Hi Tom,

Well, headaches can be part of die-off and so can nausea. Some people find it affects their muscles, whilst others find their nerves and other tissues are badly affected. According to that Dr Whiting youtube video link I posted (again, I don't know whether he is a great doctor or not because I have only seen him on the video, so I am not claiming him to be the final authority on candida), he did mention that candida has been found in the brain fluid of people, and so it may be able to live in your brain as well.

Headaches are a very common reaction to a detox type diet like a candida diet and if you have been on it for a few days, then, yes, after about 3 days is when my own die-off effects kicked in.

You can go down to one cup a day to see how you go, but unfortunately, die-off in general is not pleasant and this is the effect of trying to kill the candida. By all means, ease up on it slightly, which is why they say begin with one cup of tea per day, then slowly move up to two, then three etc, but in the meantime, keep trying to find a proper qualified doctor or specialist to treat this, since we don't know your whole health history here.

Other symptoms of die-off, some of which I experienced strongly, besides headaches (which can also be caused by lower blood sugar and a change in diet), include:

feeling cold in the extremities,

extra tiredness or weakness in the limbs,

sinuses clearing/tons of mucus coming down,

feeling lightheaded or "brain fog",

inability to concentrate

cravings for sweets or sugary or starchy foods (don't give in to that one unless you want to feel even worse! Resist it and use a little coconut oil or butternut squash or sweet potatoes or popcorn or something to get you through that one without reaching for the sweets and dairy!!!)

and gastro-symptoms initially.

You can see what other members of the forum have also reported concerning their die-off symptoms, since everyone is different. Headaches are a common one, though, although after a week I felt my head clearing and much better, although by then I was choking on constant mucus coming down from all the killed yeast in the sinuses. That cleared after about 3 weeks and now I feel much better than before, although I still have some die-off symptoms if I overdo the antifungals.

Try to use the barley green powder about twice a day mixed with water for an alkalizing effect which will help you through the die-off. I found I felt much better too after eating beetroot during the die-off period, since that also adds extra oxygen and can help you through some of the symptoms. At least it worked with me.

Again, though, I'm not a proper doctor but just another person with candida. It would be really good if you could try to find someone in your area who is a candida doctor since this is just the internet but a complete programme for this would ideally take into account your health history, candida symptoms, dietary requirements etc.

Of course, in the meantime, feel free to ask whatever you like and I (and of course a lot of other people here) will be happy to help as much as we can.