I remember having constant charlie horses in my legs one week and the doctor told me it was caused by there not being enough something in the soil in Michigan, but I don't recall it being iodine. I do recall the pain, everytime it would let up, if I moved, it came right back. I lived on Flexeril that week, sort of lived in the clouds .

My son is on Synthyroid for a week now and seeing a heart specialist today. I told him it is possible his heart is racing because of the thyroid problems, yet still, seeing the specialist is a good thing, just to rule out any heart problems. My ex was nearly on a heart donor list a year ago, now has a defibrilator and doing well. My son is suffering from heart palpatations, was up to 150 per minute, now staying at 130. He has gained a lot of weight in the last year, he thought because of prozac, which he stopped taking and his breathing is very labored--doc mentioned asthma. I want him to be tested for celiac disease, but his doctor doesn't feel it's necessary. I will be in Michigan in 2 weeks and that doc may have to change his mind--Joe wants me to go with him to visit the doc. By the way, this doc didn't catch the thyroid problem, an ER doc did. Time for a new doc huh?