I know we're pretty focused on the craziness going on in politics right now, and so we have moved on from anything related to illness, but this is the best place I know of to ask anything about ivermectin and people's success with it.
Has anyone here, or anyone you know, used ivermectin for anything relating to thyroid issues? Such as hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, thyroid cancer, Hashimoto's, or Grave's disease?
I am currently dealing with subclinical hypothyroidism and want to avoid taking the typical medication prescribed for it because of the side effects. I'm trying to change my diet, removing foods that cause inflammation or an autoimmune response, and add the right vitamins and supplements, however it will take some time to notice much of a difference in symptoms.
Since ivermectin is such a wonder drug for practically everything else, I wanted to see if it has any effect on healing the thyroid. So does anyone have any info on if it could help or not?
Thanks for any advice you can give. God bless!
I take IVM once a month now, started at every two weeks. Been doing it for a year and a half. Haven’t been sick in that amount of time.
I’ve never seen anything directly related between IVM and thyroid health, but I can only imagine it helps even if just a bit. I also take Lugols iodine occasionally sometimes with cofactors (be careful here as they are potent and can cause severe nausea). I also take nascent iodine occasionally.
To be honest, I haven’t noticed any difference while supplementing iodine. But I continue because iodine is so scarce in our food now. I also don’t know if I have any thyroid issues, though I’d venture to guess I’m Hypo.
If you feel like you're experiencing the symptoms of hypo I would suggest to go get your blood tested. Best to rule it out for sure, and letting it go untreated could lead to worse problems, which is probably how I got to where I am.
I did start taking some iodine supplements but suddenly my symptoms got way worse, so I immediately stopped, and now I take a mix of zinc, iron, magnesium, selenium, thiamine, B12, D3, and a few others. I'm feeling marginally better, but I've read that it could take months of supplementation for symptoms to ease up. Still, I'd rather avoid the typical medication prescribed for this because of how harsh the side effects can be for a lot of people.
I'm willing to go buy some ivermectin and try a low dose for a short time just to see if it helps. In any case it may help with the general malaise I've had because my immune system has been pretty weak for almost a year now.
Thanks for the advice!