I feel like I always have to give this warning to people starting Lugols.  It 
can cause weight gain, especially in women.  I loved most of the effects of 
taking it, but I gained 15 pounds in a month.  I am still struggling to get 
that weight off.  After I started packing on the pounds, I looked around and 
found a lot of people on curezone who had the same effect.  If I had breast 
cancer, I would take it anyway, but I used it for hypothyroidism and I am 
getting help from the coconut oil.  Lisa