headache during keto diet?

[frenchbody]

Hi from France!!

I start a keto diet but i have headaches! Is it normal please?

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[Stavman]

I don't know, but when I started last week I have gotten headaches I have never had before.

[Bacon Boy]

Yes this is normal you normally require more water to facilitate your ketogenic state, if I dont chug a quart of water when I wake up in the morning the day is ruined!

[MichaelWayne]

The first time I tried the Keto I went cold turkey from carbs. Worst week ever, headaches, weak, angry..not a very good time. Lasted two weeks and went crazy, horrible bounce back.

This time around I allowed my body a 'settling in' to no carbs. Much better, feel lighter, more energetic and all-in-all good mindset.

Keep at it, when the brain switches gears its an amazing thing.

[frenchbody]

Thanx brothers!

I know now that i am in the right direction!!
i will increase this method with a good depletion training for removing all my inside carbs : better more cardio or better "heavy" training?

[Suzy Brown]

That headache will go away fast if you have some fat -- a couple spoons of oil or PNB, or fatty meat.

[frenchbody]

ok i will take more fat............Everybody is afraid of fat!!! lolll

[Suzy Brown]

Ya it feels like the back of your head will pop off. Have some fat, lots of water, and train lighter, low intensity cardio. In a few weeks you'll feel better than ever, and be right back on track with your weights. Its miserable but so worth the effort.

[brolic1]

Water water water

[MashkaNY]

if i dont drink water for a few minutes, i get that

drink water link insane , especially at the start.... not one gallon a day, but like, nonstop

[mr condition]

Hi from France!!

I start a keto diet but i have headaches! Is it normal please?

ps=Incredible forum!!!!

its normally low blood sugar soon as you have achieved strong ketosis those symptoms will go

[brolic1]

I didnt get headaches (and they are baad, temple to temple vise style) until over a month on keto but I figured its lack of enough water for sure.

[Bacon Boy]

if i dont drink water for a few minutes, i get that

drink water link insane , especially at the start.... not one gallon a day, but like, nonstop

just woke uo it 9 am MO time and I have already slammed a half liter, I normally get about whole during the first hour I wake up...

[DannyG]

Damn I get headaches if i don't have carbs with a meal so the keto diet would probably put me out. Do any OTC headache pills help with this or are they the type of headaches that just don't go away?

[bgoo101]

try having clen aswell , headaches big time !!!

[Legend]

Damn I get headaches if i don't have carbs with a meal so the keto diet would probably put me out. Do any OTC headache pills help with this or are they the type of headaches that just don't go away?

Once your brain is in full ketosis.......no headaches.

[debbiebramwell]

Hi from France!!

I start a keto diet but i have headaches! Is it normal please?

ps=Incredible forum!!!!


how long have you been doing keto? it goes away when your brain adjusts.......it is normal ....

[Sledge]

I find once I actualy go into ketosis I feel fine. It's those first 3 days of detox that kills me.

[frenchbody]

it take more than 3 days for me grrr!! i quit this diet........maybe to retry a next time....

[Sledge]

Just stick with it mate. Take the others advice and drink the water and eat the fats and make sure their are no hidden carbs in your diet. It's worth it. I love keto, even when I'm not trying to lose fat I now follow a keto diet plan.

[frenchbody]

thanx australian muscle boy!! i will retry right now!!

[debbiebramwell]

Just stick with it mate. Take the others advice and drink the water and eat the fats and make sure their are no hidden carbs in your diet. It's worth it. I love keto, even when I'm not trying to lose fat I now follow a keto diet plan.

me too!drink water and dont be afraid of sodium too......the first week your brain adjusts! I was dizzy! LOL but I knew it would pass....now I feel better then I ever had on any other diet........you can do it!!;)

[Minnphat]

I have been the keto diet for about four months... it's going great, however i get extremely Nauseous some days espcially a day or two before my cheat meal... how can i avoid this??

[Tatyana]

Just stick with it mate. Take the others advice and drink the water and eat the fats and make sure their are no hidden carbs in your diet. It's worth it. I love keto, even when I'm not trying to lose fat I now follow a keto diet plan.


Have you had any blood work done?

It would be interesting to see what is going on biochemically.

[Tatyana]

I have been the keto diet for about four months... it's going great, however i get extremely Nauseous some days espcially a day or two before my cheat meal... how can i avoid this??
Do you want to eat your cheat meal?

[Minnphat]

Do you want to eat your cheat meal?

Yea... I look forward to it all week.... Its not the idea of the meal that makes me sick... i just literally feel sick to my stomach..... only part of the diet that bothers me....

[Legend]

me too!drink water and dont be afraid of sodium too......the first week your brain adjusts! I was dizzy! LOL but I knew it would pass....now I feel better then I ever had on any other diet........you can do it!!;)

Absolutely!!

[debbiebramwell]

I have been the keto diet for about four months... it's going great, however i get extremely Nauseous some days espcially a day or two before my cheat meal... how can i avoid this??


wow, it happens alot?? something doesnt sound right....when do you get nauseous?

[Minnphat]

wow, it happens alot?? something doesnt sound right....when do you get nauseous?
usually towards the end of the week (my cheat meal is on sunday).... I just get kinda sick to my stomach... usually during the day...

[MashkaNY]

drink ABNORMAL amount of water

gulp down like 16oz headache goes away right away

[MashkaNY]

me too!drink water and dont be afraid of sodium too......the first week your brain adjusts! I was dizzy! LOL but I knew it would pass....now I feel better then I ever had on any other diet........you can do it!!;)
omg yes salt!

i learned my lesson the 1st time i did dave's diet

so used to eating everything w out salt, that kept on not using it

this time i salt my meals LIKE CRAZy so now i dont have that zombie dead numb feeling anymore like i did 1st time on the diet

but yes water is HUGE like posted before

[Sledge]

Have you had any blood work done?

It would be interesting to see what is going on biochemically.

Only BSL test I can do at work. Have had blood work done for the usual 44 year old bloke who does small amount of gear and everything is in the normal range. Cortisol was slightly high last time but their was another explanation for that. Liver values etc all great

BSL in ranges from 4.3 to 4.6 during the day when in ketosis and eating 6 meals 3-4 hours appart.
When following a good 6 meal a day diet including good carbs with all meals BSL ranges from 3.2 to 5.6.

But the main thing is that when I'm in ketosis I feel good all day. I don't get that great feeling I get with a post workout shake with 70g dextrose in it, but I also don't get the crashes between meals. Overall I feel better in ketosis than I do on a healthy diet that includes carbs.