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Seansie. said:

I went full keto flu today and feel terrible. I had huge anxiety, blood pressure went to 182 top line and i feel absolutely awful. My mind is not focused at all, feel weak, shaky etc. I fly tomorrow afternoon and have anxiety around that. A friend suggested carbs and tbh, i have chosen the wrong time to do this as I would never be able to fly in that condition tomorrow. I felt better after a few oatcakes and ate eggs, chicken sausage and avocado,but am feeling exhausted and rough again. It seems like I am caught between both diets and peeing a lot.I managed to sort luggage and house etc earlier but again feel weak and worried. What should I do? Getting cramps in feet and hands. I take 500mgs metformin daily. I am drinking loads as very dehydrated and also using electrolytes. Any advice would be helpful. I just increased the electroyltes, seems you need large doses.

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Antje77 said:

Are you sure this is keto flu and not simply flu?
Flu as in a cold/influenza/covid virus?

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HSSS said:

Honestly I think a couple of weeks in makes keto flu less likely unless you made a huge change yesterday. From what you’ve posted previously you made the biggest change at the beginning. I’m hoping that’s it though and continuing the fluid and electrolytes along with a small increase in carbs sorts you out rapidly.

The fact that you don’t feel cold-like doesn’t rule out either normal flu or covid as both can come on rapidly. Please take a covid test if you can and wear a decent mask on the plane if you still travel. I was hospitalised with covid and flu both (didn’t feel at all cold like) and caught it on a plane from an obviously sick man who didn’t wear a mask and coughed and sneezed all over the place the entire flight. (I’d been nowhere else indoors or close to others).

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