esfurgal Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 I am almost finished with my first whole 30 and this has been sort of confusing for me. I'm super proud of making it through the entire month and though I haven't weighed myself, I know I'm slimmed down a lot, so that's good. But a lot has been going on in the last few weeks that has me unsure of how to proceed. Two things going on: 1. I went on whole30 in part because I suffer from depression and anxiety and wanted to start weaning off my meds in order to get pregnant. In the last month I went from taking Wellbutrin and Zoloft down to just Wellbutrin. I don't expect Whole30 to solve all my problems, and in the first few weeks as I stayed pretty even keeled, I considered that a win considering my meds were at lower doasges. These past 4-5 days, I've had zero patience with anything and feel an underlying unrest. Reading all the emotional benefits of whole30 in my reintroduction checklist, I couldn't really check off anything. 2. I didn't suffer from any real 'carb flu' or sugar hangover but as of day 20(ish) I started having sensitivity to all types of things that I never did before, with itchy allergic reactions around the lips and even a vague itchy feeling all over my body. I've never had these reactions before, and while I know a few of the triggers (mango, pineapple, blasamic) it seems I continue to have symptoms for a variety of meals, i.e. salads wherein I'm not sure which ingredient is the culprit. I was thinking maybe it was a histamine thing, but I'm having no problems with eggs and also: WTH? I've never had this issue before! Why now? I'm about to go away for a week where eating fully whole30 compliant (and additionally restricting myself by being low histamine) is unrealistic but I don't know if I should do the best I can and try to resume when I return. I'm sort of cranky about the idea that I mainly had a sugar problem pre-whole30, and now, eating better than I ever have ion my life, suddenly I'm having food allergy issues. Any thoughts or reasons why this may be happening would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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