my experience with a 4-day fast

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Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm back from my spiritual fast in the

wilderness. I was able to complete a 4-day water-only fast without much of a

problem, except that I had waves of nausea. The nausea actually started days

before the fast did - it came and went - but fasting seemed to make it more

pronounced. The nausea did end when I broke my fast Sunday morning. The worst of

the nausea was on the 3rd day, and I had some dry heaves that day.

I started my fast just as my menstrual cycle started too, so I'm doubly

surprised I was able to endure it, along with hiking up a muddy mountain with

heavy gear and pitching a tent in a downpour. But I think there is something

about living in the forest for 4 days that just fills you up.

Please understand I'm not recommending this fast for anyone for health reasons -

but I found that having Hashi's did not put me at a great disadvantage for water

fasting. I did take my Levoxyl every day, plus CoQ10. Selenium the first 2

days. By day 3 I became extremely sensitive to smell and didn't want to be near

any vitamins or other stuff with an odor.

[Guest guest]

dry heaves, super-sensitive sense of smell and nausea

ALL signs of a Vasopressin hormone problem.

its a main brain stress hormone that is also our 'water hormone

AND it is known to cause Cramps/period too via its effect on water/cells and

its Vasoconstrictive actions in our cardiovascualr system..

not a good idea to be flogging the Vasopressin system

as its the main brain stress hormone in Chronic stress via its role as the

'mediator' of the HPA axis feedback loop,, and NOT cortisol... in *chronic

stress.

-Carol

Vasopressin also works with the LIver to releasee Storage/sugar

and it also is affected in the intestines/ eating fats for example...

you may want to do more rsearch on its role in fasting and digestive tract in

general

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> Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm back from my spiritual fast in the

wilderness. I was able to complete a 4-day water-only fast without much of a

problem, except that I had waves of nausea. The nausea actually started days

before the fast did - it came and went - but fasting seemed to make it more

pronounced. The nausea did end when I broke my fast Sunday morning. The worst of

the nausea was on the 3rd day, and I had some dry heaves that day.

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> I started my fast just as my menstrual cycle started too, so I'm doubly

surprised I was able to endure it, along with hiking up a muddy mountain with

heavy gear and pitching a tent in a downpour. But I think there is something

about living in the forest for 4 days that just fills you up.

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> Please understand I'm not recommending this fast for anyone for health reasons

- but I found that having Hashi's did not put me at a great disadvantage for

water fasting. I did take my Levoxyl every day, plus CoQ10. Selenium the first

2 days. By day 3 I became extremely sensitive to smell and didn't want to be

near any vitamins or other stuff with an odor.

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[Guest guest]

Just to let you know, my period was exactly on time, so that wasn't brought on

by the fast. I am back to normal periods now every 28 days since I lowered my

dosage of Levoxyl. If anything I had fewer cramps than usual during the fast.

I know nothing about Vasopressin or a hormone problem and it sounds like an

obscure thing to research or pursue, the little googling I just did on it. But I

have little patience for the complex hormone theories any more - then again, I

feel pretty good most of the time. Since the nausea began before the fast it

didn't surprise me that having nothing in my stomach would make it worse. The

heightened sense of smell I'm guessing was my body's instinctive response to an

empty stomach and wanting to hunt out sources of food.

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> > Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm back from my spiritual fast in

the wilderness. I was able to complete a 4-day water-only fast without much of a

problem, except that I had waves of nausea. The nausea actually started days

before the fast did - it came and went - but fasting seemed to make it more

pronounced. The nausea did end when I broke my fast Sunday morning. The worst of

the nausea was on the 3rd day, and I had some dry heaves that day.

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> > I started my fast just as my menstrual cycle started too, so I'm doubly

surprised I was able to endure it, along with hiking up a muddy mountain with

heavy gear and pitching a tent in a downpour. But I think there is something

about living in the forest for 4 days that just fills you up.

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> > Please understand I'm not recommending this fast for anyone for health

reasons - but I found that having Hashi's did not put me at a great disadvantage

for water fasting. I did take my Levoxyl every day, plus CoQ10. Selenium the

first 2 days. By day 3 I became extremely sensitive to smell and didn't want to

be near any vitamins or other stuff with an odor.

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[Guest guest]

ya i didn't mean vasopressin causes a period to start (i was just clarifying

what Type of 'cramps' that Vasopressin has been documented -tho yes i am sure

its involved in foot cramps too

but Vasopressin is NOT off topic on a thryoid forum!

afterall RLC labs and Forrest pharmaceuticals warn about DI on their *Thyroid

RX* literature " Prescribing information " !

plus,, GOOGLE:

Hypothyroid Vasopressin

and note how many hundred thousand of times return!

Vasopressin is know to cause many " hypot " symtpoms!

including anxiety and Tinnitus and menierre's

and Dilutional hyponatremia and Postural hypotension!

and cardiovascular issues.

and Vasopresin works with LIver/ for sugar handling

and Vasopressin and the Intestines/fat ingestion/cholestykinon (SP causes

vasopressin to be released!!

so bother our liquid/diuretic consumption And our Food/types consumption affect

our Vasopresin level +which can affect one's possiblity to get cramps

and etc.

and Merck Maual lists Vasopresin (ADH!) and Hypot and Adrenal insufficiency all

together in their HYponatremia page

and notes that we release Vasopressin for osmotic reasons (water to solute ratio

)

but also for Pain and EMotional Stress.

and other conventional texts for many yeras note that Vasopressin is the

Mediator of the HPA axis feedback loop in CHronic stress, not cortisol.

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> > > Just a quick note to let everyone know I'm back from my spiritual fast in

the wilderness. I was able to complete a 4-day water-only fast without much of a

problem, except that I had waves of nausea. The nausea actually started days

before the fast did - it came and went - but fasting seemed to make it more

pronounced. The nausea did end when I broke my fast Sunday morning. The worst of

the nausea was on the 3rd day, and I had some dry heaves that day.

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> > > I started my fast just as my menstrual cycle started too, so I'm doubly

surprised I was able to endure it, along with hiking up a muddy mountain with

heavy gear and pitching a tent in a downpour. But I think there is something

about living in the forest for 4 days that just fills you up.

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> > > Please understand I'm not recommending this fast for anyone for health

reasons - but I found that having Hashi's did not put me at a great disadvantage

for water fasting. I did take my Levoxyl every day, plus CoQ10. Selenium the

first 2 days. By day 3 I became extremely sensitive to smell and didn't want to

be near any vitamins or other stuff with an odor.

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