Headaches all the time: Any Ideas?
 

I've recently started to get headaches every day. I've been on the diet for 2 months and I had headaches when I cut out carbs initially, then more when I cut out caffeine a couple of weeks ago, but I just can't imagine that I'd still be getting caffeine headaches, especially since I only drank 1-2 cups/day before.

I'm wondering if I'm deficient in some vitamin or nutrient. I drink tons of water, I don't drink soda at all, and I try to stick with Splenda as a sweetener. I do drink a glass of crystal light every day and I think that uses Aspartame but that's about it.

For vitamins I take L-Carnatine, L-Glutamine, CoQ10, Fish oils, chromium picolinate, B complex, E, potassium, C, Selenium, and one more that I can't think of right now. I also take about 3 tbls of phsyllium husks/day (which isn't really helping the other problem either!)...

Any ideas would be great.

Thanks!

Hi there DHM,

I'm sorry to hear about the headaches. :there:

Exactly how long is it since you had any caffeine at all? I am very sensitive to caffeine and will automatically have a few days worth of nasty headaches after just one cup of coffee, or even just 1 small bar of chocolate. :blush:

Is the "Crystal Light" a caffeine free drink?

My main suggestion would be to make sure you are drinking plenty of water. I have also found that ibuprofen works better than other pain killers for these types of headaches.

About the psyllium: taking 3 tablespoons may be counterproductive. Try cutting down to 1 tbsp a day and see if that helps.

Hope you're feeling better soon, matey.

:rose:Rosebud:rose:

Thanks Rosebud.

I'll have to check out the caffeine thing a bit more. I've never consumed a lot, and since I've had a little bit.... One cup of coffee on Sundays. When I stopped, I had a few headaches and if I took a painkiller with caffeine, the headaches would go away.

Thanks for the ideas about the fiber as well. I actually started with 1 tbls and the doc told me to increase because it wasn't doing anything. I have to take something additional about twice a week now just to deal with the situation. I'm getting ready to call the doc again about this. I thought it would have taken care of itself by now.

Cheers
DHM :wave: