Hi guys, I've been doing the carnivore diet for just over a week and for the first 6 days had no issues. However, the last few days I've been feeling stress and anxiety pretty strongly, something I never had an issue with previously.

I've been having electrolytes in all my water I drink, eating the fat on my meat and salting generously. I realized that I may need to up my fat intake so been having ground beef with eggs and steaks with ghee on. 

Because I started with the heart racing and anxiety, I assumed it was the ghee and switched to tallow (as I think I have a dairy intolerance) but after having ground beef again yesterday, the heart racing and anxiety returned.

I'm not sure which way to turn, any ideas would be appreciated 👍 

2 hours ago, Nemo said:

I mean, talking to your MD and opening the topic about the the new researches regarding the phenotype LMHR, would allow her to dive deeper into the topic and improve her game for the next patient. Plus, I dunno where you live, but if you live in any European country, in this case you have the right to get an MRA and CTA and overall it ain't such a bad idea to give a free look at how your arteries are doing. As Geezy said, your results seems just fine, therefore if you unluckily live in a country where you gotta sell your first born to pay for a medical exam, given your params I would consider to spend those money on a very fine Steak and forget about the MD😂

My actual doctor, this is not the first time, I wait probably over a month for my appointment then it gets cancelled because he is out for some reason, so I ended up getting the appointment with Dr. Amin who is a new doctor doesn't have many patients.

Last time I saw my doctor I was eating carbs my main diet, I was really dragging after a meal, I did not want to work or do anything after eating, his response was to increase a medication I take for depression, he wasn't too concerned about finding out the real reason I was feeling that way.

Thanks for the info, I need some improvement on the foods I eat, but overall I'm not doing to bad, I am not going back to doctor for some time, I don't really have a reason to

My mom is on a statin, and suffering from dementia, I rather die then have my doctor put me to take them pills

4 hours ago, 1ino said:

My mom is on a statin, and suffering from dementia,

And there you have one of the many side effects of taking a statin. Can we say definitively that the stain caused her dementia…not really but there are numerous studies that suggest that there is a strong correlation. 

11 hours ago, 1ino said:

Hello, on carnivore 4th month, just got some bloodwork and it’s what I expected, but the doctor doesn’t seem  ok with it.

LDL means very little. Slowly but surely doctors are moving away from depending on LDL levels as a precursor for heart disease. There is zero evidence, at all, anywhere, that suggests that LDL is causing heart disease. The LDL was a scam to sell medicine. Your numbers look good overall. 

5 hours ago, 1ino said:

My actual doctor, this is not the first time, I wait probably over a month for my appointment then it gets cancelled because he is out for some reason, so I ended up getting the appointment with Dr. Amin who is a new doctor doesn't have many patients.

Last time I saw my doctor I was eating carbs my main diet, I was really dragging after a meal, I did not want to work or do anything after eating, his response was to increase a medication I take for depression, he wasn't too concerned about finding out the real reason I was feeling that way.

Thanks for the info, I need some improvement on the foods I eat, but overall I'm not doing to bad, I am not going back to doctor for some time, I don't really have a reason to

My mom is on a statin, and suffering from dementia, I rather die then have my doctor put me to take them pills

A pill for every ill. Those are the answers you get from a doctor. No mention about diet and lifestyle. 

On 12/26/2024 at 1:33 PM, Macca said:

Just to update, I've cut back to just steak, Richmond's salt and tallow. Had this three times today and have drank around 3 litres of water.

And yet the chest palpitations and anxiety are still there.

I want to push through but is that wise?

"Heart palpitations, flutters, or an increase in stroke volume on carnivore are common during the transition period. Like most other side effects, heart palpitations are a result of low electrolytes. 

All versions of high-fat low-carb diets cause insulin levels to drop, triggering the kidneys to excrete more sodium. Low sodium disrupts levels of magnesium and potassium."

Dr. Kiltz

https://www.doctorkiltz.com/carnivore-diet-side-effects/

14 minutes ago, Orweller said:

"Heart palpitations, flutters, or an increase in stroke volume on carnivore are common during the transition period. Like most other side effects, heart palpitations are a result of low electrolytes. 

All versions of high-fat low-carb diets cause insulin levels to drop, triggering the kidneys to excrete more sodium. Low sodium disrupts levels of magnesium and potassium."

Dr. Kiltz

https://www.doctorkiltz.com/carnivore-diet-side-effects/

Orweller,

Thank you so much for this information! It's put my mind at rest as I was thinking I might have to stop this woe before I get started. Really changes things this, I'm back!! 😁

6 hours ago, Macca said:

Orweller,

Thank you so much for this information! It's put my mind at rest as I was thinking I might have to stop this woe before I get started. Really changes things this, I'm back!! 😁

No problem. Together we'll figure this out. This is a good place to do so.