[toksenveste]

Today I sat down to eat my lunch, felt odd, and fainted. I was sitting in a chair and just sort of slumped. I came to with my lunch in my lap and my fork on the floor.

Possibilities-

It is normal for me to have low blood pressure. I haven't taken it since on hhcg (VLCD 22) so I don't know if that is it. I suspect it has been lower than normal, I stay very cold and often feel light-headed.

I am having a hard time getting enough calories. I am only eating one fruit a day, stopped eating melba, and am up to about 4 oz of protein, twice a day, plus veg. My calories are often between 3-400.

I have mild sleep apnea and fell asleep without the c-pap last night - I often pull it off in the night, but I didn't even get it on last night. Best night of sleep I've had in ages. I may have experienced low oxygen, though.

Extreme TOM right now. I know my hormones are off and plan to start using progesterone after hhcg, but I have had spotting every day on hcg and started a week early - 3 days ago.

I was taking an adrenal supplement before hhcg and stopped about two weeks ago. I've been on it about 4-5 months after hormone testing showed whacked-out levels. Compounding pharmacist recommended staying on ADR for life. If I'm resetting my hypothalamus, I'd like to see what happens without the adrenal support. May need to re-think that.

I had a life-whammy hit last week - stress levels through the roof!

I've only fainted once before in my life and that was 30 years ago - heat/hunger/exhaustion.

I'm halfway to my goal and would like to continue through a 40 day round. But - I do a lot of driving and now I am nervous about getting behind the wheel. I did several searches and read other similar posts and the obvious response is - go to the Dr. However, I'm a little concerned that my regular Dr will not approve of the HCG and I would rather not go down that road. KWIM?

I'm going out later today and can stop and get a blood pressure reading at CVS.

Any other thoughts?

[Olympicdreams]

just remember ... your health is more important ..

being safe behind the wheel sounds way better than 40 days of hcg
don't risk an accident

[HRS1H7gO]

Why are you eating only 300 calories a day?!

I'm no doctor, but I would urge you to stop this diet and see a doctor right away.

What is your height and weight may I ask?

[finasteride]

The 3-400 calories is estimated according to Spark People nutrition tracker. I dropped one fruit because I know I don't handle sugar well - makes me jumpy, I've never been much of a fruit eater. I can add the fruit back in. When the veggies have hardly any calories, than means I'm getting two 4 oz servings of protein and the calories just don't add up. I've been a slow loser (1/2 lb a day or less) so I dropped the melba for the most part. I still add it in sometimes.

I am 5'3'' and currently 144. I'd like to get to 130. The "health charts" say I should be between 108-127. I started at 158, so I'm halfway to my goal. Other than today, I have had no problems with the diet. I was a pretty healthy eater before (except I just loved my carbs) and I think that's why I'm not having the losses of a pound or more a day. I'm ok with losing it at this pace. I'm also not getting any exercise, I'd like to walk but it is cold and I don't have a treadmill. I may do a little of the basic T-TAPP workout just to get my blood pumping.

Thanks for the feedback.

The fainting bit was a little unnerving, but I have felt great the rest of the day. Before I stop altogether (which I could do safely at this point) I think I will add in the second fruit and maybe melba once a day. That will get the calories up.

[M_Marked]

Just keep up to 500 calories at least. Some HCG docs will actually tell you to eat more than that.

[Uciaucrx]

You can add more calories by upping your veggie intake. I grant you, eating 5 cups of spinach is a lot, but that means you have a full tummy, too; or I eat HUGE amounts of lettuce. I roll the leaves into tight little bundles, because I like to bite into things and I like the crunch. Or tweak your recipes. When I make chili, I use 100g of 94/6 ground beef and 1 whole can of Hunt's diced no-salt added tomatoes. That comes to about 250 calories, and it is WAY filling. I could eat that every day for lunch because it is so good AND fills me up.

But you definitely need more than 300-400 calories a day.

[MIBgirlsXXL]

I actually asked this question last week:

Not getting enough calories

I still don't think the fainting was because of the low calories, I think it is blood pressure related. I am going to start taking it every day and watch for a problem.

[formobilagsw]

It sounds like low blood pressure. I usually never get 500 calories but my blood pressure has never been a problem and I never feel faint - be careful!

[bypeTeenehalT]

Try adding an extra protein shake.

[njfeedd3w]

Read P & I about this. Dr. S says this can happen & to keep a little pure sugar with you at all times. When you feel this way, quickly eat it. I actually "borrowed" a couple of those little individual packets from a restaurant.

[PriniMai]

Man do I understand your frustration, Zippity. I went through the exact same thing for two straight days. I thought I was going to have to stop. I drive an hour each way to work and back, and thought I was going to pass out while I was driving on the interstate. I had to pull over and eat an apple. Then it continued to happen 4 more times over the next 2 days. I couldn't figure out if it was low blood sugar, low blood pressure or what. I even bought glucose tablets and a blood sugar moniter, and started testing myself before I drove. I was almost ready to quit completely, then I read some threads about dosing being off, and people feeling whacked out. I thought, what the heck- I am thinking about quitting anyway, and decided to do a skip day. Low and behold, I had to force-feed myself and was less hungry with no shot at all. So I reduced my dosage from 200 to 150, and I feel like a new person. I'm not sure if you TOM could be causing the amount of hormone your body is using, or whether anything has changed with your dosage, but I figured i would tell you my two cents inc ase it helps you. I hope you feel better!

[h98hhYxM]

Today I sat down to eat my lunch, felt odd, and fainted. I was sitting in a chair and just sort of slumped. I came to with my lunch in my lap and my fork on the floor.

Possibilities-

It is normal for me to have low blood pressure. I haven't taken it since on hhcg (VLCD 22) so I don't know if that is it. I suspect it has been lower than normal, I stay very cold and often feel light-headed.

I am having a hard time getting enough calories. I am only eating one fruit a day, stopped eating melba, and am up to about 4 oz of protein, twice a day, plus veg. My calories are often between 3-400.

I have mild sleep apnea and fell asleep without the c-pap last night - I often pull it off in the night, but I didn't even get it on last night. Best night of sleep I've had in ages. I may have experienced low oxygen, though.

Extreme TOM right now. I know my hormones are off and plan to start using progesterone after hhcg, but I have had spotting every day on hcg and started a week early - 3 days ago.

I was taking an adrenal supplement before hhcg and stopped about two weeks ago. I've been on it about 4-5 months after hormone testing showed whacked-out levels. Compounding pharmacist recommended staying on ADR for life. If I'm resetting my hypothalamus, I'd like to see what happens without the adrenal support. May need to re-think that.

I had a life-whammy hit last week - stress levels through the roof!

I've only fainted once before in my life and that was 30 years ago - heat/hunger/exhaustion.

I'm halfway to my goal and would like to continue through a 40 day round. But - I do a lot of driving and now I am nervous about getting behind the wheel. I did several searches and read other similar posts and the obvious response is - go to the Dr. However, I'm a little concerned that my regular Dr will not approve of the HCG and I would rather not go down that road. KWIM?

I'm going out later today and can stop and get a blood pressure reading at CVS.

Any other thoughts?

You really need to be eating 500 calories every single day- add more veggies or better yet, more protein. If you are suspecting low blood pressure, you really really need to seek a Doctor's advice. Find a Doctor who does hCG local to you- and just call the nurse and see what they recommend.