This is the problem: “I haven’t used iodized salt in years”
Please read the thyroid basics sticky found here: About the T Replacement Category - #2 by KSman
A gram of iodine is 1,000,000 mcg or 1000mg
High dose iodine increases TSH and that is normal and expected if one is knowledgeable. For docs who think that the increase in TSH is hypogonadism … what can I do. One needs selenium as time + high TSH + low selenium can create conditions where the immune system can misinterpret the resulting inflamed tissue as foreign. Try to get a multi-vit that has 150-170mcg iodine and 150-200mcg selenium.