Although I really don't have that much weight to lose (I am 5'3" and 120 pounds - I'd like to be 112), I decided to give this diet a shot after several both my mother and brother have had tremendous success on it.

The first couple days, I felt terrible - couldn't digest, sort of nauseous, etc. On the third day, I had a strange reaction while I was out running errands - I felt extremely dizzy, and though I might faint. It passed, and I continued on the diet. On about the 5th day, I had another strange episode which started by seeing dark spots in my peripheral vision, then began to have a racing heart beat, extreme anxiety, cold sweats, tingling in my fingers and feet, extreme thirst and all around general malaise. I drank a ton of water, and felt better in about an hour and a half. I had a similar, but milder, episode the following evening.

After doing some research on the net, I thought that I might have been dehydrated and had a drastic drop in potassium, so I’ve been drinking at least a gallon of water a day and added a (actually 3 99 mg tabs) potassium supplement to my diet. I continued on thinking that the worst was over.

Last night, (my third week on the diet, and I have only lost 2 pounds) I had another episode – it feels like a panic attack or something similar, accompanied by a severe headache, extreme thirst, stiffness in the neck, a sensitivity to light, and tingling fingers and feet.

I'm a little freaked out that I am doing damage to my system... but now that I've started, I'm not sure how to bow out with out putting my body into further shock.

Any feedback would be appreciated.