Scary post-fast sensation


(Ethan) #21

Not sure. The fast was very smooth except this ending. I’m experienced with 5- and 7-day fasts and have done 1-2 of them per month for nearly 2 years now. I’ve overeaten and gotten sick. I’ve had diarrhea afterwards or constipation after. This is the first time this happened. I can only think of three things that went wrong upon referring:

  1. I had an electrolyte imbalance
  2. I had a sudden blood glucose drop
  3. I had a panic attack

I suspect that if I had a panic attack, I also had one of the other conditions. That is, I didn’t panic for no reason, as I am very experienced and wasn’t even concerned about the situation until the sudden onset of severe symptoms.

I’ll keep fasts to 72 hours for at least a while now though. Long fasts keep my insulin low, but safety is first.