losingit
Silver Member
Whenever i do VLCD, i get heart palpitations around days 2 to 6, and then it goes away after i'm fully in ketosis. Mostly they only come at night, when i lie down in bed i can hear my heart really loud and i can feel it pumping, it's a really weird horrid feeling, but my heartbeat and blood pressure is all normal, it just sounds really loud and worries me. I think i then get anxious that the VLCD is doing harm to my heart and start getting a bit panicky that i might be having a heart attack or something, which makes it even worse.
Does anyone else experience these symptoms before getting into ketosis? I found last time it went away/eased once i hit ketosis for a full day. I hope it does this time too. I wonder if it is anxiety related or something more worrying... i can't find any info about it online. My blood pressure and everything is normal and had no previous problems at all, actually for a fat person i have a good heart as my blood pressure is always on the low-normal range, which i'm told is very good.
I know i should go to my dr, but he is not really supportive of VLCD and they want to push me into their nutritionist program (with a huge waiting list and then not much help once you do get an appointment, my dad has been to see them and they just told him "eat less and eat balanced" lol).
Does anyone else experience these symptoms before getting into ketosis? I found last time it went away/eased once i hit ketosis for a full day. I hope it does this time too. I wonder if it is anxiety related or something more worrying... i can't find any info about it online. My blood pressure and everything is normal and had no previous problems at all, actually for a fat person i have a good heart as my blood pressure is always on the low-normal range, which i'm told is very good.
I know i should go to my dr, but he is not really supportive of VLCD and they want to push me into their nutritionist program (with a huge waiting list and then not much help once you do get an appointment, my dad has been to see them and they just told him "eat less and eat balanced" lol).