Re: Egg drink reaction & a question about depression

May 28, 2010

Hi -

I don't have answers, just assurances that I too, have been experiencing BIG

time depression the last few weeks...I started this program right about when you

did - but prior to that had been off all Gluten since Aug.

This has reaaaaalllly been hard for me too - Avoiding Gluten in hindsight was

total cake.

I will be looking for a narrator's reply to the depression comment -

I suspect they have all felt it too and that it is normal....??

Hang in There !!-

>

> Ok, so I tried the egg drink for the first time this afternoon. Hm. I

> suppose it's an aquired taste. I started small; one egg, 1 T CO, 1/2 T

> butter, sprinkle of cinn, dash of stevia, one cup water.

>

> Within 15 minutes I had a pounding headache, and all the symptoms of a

> hypoglycemic episode (hypoglycemia is what has driven me to this program -

> seeking to heal from whatever is causing the hypo). Terribly fuzzy headed,

> dry mouth, pounding pulse. I know there is nothing in the drink that would

> ordinarily cause a hypo reaction for me (those foods being grains, starches,

> sugars, which I haven't eaten in over a year), so I'm guessing it was a

> healing reaction. Anyone else have that sort of experience? I was

> honestly surpised by the severity of the reactions. I'm not new to having

> CO, butter or eggs, so I really wasn't expecting to be hit so hard.

>

> Gotta say, I'm not going to be running off to have another egg drink right

> away. I lost most of the afternoon being barely functional, which doesn't

> work too well when you're a full-time mom to a crowd.

>

> This is definitely an adventure!

>

> Oh yeah - for the past few days I've been feeling extremely depressed.

> VERY depressed. I went through a couple of episodes of depression a few

> years ago that were very scary. If I understand correctly, I can expect

> retracing of those type episodes, but honestly, that thought really scares

> me. Anyone experience these sorts of emotional retracing?

>

> officially on the diet 4/15/10, grain/starch/sugar free for a year + before

> that

>

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