Sean I believe you are going through the iodine detox. When I started taking iodine I also had the hot flashes, itching and increased energy. Obviously the hot flashes were not pleasant, but the energy was amazing.
Some days though the energy was a bit TOO much and I was hyper. Now I was taking 3 Iodoral a day. I didn't start this at once. I added a pill every other week. Taking large doses of iodine is something you should research on your own. I don't want to tell you to do something that may be bad for your body.
I still take 1 Iodoral a day as a maintenance dose. This protects me from fluoride and bromide that I may come across from living in this toxic world.
I know I've posted this before, but I really recommend reading the Iodine supplementation boards on Curezone. You can read other people's stories on there or even post if you'd like.
http://www.curezone.com/forums/f.asp?f=815Oh and I would look into doing Salt loading. Bromine can really be wicked when it starts to come out of the body. The salt loading help to pass it through your body faster. I did this quite often. Here is a website that talks about the salt dosing.
http://www.breastcancerchoices.org/drshevin.htmlIodine-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
