Peata
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or what would it do to you if you took too much in one sitting?
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Peata said:or what would it do to you if you took too much in one sitting?
Peata said:Will you or anyone else, take a stab at figuring out what happened the other night when I ingested "a lot" of baking soda at once?
It was close to bedtime and I had a headache, probably brought on by low blood sugar earlier. I thought I read baking soda could help, so I sat down and ate some. I was kind of emotionally upset about something at the time, and was not paying attention to how much I was eating. (I kept pouring small amounts onto my hand and licking it off.)
The headache did go away very fast. Unthinking, and still kind of in an anxious state, I mindlessly kept pouring and licking baking soda. What made me stop was when the baking soda no longer had that semi-pleasant taste, but started to taste very bad to me. If I had to estimate, I'd say I ate one tablespoon. At least that's what I told my partner later, in case I lost consciousness...
Anyway, I ate the baking soda, headache gone, and sat back on the bed, and was almost immediately overcome with insta-Zen. Suddenly there was no more anxiety or worry about anything in the world. I was flooded with warmth in hands and feet, every part was relaxed. felt like i was sinking back into the bed in some "drug-state" of calm.
This surprised me. Then i began to feel too relaxed, like some muscle weakness and that's when it hit me that I'd just eaten a bunch of baking soda, and why had I done that? So, panic set in because i realized i might have messed myself up.
The panic might have been my body's reaction to an overdose or could have been my mind just having a regular panic attack at 'oh no, what have i done'. The usual panic reactions came - feeling that things weren't really happening, increased heart rate, weakness, etc. But beyond that, I just didn't feel "right" and it seemed beyond a regular panic attack.
Ended up having diarrhea, and a couple big belches. I looked up what might be going on. Didn't seem to be milk alkali or alkalosis. Maybe I messed up my electrolytes. During this time, I took activated charcoal and drank half a bottle of water since i was thirsty. i ate half a banana. Things started to get a little better. One website said bag breathing could help, but when I did that, my earlier symptoms came back strong again.
So anyway, it went away in about 1.5 hour after I first took the baking soda. i haven't touched any since. i have done bag breathing since, without the bad effects.
cantstoppeating said:
You're one of the most frequent advise-asking/diagnose-me-over-the-internet posters on this forum, and yet you've not done basic pulse+temp measurements or lab work.
You need to do invest in lab work and then perhaps a consultation with Peat.
Can that happen so fast?Ben said:I disagree that sodium itself was responsible for your diarrhea. I think that the baking soda neutralized the acid in your stomach and thus allowed bacteria to overgrow in your small intestine. This can result in not only feelings of impending doom from serotonin, but also diarrhea, from personal experience.
Apparently so, that is my experience. I encourage you to experiment yourself. Do it before bed and note effects on sleep quality and relaxation.tara said:Can that happen so fast?Ben said:I disagree that sodium itself was responsible for your diarrhea. I think that the baking soda neutralized the acid in your stomach and thus allowed bacteria to overgrow in your small intestine. This can result in not only feelings of impending doom from serotonin, but also diarrhea, from personal experience.
Ended up having diarrhea, and a couple big belches.