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Posted 7/5/2013 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
I cut out all wheat, gluten and sugar for 5 days. I was amazed at how I kept to strict diet of veggies, fruit and meat. Normally I'm a sugar junkie who likes my white bread. However in the last couple of days my anxiety has gone off the charts, im getting panic attacks and i havent slept the last 2 nights. I'm irritable, with brain fog and agressive thoughts when the anxiety comes on. My heart is racing at times. I have no real digestive discomfort though.

Is this a Herxheimer effect by any chance?

Posted 7/5/2013 5:29 PM (GMT 0)
I'm not an expert in this area but since nobody else has posted yet I'll give it a try. I don't believe you can have a herx reaction to eliminating things from your diet, at least not to that degree. The herx reaction is usually due to meds or supplements which would intiate die off reactions. Even if I'm not totally right on that I find it highly unlikely that your diet change is causing that extreme of symptoms. Have you been on or still on prednisone lately? It sure sounds like its prednisone to me.
Posted 7/5/2013 5:46 PM (GMT 0)
I think if you do a web search you will get much better answers.

My answer is that you absolutely can get a herx from the rapid removal of the primary food source for bacteria and yeast, sugar. However, if you are eating fruit still.. It shouldn't be as severe unless you really really ate a lot of sugar previously.
Posted 7/5/2013 7:50 PM (GMT 0)
Hell ya. This is classic Herx.

But your post does not direct me to anything that will lead to Herxing, unless there was something in your system that was primarily growing on gluten.
Posted 7/5/2013 8:46 PM (GMT 0)
well ive eaten sugar and yeats all my life...been a stable of my diet...
Posted 7/6/2013 1:48 AM (GMT 0)
I'd say it's some kind of die off.

I've experienced it before.
Had some crazy palpitations and brain fog. felt like a zombie.

I can't tell you what's dying off but it's probably like Candida and other foe like bacteria that's feeding on white sugar.
Posted 7/6/2013 9:46 AM (GMT 0)

damo123 said...
well ive eaten sugar and yeats all my life...been a stable of my diet...


Are you indicating that you stopped eating sugar and yeasts so this is yeast die off?
Posted 7/6/2013 10:33 AM (GMT 0)
yes i stopped eating sugar and yeast for 5 days...i didnt get digestive changes...just as i described above...lots of panic, anxiety, heart pumping really fast....
Posted 7/6/2013 12:52 PM (GMT 0)
Sometimes if your sugar gets really low (hypoglycemia) as a result of not consuming enough carbs then this can make people irritable and panicky even. Because your body 'panicks' (as it releases more cortisol and goes into stress mode) as it cannot source the glucose it requiries from your food. And fruit is not enough, you need low GI carbs like the ones coming from starches and grains.

Besides, a herx reaction should het better after a while so i'd say if you are getting worse then consider adding gluten free graina back one at a time to see if you feel better.
Posted 7/6/2013 2:25 PM (GMT 0)
thanks for that Conquer....i think it really sums up what went on...r u suggesting then that i quit sugar and gluten too suddently and too soon...is the trick then to wean off them?
Posted 7/8/2013 8:31 AM (GMT 0)
Yes I had this from a herx on colostrum.. Exactly what you've said and yes you can have a herx from changing diet

Post Edited (Petah) : 7/8/2013 2:51:53 AM (GMT-6)

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