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Bromide Detox in Iodine Users Some people supplementing iodine have reported symptoms consistent with "bromism" or bromide detox as catalogued by the Department of Defense's Rand Corporation Report on the Gulf War as well as published dermatology , toxicology and psychiatry literature. Where does all this detoxed bromide coming out our tissues come from? Please look at the evidence of the increasing bromide dominance condition in our environment and products. Because iodine was not supplemented much before the last three years, few physicians have had a chance to look closely at the occasional symptoms which arise from iodine supplementation (still called "iodism") and raise questions.
amounts of stored bromine leaving the tissues and entering the bloodstream? Is it possible the apparent adverse effects of iodine are due almost exclusively due to bromide excretion, and not enough iodine-alone effects can be documented to qualify as an "ism" ? Might the iodism phenomenon be more appropriately called "bromism"? **For those using iodine therapeutically, these symptoms are NOT common, are usually TRANSIENT in nature and are easily usually remedied by a salt loading procedure, variations of which have been used for many years. One of the principal therapeutic actions of iodine is the removal of toxic bromide from the body, so bromide detox is necessary. The objective of orthoidiosupplementation is to promote detox while at the same time keeping symptoms at a tolerable level. Many of the Breast Cancer Choices' Iodine Investigation Project registrants also found the following suggestions helpful if bromide detox symptoms were not tolerable. Consult your doctor before implementing the strategies below: Bromide Detox Strategies
2. Stopping iodine for 48 hours to rest the kidneys. 3. Reducing the iodine dose temporarily, then working back up. 4. Taking several grams vitamin C spread out throughout the day along with the Iodine Companion Nutrients. 5. Drinking more water. 6. Pulse-dosing (stopping and restarting iodine therapy.) 7. According to Iodine users with skin symptoms, adding 25 mg zinc often helps. Iodine-related bromide symptoms may include but are not be limited to: eye lid twitching foot twitching tingling in hands or feet dark thoughts (e.g., there is no reason to live) depression (e.g., there is no reason to get out of bed) anxiety emotionality mouth and tongue sores and cuts or "sore mouth" "different" acne,"bromide acne," "acne-like eruptions" without "coniform." (Some iodine users found zinc helps bromide acne.) skin "cuts" hair loss brain fog leg and hip ache (feels like arthritis) rash (bromaderma) metallic taste sinus ache runny nose headache sedation lethargy odd swallowing sensation (reported in old medical literature as "swollen glottis") body odor (bromos is Greek for stench) unusual urine odor dry mouth ureteral spasm, frequent urination (mistaken for urinary infection) diarrhea constipation vision changes irritability increased salivation dream changes hormone changes kidney pain References: A Review of the Scientific Literature as It Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses: Pyridostigmine Bromide Vol. 2 by Beatrice Golumb, MD, PhD, http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/library/randrep/pb_paper/ Abraham G et al., Evidence that the Administration of Vitamin C Improves a Defective Cellular Transport Mechanism for Iodine: A Case Report, The Original Internist 2005 Abraham G., The Safe and Effective Implementation of Orthoiodosupplementation in Medical Practice, The Original Internist 2004 Cann S et al., Hypothesis, Iodine, Selenium and the Development of Breast Cancer, Cancer Causes Control 2000. Breast Cancer Choices, Iodine Investigation Project Database. The statements above have not been evaluated by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration. The supplements discussed are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. Do not take iodine without the supervision of an Iodine-Literate Doctor who is qualified to interpret lab work in the context of supplementation. This website is intended as information only. The editors of this site are not medically-trained. Please consult your licensed health care practitioner before implementing any health strategy. The information provided on this site is designed to support, not replace, the relationship that exists between a patient/site visitor and his/her existing physician. This site accepts no advertising. The contents of this site are copyrighted 2006, 2007 by Breast Cancer Choices, Inc. Contact us for reprint permission. Web page updated May 23, 2008 |
| **William Shevin, MD, uses a specific protocol to clear bromide detox symptoms if they occur while taking iodine. Dr Shevin presented his Salt Loading Protocol at the February '07 Iodine conference:
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