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Migraines/"out of it" Pre-op diet

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sill21    69

sill21
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I just started my pre-op diet today. I knew I would get Migraines during this diet because I'm addicted to caffeine and I wasn't going to drink it. However, I feel generally weak and a little "out of it." It's an unaware feeling, kinda drowsy. Any way to fix this? Anyone else experience this? I drank all my Protein for today.

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Lema    236

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I cut caffeine off on the day of my pre diet and I remember being generally pissed off with everything and everyone around me. I didn't even want to say hello to cab driver that was driving us to the hospital and I am a chatterbox normally. I was sitting there like the angry cat and my sister was giggling at how ridiculous I had become.

Think of how nice your life is about to become. Your Migraines will disappear as you lose weight so think of it as the last couple of weeks in your life when you will have to deal with them. It will make it easier..

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elisa5150    212

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I chose not to cut out caffeine until surgery so that Migraines (and mood swings) would be handled with post op pain meds.

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wyominggirl    30

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My preop liquid diet starts Dec 9th and I cut caffeine (coffee addict here) out 4 days ago. It was horrible but now it is getting a little better and hopefully the 10 day liquid diet won't be so foggy for me.

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Treadmillwalker    486

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Giving up caffeine and being on the liquid diet made me tired and sleepy. It was about 3 weeks after surgery when I switched to soft Proteins that I started to feel better. Good luck, it will pass.

Had lapband surgery 10/12/16

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highfunctioningfatman    2,675

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Getting in a lot of Water helps with the Migraines. Also if it is cold outside, go breathe the cold air. I can't tell you why but it helps.

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theantichick    2,204

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I weaned off caffeine pre op. Got a lot of Migraines in the process, but Water and ibuprofen helped.

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And yes, tired and dragging all the time without my stimulant.

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triplethreat    257

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Pre op was bad, but.... I'm six months post and have not had a single Migraine since surgery. I used to have 8-10 a month and was on Rx meds for them.

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Mei    32

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I have a stupid question, I'm sure my doc told me the reason but can't recall - why do we have to cut caffeine again? Definitely one of my weakness!

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