Detox Symptoms: Don't hate em. They're Milestones

[peanutterb]

hey Twincklecori,
detox symptoms are different for everybody. yours are feeling weak, your vision and the inability to concentrate. Increase your MS intake to help with the weak feeling. As for vision and concentrating, hopefully those get better over the cleanse. I felt like I had ADD my first week on the cleanse, I couldn't get one task completed but by day 10ish I was super focused.

[Jennifer Ettelson]

Go Clara!! Woo hoo!! I'm doing the lemonade dance for you. Good thing you can't see it! lol Thanks for sharing!

[kar]

I am experiencing the exact same thing. I am on day 4. I have no cravings, but have had extreme hunger since I started. I have had back aches too. I am miserable and my tongue has not turned white yet. I just want to eat. I don't see how so many people can have so much energy and not be hungry. I am drinking more than enough lemonade-I started with 6 glasses, the first day, then 8 the next, now 10. It just isn't enough. Even that doesn't make my hunger go away. Since you are a few days ahead of me, how are things going for you now?

[kar]

p.s. my previous message was in response to twincklecori, Aug 11.

[dkd45805]

I am on my first day, and have had post nasal drip in the past. Yesterday I had not officially started, but I did make a couple of the drinks just to get used to the taste. Last night I also had the laxative tea. In bed I could feel the post nasal drip.

Also I notice the glands in my throat are a swelled a little. I have aslight headache, but its not too bad.

[dkd45805]

I have those too. Those white things are calls tonsiliths, or tonsil stones. They are wretched!!! I get those once in awhile when I'm not on the MC. They are caused by post nasal drip hardening in the back of your throat. I have noticed I am getting post nasal drip on the MC. I'm not sure if its a part of the cleanse, or if it is just happening because of the cayenne pepper, or just not eating. I'm only on Day 1, and I noticed this.

If I were you, I would reach back and scrap those gross tonsil stones off your tonsil! They make me want to get my tonsils removed!

[peanutterb]

it's definitely part of the cleanse. the lemon and cayenne are clearing up mucus and moving it out.
during my first MC i had a wicked sinus infection and since then, haven't had not even a snuffy nose.
Look for herbal remedies and non-ingesting remedies as well. i posted a bunch on another thread if i can find it i'll repost it.

[emily]

Hi, this is my first time on the cleanse and i'm on my 6th day. I've started getting frequent numbness in my hands and feet...is this normal or something I should worry about? What can I do to help it?

[peanutterb]

hey emily,
do you think the numbness could be because you're cold? because i often lose a toe or two while on the cleanse because i'm freezing. i wore wool socks and gloves at my office thru out my cleanse because i was so cold. maybe that will help.

[emily]

no, it happens all the time whether cold or not...
and unfortunately this morning things got worse, I got out of bed early to let my dogs out and barely made it back to my room, my heart was pounding in my head and i felt like i was going to pass out. I layed in my bed for an hour and my heart kept pounding and i couldn't move. My roommate brought me some grapefruit juice, i had two sips and i threw it up shortly after. I felt better after that and went back to sleep and now i feel fine. Do you think i just had some sort of bug in my stomach? I'm pretty sure i'm going to stop the fast today cause i don't want that to happen again- i felt like i was going to die. But do you have any ideas what may have caused this?