It is said, that the first 10 days to 2 weeks act as a detox program to the body. Some reactions are anticipated and normal, such as possible lightheadedness or some headaches.
These two symptoms have so far not troubled me too much. Sometimes I feel a slight headache lurking, but twice I could completely get rid of it with a Diet Coke. The other symptom I have not (yet) encountered.
But what I have is 2-fold and it both could be a coincident… but then again maybe not.
The first is that my left arm feels kind of numb and at times tingly, especially in my pinky and ring finger. At times the feeling grows stronger and then less. Knowing about heart attach symptoms, I am watching out and observing strongly. Currently though it seems to shift and the source to possibly come from my back, between shoulder blade and spine. I’ll have my husband give me a massage and maybe this will take care of the problem.
What worries me less but is by far more irritable is that I have really strong, sudden hot or cold flashes with either sweat pouring down on me or making my teeth chitter - and shopping in Americas overly air-conditioned malls doesn’t help here either -, or it’s a combination of that I suddenly freeze under the sweat.
Now, it could be that my menopause decided to start the same day that I go onto the program. I’m wondering if this is something some people experience when on the program. I am not concerned, just curious. It started with hot patches, similar you can get from Niacin (a vitamin B), like red and hot around the elbows or such, at first I really thought I’m just sweating stuff out of my system as it also works as a detox during the first days and a detox program I had done many years ago had caused some similar reactions.
Yes, this sweating and then again freezing or both at the same time is definitely the most cumbersome so far, especially when trying to sleep or when interacting with other people.
