SarahsvatiBlue Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Hey guys, I'm currently in the reintroduction phase of my whole30. Yesterday I reintroduced dairy. I consumed both lactose containing and non lactose containing dairy. Although I did have a couple of physical symptoms, my primary reaction was psychological. I felt anxious the entire day and I experienced insomnia. Has anyone else had some mental side effects during their reintroduction? I looked it up this morning, and was surprised to see that it is a documented side effect for some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whole30 Certified Coach Terra Milliken Posted February 12, 2020 Whole30 Certified Coach Share Posted February 12, 2020 8 hours ago, SarahsvatiBlue said: Hey guys, I'm currently in the reintroduction phase of my whole30. Yesterday I reintroduced dairy. I consumed both lactose containing and non lactose containing dairy. Although I did have a couple of physical symptoms, my primary reaction was psychological. I felt anxious the entire day and I experienced insomnia. Has anyone else had some mental side effects during their reintroduction? I looked it up this morning, and was surprised to see that it is a documented side effect for some. Anxiety and insomnia are definitely side effects people can experience from foods/drinks. I sure do!! For me, sugar and alcohol are two items that cause my anxiety to go through the roof and prevent me from sleeping well. In fact, insomnia was a big reason why I started Whole30. I thought I was not sleeping from stress and it turns out it was the wine! Sorry that was your experience, too! Go back to eating Whole30 a few days until you feel back to normal before you introduce anything else. When ready to reintroduce again, you could do the items you tried today one at a time to pinpoint which is causing the issue. Try one of the items and then wait a few days again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SchrodingersCat Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Terra Milliken said: Anxiety and insomnia are definitely side effects people can experience from foods/drinks. I sure do!! For me, sugar and alcohol are two items that cause my anxiety to go through the roof and prevent me from sleeping well. In fact, insomnia was a big reason why I started Whole30. I thought I was not sleeping from stress and it turns out it was the wine! Sorry that was your experience, too! Go back to eating Whole30 a few days until you feel back to normal before you introduce anything else. When ready to reintroduce again, you could do the items you tried today one at a time to pinpoint which is causing the issue. Try one of the items and then wait a few days again. OMG me too, wine anxiety is horrific!! Here I was, thinking a glass or 2 of wine would relax me and help me sleep, when it was the wine causing the anxiety in the first place. I sleep like the dead on W30! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whole30 Certified Coach Terra Milliken Posted February 12, 2020 Whole30 Certified Coach Share Posted February 12, 2020 19 hours ago, SchrodingersCat said: OMG me too, wine anxiety is horrific!! Here I was, thinking a glass or 2 of wine would relax me and help me sleep, when it was the wine causing the anxiety in the first place. I sleep like the dead on W30! I had no idea it was the wine and that it could make me feel so anxious!!! When I found that out I was so happy/sad! LOL Great to have the knowledge, but sad it was the wine!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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