At ICIM, we believe that all of us can use a tune-up.
Most of us have a buildup of toxins just waiting to come out through sweat, urine or poop.
Often your detox might need a little assistance.
Therapies to help you detox include eliminating certain inflammatory foods, adding supplements to flush the liver, or an IV therapy to cleanse the blood. Our hope is that you will start feeling better after applying these therapies.
However, sometimes you might experience an unexpected reaction when those nasty toxins start are released from the liver and eliminated via sweat, urine, or feces.
You might experience any of the following side effects:
- Anxiety
- Irritability
- Body pain
- Tremors
- Changes in appetite
- Nausea and vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Sleeplessness
- Sleepiness
- Leg cramps
- Cravings
- Sweating
- Shivering
- Or other mild, but annoying, symptoms
Consider any of the following remedies to help deter the detox symptoms and make the process go faster:
- Stop taking the supplement for 3-5 days and then restart low and slow. Document your reactions if you think that you might forget the details.
- Consider consuming a binder, such as Activated charcoal, bentonite clay, or zeolite to help mop up the toxins and speed up healing. Our helpful front office staff can assist you with these products.
- Epsom salt baths are fabulous for helping elimination pathways do their job. Treat yourself to some bath time.
- Schedule yourself for asauna at our clinic and sweat out the bad stuff!
- Make sure you’re having 2+ BM’s every day and use a magnesium citrate or Vit C, as needed.
Most importantly, don’t get discouraged. Remember that detoxing and die-off is headed in the right direction toward health and healing. Check out this article (https://healthygut.com/5-die-off-myths-everyone-needs-to-know-about/) to help you determine if you are indeed experiencing die-off or perhaps symptoms due to another cause. Don’t hesitate to call us if you have any questions and would like to talk to our Functional Medicine Practitioners or Nutrition Coach.
Hello. My nervous system has become highly sensitized from psychiatric medications and treatments (ECT and TMS). I am still on two antidepressants and have been trying to taper down on one of them for over two years. I experience ill effects even when I decrease the dosage by one tenth of a milligram. I react to supplements, sugar, caffeine, etc. I don’t drink alcohol. Has your center dealt with anyone in a situation like mine? (I don’t have thousands of dollars to spend, though. Psychiatry has greatly misled me and I can’t afford to be a guinea pig again.) Elizabeth Schram recommended your facility to me. Thank you for your time.
Stacey – Thanks for your comment. We have lots of options for helping the nervous system. You can call our office directly to schedule a consult with Dr. Noah, and we’ll do a full functional medicine workup. We tried to reach out to you via email as well. Have a blessed day.