Steph, any tips on detoxing? If there was a pill, I'd take it!
None that I know of, beyond drinking a lot of water and eating as healthily as possible (within whatever dietary restrictions you have). I'm guessing it's possible to "taper off" wheat products, which would probably make the withdrawal less severe, but it would last longer.
To be clear, this withdrawal is nothing -- NOTHING -- like the junkie withdrawal I had when I stopped the percocet after my surgery. That was full-on, cold-sweats, no-sleep, crying-jag junkie withdrawal. And this is also not even close to the kind of withdrawal I've had when going off/switching anti-depressants. But I'm having otherwise-unexplainable muscle/joint aches and massive fatigue.
But the gastrointestial symptoms -- notably the massive bloating -- have calmed down (though not totally gone, which I wouldn't expect just yet).
Is that Ambien? I don't think it's a good idea for me to take something like that, not with small kids and a husband who is blessed with the ability to sleep through just about anything.
There might the that. Have you tried valerian capsules? Two washed down with a small sherry sometimes help, but my insomnia is epic, as is my tolerance to meds. Maybe one?
Two weeks into giving up HFCS I went absolutely bananas for a day and a half. Laughing, crying, cranky, achy, bloated... it was like PMSx10.
Could be a coinky-dink, could be the human body's dislike of change.
I feel like a super-spy or something.
If I ever found a food that could help me sleep for 7 hours without waking I would be very very happy. But then sleep and I have a somewhat fitful relationship.
But the 7 hours didn't make me feel good! I'm groggy, bloated and sluglike.
And, while I totally agree with you Steph that this withdrawal is not like a narcotic, but I'm not joking...I find myself making the most ridiculous rationalizations for my wheat seeking behavior. It's pathetic, especially since I know the impact on my physiology and psyche.
Yay for you Sean.
I have doe a good cleaning job on 1/4 of my small living room. Serious dust removal . Whichever way I go next invovles paper piles. Really don't wanna.
and ion, watching people kung fu fight with fish -- well worth watching over and over
Ys, I tivoed Mega Piranha. Nothing better than a really bad movie when doing evil cleaning
