Optifast and migraines...and other things
Hi all...sorry in advance for the long post, trying to puzzle this out.
Yesterday was day six on optifast, generally feeling good and had been having none of the nausea/headaches/keto flu etc people mentioned happening around day 2 or 3.
However, last night at bed time I got a bad migraine which resulted in vomiting (it always does for me, not related to optifast), I haven't had a migraine for several years however was a regular sufferer of them over five years ago. Anyway...looking for some help, does optifast cause migraines for anyone else?
Side note here's a few things I'm considering. I had apple cinnamon herbal tea for the first time yesterday and had two. Not sure if herbal teas can cause migraines (I am allergic to ragweed and know there is some connection to chamomile and ragweed but I assume it would be referring to normal allergy symptoms). I don't drink tea normally but t was a nice treat on liquid diet. The other thing is maybe some hormone release with losing about 10 pounds on opti? Or is that not enough weight loss to have the hormones stored in that fat to have an effect?
Additionally another possibility is my center said 3-4 shakes a day plus broth, SF jello and SF Popsicles. I've been getting in three shakes daily and the other stuff. I was really weak and tired yesterday while out and felt like passing out. Realized maybe not getting enough calories in.
Wondered what people's thoughts are about all of that - could it straight up be the opti causing migraines (can't ind anything on my search about that) or could it be the other factors. Wondering if anyone else had migraines on opti? I'm trying to figure out if I need to change the other pieces I mentioned to not get migraines or if it will all be for naught.
Thanks all
artificial sweeteners can cause migraines. How higher is your intake of them? What is the opti sweetened with?
Thanks for the info, that was very helpful to know. I wasn?t aware and I did have 3 Splenda twice on Saturday in tea. I never, ever drink hot drinks (haven?t had a tea in about four years and don?t drink coffee) but was trying to put something extra in me. I had to purchase the Splenda because I don?t own it, turns out apparently I shouldn?t! Good to know. I am guessing that with the combination of the optifast sweetening being sucralose as mentioned below probably put me over the edge. I will avoid from now on. I don?t typically have a lot of sugar free stuff so t was probably an double whammy on my body!
HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's
Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!
Hi Stitch83,
Optifast is sweetened with sucralose, a known migraine trigger. You may want to see if your nutritionist or bariatric team has another preferred solution.
I have this issue as well aspartame, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium (sweetener numbers 951, 955, 950) give me vile headaches... There are other types of protein and meal replacement shakes that do not have those ingredients.
Good luck, and I hope it gets easier for you.
Thank you very much for letting me know that, I was clueless. It's been so long since I suffered a migraine I hadn't even been thinking about any triggers. When I use to get them it was only two or three times a year but I knew some of my triggers. This came out of the blue so I was lost but good to know about sucralose being a known trigger. The box of Splenda I bought will go untouched forever more now...
i will keep an eye on sweeteners in general and plan to call my bariatric centre.
HW: 285 SW: 260 CW: 134 Dr. Grantcharov, St. Michael's
Referral: May 2017 Orientation: June 5/17 Nurse: Aug. 17/17 Doctor/Dietician/SW finished by Dec. 11/17 Surgical Ed. Class: Dec. 18/17 Surgeon: Jan. 9/18 Surgery: February 26, 2018!!
