Ok I confess i have slipped up on my diet
over the last couple of days and have
eaten a small amount of the wrong things
along side of the good diet. I have stuck
to the diet for about 7 weeks and thought
there was a bit of an improvement, but in
the last week or two I have had really bad
insomnia and have even gotten up at 2 in
the morning feeling totally hyper in an
aggitated way. I seem to have too much
nervous energy. I don't get tired just
restless. I have gone from someone with
chronic fatigue with low energy but felt
nearly healthy to feeling awful with too
much energy, but can't seem to use it
productively. Last week there were two
nights in a row where I only got two hours
sleep. I used to be able to sleep so
easily. I have some sleeping tablets that
are helping me now but my doctor will only
give me a few at any one time.
I know it might sound a bit stupid to try
and eat some chocolate or something, I
just wanted to dampen down this crazy
energy and maybe even feel tired which I
am used too. The problem I have now is
that my depression seems a bit worse. I am
on St John's Wort but have only taken it
for a week so its too soon to have an
effect.
I have tried eating protien and good stuff
before I go to sleep but I seem to be
woken up by a strange sensation in my
torso, could be adrenalin, i don't know.
does any one else get insomnia with this?
Any advice or may be some encouragement
would be greatly appreciated.
I would really prefer to stick to the diet
but seems a bit difficult right now.
Lots of love Vicki x
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Stan
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Posted: 05-07-07 20:32pm
Unfortunately, this torture is often
unavoidable, I'll tell you that from
experience. I used to wake up shaking
with intense, dry, strange feelings in my
stomach but I persisted, never slipping.
Every little slip you make sets you back
and makes it that much harder to cope with
the treatment. Don't do it.
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Vicki74
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Posted: 05-08-07 10:56am
Hi thank you for posting, I think I just
needed to know that it is just part of the
process. May i ask you if you had times
where you just couldn't sleep at all
because of this? I also have what these
strange hot and cold swirly feelings
around my stomach too, is that something
you have experienced? Sorry to ask but
no-one else I know has ever had this
before.
Many thanks and best wishes Vicki x
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Stan
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Posted: 05-08-07 14:00pm
Yes, I had several instances when I
couldn't sleep I was so jumpy, panicky and
so forth. Explain these sensations more,
I think I know what you mean but I haven't
heard it explained like that.
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Vicki74
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Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 17 Location: London,
Posted: 05-09-07 12:52pm
hi there two types of sensations, one is
like the feeling you get on a
rollercoaster when it starts to dip which
is what keeps me awake sometimes. the
second is like hot and cold water swirling
around my stomach, back and even across
the back of my head. Before I knew I had
this hypo thing I would feel incredibly
hot but not actually have a fever. If some
one touched me they felt warmer, but I had
my window open in january at night because
I just felt so hot and in the uk its
pretty cold at night. I am fortunate that
I see an accupunturist who calmed the heat
thing down and when I went on the diet
that helped too. I still get these weird
hot/cold sensations. Right now it feels
like I have something cool against my
stomach.
May I also ask if you feel like you
reached a point of feeling really healthy?
Did your sleep patterns return to normal?
Many thanks and best wishes Vickix
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Stan
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Posted: 05-09-07 18:52pm
Those symptoms are aggravating, and
perhaps frightening at times, but normal,
especially the hot sensations. Well,
yeah, I feel very healthy right now,
better than I was before with a body I've
always wanted to achieve. The pea thing
didn't work out so well but I figured out
the reason why is because I was eating
every two hours, carb intake, at least in
my case, cannot be increased until I get
to at least every three. Now I'm at 2 1/2
with 3 or even more occasionally. My
sleep patterns are perfectly fine now, I
sleep better than I ever have.
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Vicki74
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Joined: 23 Apr 2007 Posts: 17 Location: London,
Posted: 05-10-07 13:28pm
I'm so glad you feel healthy and that your
sleep is good. I find that very
encouraging cos I was worrying (another
habit I need to cut out) that I would have
these problems permenantly. I miss
sleeping well. Sorry that the peas didn't
work out, maybe they will be ok later on.
many thanks and best wishes Vicki x
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Stan
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Posted: 05-10-07 13:57pm
It's not that they didn't work out, I can
eat them, I just need to wait to eat them
until I have longer periods between eating
because they are a bit starchy. Worrying
is kind of a symptom in its own right,
it's a natural part of the healing process
because the brain stuggles to find an
answer since you feel so bad.
