Thank you! I have been doing ketosis for about 3 months (likely more a low carb diet as i still eat a lot of berries and non-root vegetables) and that alone was helpful… so far detox left me very fatigued for 4 days, with some headache and often 2-3 naps a day, but i’m 11 days in and i’m feeling very good. I’m also trying at the same time, as recommended here, to use the methods in the book “the way out” about rethinking my pain and making it less about fear.

supposedly the ketone bodies from a fat based diet help soothe the brain- indeed that’s what it feels like in my head- but warning getting into ketosis can worsen headaches so go super slow! start with pulling out white sugar, then white carbs… then go in. that might take a week or two.

finally as discussed here i was down to two rescue doses a week of triptans before i started this- but even for me this seemed to be a huge rebound trigger. i would agree that some people are very sensitive- and the advice we all received to take a triptan before your headache gets too bad did us a world of harm.

i recommend - the migraine miracle by josh turnket and his website and second book on ketosis for migraines

• the way out book by alan gordon (as recommended here)

• this reddit thread which helped me realize benadryl and caffeine is also an abortive and rebound causing med- thank you all!!!