[Magnum44]

So I’d like to actually hijack this thread into a useful topic. As a semi-prepper (meaning getting prepared just not wearing tinfoil), I know nothing about Potassium Iodine pills or how I would safely use them and not just poison myself in the event of a nuclear winter.

Any knowledgeable Freepers care to educate the rest of us on what we should have on hand, dosage and duration of usage, etc? Good references written for the average Joe, not doctors?

[Roman_War_Criminal]

https://www.shtfplan.com/headline-news/the-facts-about-potassium-iodide-tablets-that-everyone-should-know

[viewfromthefrontier]

For starters, it is potassium iodide, not iodine. Dosage is 130mg/day for 10 days for adults, from time of first exposure. KIO will bind to receptors that would otherwise receive radiated iodine and cause thyroid cancer. Study after Chernobyl showed that those who took KIO had normal rates of cancer, those who didn't had skyrocketing thyroid cancer.

Few if any side effects, it is fairly harmless. Since it's a salt, I assume it would make you thirsty.

I don't have links, this is from my own research and reading on the subject. If there is incorrect info here, I hope someone will correct me!

[crz]

Dont take ANY advice from ANYONE on this forum or any other forum.

Simple go and do your own research online.