Posted by sailplane on
URL: https://www.es-forum.com/Iodine-tp4033162p4033291.html

Marc Martin wrote

> Lugol 2% I can take 5 drops, but it doesn't compare with 1 drop of 1800mcg Iosol.. even though they say 5 drops of lugol is
> 12.5mg!

Yes, my experience is that the dosage in mcg/mg doesn't tell you the whole story. as like you say, a smaller dose of one iodine can cause adverse effects that a larger dose of another brand does not.  As I've also got Nascent Iodine, Atomic Iodine, Kelp, Standard Process brand, and Iodoral and they're all different.  Presumably different absorption rates.

Marc

Great to hear I'm not the only one. Atomic iodine is supposedly the most absorbable. When they say 150mcg daily recommended, if that's atomic iodine, then I would say that's not too terrible.. it would probably work well.
Taking 1800mcg feels like quite a bit, but I will not do that for too long, I'm just getting the level higher because I'm quite sure it was low due to symptoms which start getting better while taking it.  I'm seeing a lot of improvements, but when I switch to Lugol, they all start disappearing within a couple of days for both me and my girlfriend.  I'm still at 1800mcg or lower per day, some days half, .. I was going to try a higher dose for detoxing, but I don't think that will be possible, and likely I will end up at half a drop per day just to have a good level.
I wonder how many drops of Lugol would be similar to Iosol, or maybe no matter how many drops, it would never be the same..