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Vanessa Niemi
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Chelsey,
It is good to be cautious if you struggle with mental health issues. My advice would be to talk to your psychiatrist or family doctor about the diet. Express your concerns. I would also recommend just listening to your body and your emotions. You probably know yourself pretty well and would hopefully pick up on any warning signals before life got too rough.
Unfortunately I didn’t catch it in time and I had to go off of the diet while my care team helps me to straighten this out. I actually have bipolar so life for me can turn into a real mess if I’m not careful. I can’t just go on antidepressants because that can trigger a manic episode.
Just pay attention to yourself, talk to your doctors and hopefully it will work out for you! While I was on the plan I was very successful with losing weight and it felt wonderful to be eating so healthy and taking care of myself. Good luck to you! And if you are super afraid, try following the plan, but with more calories. It will be a slower process but with less risk. My psychiatrist wanted 1400 minimum.