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Terrible Headache for 3 days
Hi,
The first few days of induction I had a terrible headache, then I felt better than I had ever felt in my life for a few days, then I went to feeling good. This lasted about 4 weeks, then 3 days ago I decided to go back to induction (cutting out jello, nuts and the occasional cheat) and I have had a permanent headache again for 3 days. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. Tylenol doesn't work. I feel like it has something to do with the low carb diet I am on. Anyone have any insight? Thanks! Wendy |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
Wendy J. wrote:
:: Hi, :: :: The first few days of induction I had a terrible headache, then I :: felt better than I had ever felt in my life for a few days, then I :: went to feeling good. This lasted about 4 weeks, then 3 days ago I :: decided to go back to induction (cutting out jello, nuts and the :: occasional cheat) and I have had a permanent headache again for 3 :: days. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. Tylenol doesn't :: work. I feel like it has something to do with the low carb diet I :: am on. Anyone have any insight? If you're at about 20 g per day, try increasing the level by say 10 g per day until the headache stops. You don't really need to be at induction level carbs anyway. |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
It's probably your body detoxing. Anytime I start a new diet, that happens
to me. Funny though, I haven't gotten one 'yet' and just finished my second day on SBD!! Oh I hope I didn't jinx myself! Peace, Bette "Wendy J." wrote in message om... Hi, The first few days of induction I had a terrible headache, then I felt better than I had ever felt in my life for a few days, then I went to feeling good. This lasted about 4 weeks, then 3 days ago I decided to go back to induction (cutting out jello, nuts and the occasional cheat) and I have had a permanent headache again for 3 days. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. Tylenol doesn't work. I feel like it has something to do with the low carb diet I am on. Anyone have any insight? Thanks! Wendy |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
I read somewhere that a drop in blood sugar can trigger a migraine (of
course, lots of other things can trigger them as well). I believe that's what happens to me, and maybe you have the same problem. If so, I can sympathize with you. All I want to do is lay in bed with no lights or sound. If yours are anything like that, you might want to get a prescription from your doctor for some migraine medicine. If you feel this type of "headache" developing, if you take the medicine (in my case, Imitrax) at the first sign of it, you can probably avoid the migraine. Anyway, I had a terrible headache the first day of induction. After that I was fine, until right after Christmas. I had gone off Atkins for three days, and when I went back on it I got migraines three days in a row. As you described, I would have a terrible headache all day long and neither aspirin or Tylenol helped. Anyway, I have found that the migraine pill is more effective. You might want to talk with your doctor because these extreme headaches you're describing could be migraines. You don't need to suffer unnecessarily. "Wendy J." wrote in message om... Hi, The first few days of induction I had a terrible headache, then I felt better than I had ever felt in my life for a few days, then I went to feeling good. This lasted about 4 weeks, then 3 days ago I decided to go back to induction (cutting out jello, nuts and the occasional cheat) and I have had a permanent headache again for 3 days. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. Tylenol doesn't work. I feel like it has something to do with the low carb diet I am on. Anyone have any insight? Thanks! Wendy |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
I get the same headache! Only excedrin PM takes it away. I think it has
something to do with the sleep aid they put in. I am on day 2 and my headache is back. "Wendy J." wrote in message om... Hi, The first few days of induction I had a terrible headache, then I felt better than I had ever felt in my life for a few days, then I went to feeling good. This lasted about 4 weeks, then 3 days ago I decided to go back to induction (cutting out jello, nuts and the occasional cheat) and I have had a permanent headache again for 3 days. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. Tylenol doesn't work. I feel like it has something to do with the low carb diet I am on. Anyone have any insight? Thanks! Wendy |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
I started getting bad headaches after about eight weeks and was paranoid that
it was the diet so i went back to carbs. No changestill got the headaches and put it down to a touch of flu.... back on induction now! |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
If you have switched to decaf - you may be reacting to that. Hang in there.
Try going half and half - half regular and half decaf. If it persists, see your doctor. |
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Terrible Headache for 3 days
Thanks everyone! The headache is at least giving me a break. I now
have it on and off throughout the day. I will mention it to the doctor next week. It might be the decafe coffee, I had never thought about that. Thanks! Wendy (MEKIESS) wrote in message ... If you have switched to decaf - you may be reacting to that. Hang in there. Try going half and half - half regular and half decaf. If it persists, see your doctor. |
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