research. The reason the thyroid gets enlarged in most cases is because it is struggling to make more thyroid hormone. The tissues are getting stimulated by TSH but they just can't preform correctly.

I had cysts in my thyroid that are now gone after iodine supplementation. The thyroid specialist said they would never go away and he would gladly cut them out if I wanted him to, to leave a lovely scar on the front of my neck .... WRONG! 6 months of iodine and they were gone.

After 6 weeks of initial iodine supplementation I recommend that you get your thyroid levels checked...Most people do not see significant change if they are not on hormones. It may cause TSH to elevate some for a while but do not worry about that, It will even out in time. Go by how you feel. Mostly iodine will cause a decreased need for supplemental thyroid hormone so that really really needs to be adjusted.

If you cannot manage to fully eliminate the need for hormones it is because there is some significant damage to the thyroid or the hormonal system in general in the feed back loop. In this case I recommend that Armour is used instead of synthyroid if possible.

Many thyroid issues originate in the gut with the absorption of iodine. If you have reflux disease or are on an antacid pill that could be the cause. Improper levels of HCL will prevent iodine from getting out of the gut and into the blood stream. Reflux disease is most often (but not always) caused by not enough hydrochloric acid in the stomach. This can be treated with diet change and supplements