Potassium Iodide or Iodine is readily available for order at chemical supply or photo supply companies in a granular form. It is water soluble so you can make your own. This will be just as effective as potassium iodide tablets.
IMPORTANT! READ FIRST BEFORE PROCEEDING
Potassium iodide is a chemical compound comprised of the elements potassium and iodine. According to MayoClinic.com, this compound is used to treat hyperthyroidism, and as precautionary measure for people exposed to radioactive iodine through medicines and/or accidental radioactive contamination of the environment. Potassium iodide may block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland. However, some medical professionals believe that there are dangers associated with taking this compound.
Check with your physician before taking potassium iodide for any reason.
IMPORTANT! READ FIRST BEFORE PROCEEDING
Potassium iodide is a chemical compound comprised of the elements potassium and iodine. According to MayoClinic.com, this compound is used to treat hyperthyroidism, and as precautionary measure for people exposed to radioactive iodine through medicines and/or accidental radioactive contamination of the environment. Potassium iodide may block the absorption of radioactive iodine by the thyroid gland. However, some medical professionals believe that there are dangers associated with taking this compound.
Thyroid Damage
Administration of potassium iodide may cause side effects that damage the thyroid. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, thyroidal side effects are rare. The risk of damage to the thyroid gland depends on the dosage of potassium iodide, as well as the presence of underlying thyroid disease. People with thyroiditis, goiter or Graves' disease, an autoimmune disorder that results in hyperthyroidism, should take potassium iodide only under the close supervision of a physician.
Short-Term Side Effects
Ingestion of potassium iodide may produce short-term side effects, according to MayoClinic.com. These side effects include swelling of lymph glands, as well as swelling of body tissues, particularly in the throat, lips, face, arms and legs. Other short-term side effects may include hives and pain in the joints.
Long-Term Side Effects
Long-term use of potassium iodide may cause additional side effects. According to MayoClinic.com, these side effects can include severe headaches, arrhythmia, fatigue, lack of mental clarity, numbness or weakness in the extremities and skin lesions. These side effects may subside with continued use of potassium iodide, or after its use is discontinued.
Check with your physician before taking potassium iodide for any reason.
How Do You Make a Potassium Iodide (KI) Solution?
A: Prepared Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions are only available by prescription, such as Lugol's Solution. However, anyone can buy Potassium Iodide USP at a chemical supply house (and even some larger photo supply outlets) and readily mix up their own Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions that is every bit as effective as the tablets.
Also, we were recently reminded by a science teacher, that every town in America likely has a ready and waiting supply of KI sitting in their high school science labs that could protect hundreds of their students and local residents! A single 500 gram bottle of KI, now already on many of their shelves, could provide 3,846 adult daily doses or 7,692 child (age 3-12) thyroid-blocking doses! Community leaders need to pull together their resourceful science teachers, local pharmacists and doctors to fully explore the resources already at hand and available for any future nuclear emergency that might befall their locale. You might could be responsible for saving many in your community from future thyroid cancer by simply bringing this to the attention of your local officials, science teachers, pharmacists and doctors!
A: Prepared Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions are only available by prescription, such as Lugol's Solution. However, anyone can buy Potassium Iodide USP at a chemical supply house (and even some larger photo supply outlets) and readily mix up their own Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions that is every bit as effective as the tablets.
Also, we were recently reminded by a science teacher, that every town in America likely has a ready and waiting supply of KI sitting in their high school science labs that could protect hundreds of their students and local residents! A single 500 gram bottle of KI, now already on many of their shelves, could provide 3,846 adult daily doses or 7,692 child (age 3-12) thyroid-blocking doses! Community leaders need to pull together their resourceful science teachers, local pharmacists and doctors to fully explore the resources already at hand and available for any future nuclear emergency that might befall their locale. You might could be responsible for saving many in your community from future thyroid cancer by simply bringing this to the attention of your local officials, science teachers, pharmacists and doctors!
There are two kinds of Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions that can be made. Saturated and anything less than saturated.
With a saturated Potassium Iodide (KI) solution you are adding a little more Potassium Iodide (KI) to a fixed amount of water until some of the crystals or granules will not dissolve. They will be visible at the bottom of the solution, even after vigorous mixing. The solution is now considered saturated when it won't take up and dissolve any more Potassium Iodide (KI).
From Cresson H. Kearny, the author of Nuclear War Survival Skills by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, states on page 114:
"To prepare a saturated solution of potassium iodide, fill a bottle about 60% full of crystalline or granular potassium iodide. (A 2-fluid-ounce bottle, made of dark glass and having a solid, non-metallic, screwcap top, is a good size for a family. About 2 ounces of crystalline or granular potassium iodide is needed to fill a 2-fluid-ounce bottle about 60% full.) Next, pour safe, room-temperature water into the bottle until it is about 90% full. Then close the bottle tightly and shake it vigorously for at least 2 minutes. Some of the solid potassium iodide should remain permanently undissolved at the bottom of the bottle; this is proof that the solution is saturated.
Experiments with a variety of ordinary household medicine droppers determined that 1 drop of a saturated solution of potassium iodide contains from 28 to 36 mg of potassium iodide."
Two ounces of granulated Potassium Iodide (KI), mentioned above, is about 56.7 grams.
Also, from the above, an adult would be wanting four drops of the saturated solution as an expedient dosage. This would amount to between 112 to 144 mg of Potassium Iodide (KI) total. Remember, 130 mg of KI is an adult daily dose and half that (65 mg) is a child (age 3-12) daily dose.
Less than saturated Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions, when properly mixed, should give even more accurate dosages because there is more solution overall to be measured out per dose. For example, mixing and dissolving exactly 26 grams of Potassium Iodide USP into a one liter bottle of water, for example, produces 1000 ml of Potassium Iodide solution with a strength of 130 mg for each 5 ml of that Potassium Iodide (KI) solution. There are 200 of those 5 ml servings in that 1000 ml (1 liter). 5 ml can be easily and accurately measured out with a common graduated medicine dropper. 5 ml is also equal to one measuring teaspoon.
Following the above formula, you could make up most any size and/or strength Potassium Iodide (KI) solution needed with accurate scales and enough bulk Potassium Iodide (KI).
Regardless of what kind of Potassium Iodide (KI) solution might be utilized, Potassium Iodide (KI) is very bitter. You must always then mix that dose (whether 4 drops saturated or 5 ml from the above formula) into another glass of juice, milk, or, at least, water to dilute it further before drinking.
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With a saturated Potassium Iodide (KI) solution you are adding a little more Potassium Iodide (KI) to a fixed amount of water until some of the crystals or granules will not dissolve. They will be visible at the bottom of the solution, even after vigorous mixing. The solution is now considered saturated when it won't take up and dissolve any more Potassium Iodide (KI).
From Cresson H. Kearny, the author of Nuclear War Survival Skills by Oak Ridge National Laboratory, states on page 114:
"To prepare a saturated solution of potassium iodide, fill a bottle about 60% full of crystalline or granular potassium iodide. (A 2-fluid-ounce bottle, made of dark glass and having a solid, non-metallic, screwcap top, is a good size for a family. About 2 ounces of crystalline or granular potassium iodide is needed to fill a 2-fluid-ounce bottle about 60% full.) Next, pour safe, room-temperature water into the bottle until it is about 90% full. Then close the bottle tightly and shake it vigorously for at least 2 minutes. Some of the solid potassium iodide should remain permanently undissolved at the bottom of the bottle; this is proof that the solution is saturated.
Experiments with a variety of ordinary household medicine droppers determined that 1 drop of a saturated solution of potassium iodide contains from 28 to 36 mg of potassium iodide."
Two ounces of granulated Potassium Iodide (KI), mentioned above, is about 56.7 grams.
Also, from the above, an adult would be wanting four drops of the saturated solution as an expedient dosage. This would amount to between 112 to 144 mg of Potassium Iodide (KI) total. Remember, 130 mg of KI is an adult daily dose and half that (65 mg) is a child (age 3-12) daily dose.
Less than saturated Potassium Iodide (KI) solutions, when properly mixed, should give even more accurate dosages because there is more solution overall to be measured out per dose. For example, mixing and dissolving exactly 26 grams of Potassium Iodide USP into a one liter bottle of water, for example, produces 1000 ml of Potassium Iodide solution with a strength of 130 mg for each 5 ml of that Potassium Iodide (KI) solution. There are 200 of those 5 ml servings in that 1000 ml (1 liter). 5 ml can be easily and accurately measured out with a common graduated medicine dropper. 5 ml is also equal to one measuring teaspoon.
Following the above formula, you could make up most any size and/or strength Potassium Iodide (KI) solution needed with accurate scales and enough bulk Potassium Iodide (KI).
Regardless of what kind of Potassium Iodide (KI) solution might be utilized, Potassium Iodide (KI) is very bitter. You must always then mix that dose (whether 4 drops saturated or 5 ml from the above formula) into another glass of juice, milk, or, at least, water to dilute it further before drinking.
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