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Hi there everyone. I started my journey towards becoming a vegan a little over three days ago. It has been up and down. For the first day and a half, I felt fabulous! I am a teacher and was amazed that I had energy to spare all the way up until the end of the school day and beyond. Usually, my last class of the day is really hard so this was a definite plus. On the second day, I woke up to a severe headache and an extremely upset stomach. I slept the entire day away and threw up once. I am back up again today and still continuing on the diet, but I'm afraid that I am going to wake up again with a headache tomorrow and tomorrow is a school day. Are these symptoms of detox and what should I do to make them less severe? I know that it is important to continue with the diet even in the face of these symptoms, but I just wanted to make sure this was normal and how to cope.

Hang in there Joda. I have been flirting for about 3 weeks now. So far no red meat and dairy. I have had fish once and chicken twice. My first week I also experienced the headaches but they go away just as quickly as they come. Do not feel bad to take medicine to cope, afterall you are making some major changes but it is worth it. At least I think so. I am not sure if I will continue to keep all dairy out of my diet but so far I feel great. Good luck

Hi Joda I felt the same way. First few days felt amazing and full of energy then now I have been having ups and downs with headaches, aches and pains, gas etc but as I posted on another discussion my skin is amazing and my other unsightly symptoms seem to be lessening. So hang in there. I think we all have to go through a detox period. Lets face it we've been ingesting horrible things we thought were good for us and our bodies are just unloading now and regrouping so we can heal from the inside out. I also got sores inside and outside of my mouth but only lasted a day or so and now I'm free and clear. Good luck. We're all here for each other which is huge and such a blessing. It makes this new journey for many of us that much easier to know we're not alone or crazy...lol.... :)

Hi Joda I'm about to complete my first week and have some similar symptoms. Hang in there.

I had a similar experience after starting my vegan diet. I felt great the first week, then a couple days later came down with terrible nausea and diarrhea... thought I ate something bad! I felt awful (probably due to dehydration) the following day, but am starting to regain all of my original energy again. I still have bouts of weakness and lightheadedness, which I assume is due to my blood sugar adjusting to new balance. I'm glad to know others went through this. It's scary to have these effects because we're so trained to think we're doing something our bodies are not accepting... when it's quite the opposite.