most recent 30 from http://paleohacks.com 2013-05-19T06:20:24Z http://paleohacks.com/feeds/question/157805 http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia GrassyArse 2012-10-24T14:34:03Z 2013-01-21T21:01:21Z

<p>I've noticed a link between using stevia (we're talking very small amounts here; less than a teaspoon) and bouts of dizziness within a few hours. </p> <p>In a way I'm relieved that since I figured out the link, I've stopped having it (it tasted like baboon's arse* anyway) and consequently, the lightheadedness has also vanished. </p> <p>Just wanted to know if I'm on my own, or if anyone else has experienced a correlation between stevia use and dizziness? </p> <p>*Disclaimer: I've never actually tasted a baboon's arse. </p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia/157970#157970 bethaneyjayne 2012-10-25T05:54:12Z 2012-10-25T05:54:12Z

<p>Im glad you haven't tasted baboon arse, but I'm sure it's paleo, lol.</p> <p>I have this happen to me, almost like the stevia makes me super hungry too, almost hyperglycemic. Especially if its on an empty stomach, I cant help with the why thought sorry!</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia/157975#157975 nursling 2012-10-25T06:21:01Z 2012-10-25T06:21:01Z

<p>what kind/brand of stevia were you using?</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia/174987#174987 elaichi 2013-01-21T18:52:13Z 2013-01-21T18:52:13Z

<p>That always happens to me if i consume any form of stevia! Took me months to make this connection - glad you made it right away! IMO stevia is just too effective as a blood pressure reducing supplement instead of a natural sweetener.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia/175007#175007 Anon 2013-01-21T20:38:29Z 2013-01-21T20:43:37Z

<p>PureVia is not stevia. It's an stevia extract (rebaudioside a). Stevia is supposed to have some benefits, like improved insulin sensitivity. Some people tried to see if reb a has the same benefits that stevia has, but the studies show that it doesn't.</p> <p>1 week after I started consuming reb a, but in the form of Truvia, I woke up and my automatic breathing stopped (so I had to breath voluntarily). Soon after I was having a panic attack, for the first time in my life, and went to the hospital. Normal breathing returned in a few hours.</p> <p>I stopped consuming Truvia for a few days, because I ate many other new foods at that time, and was trying to figure out which one triggered it. I didn't have any other panic attack for a few days, so I said, it was probably a one time thing. I drank something with Truvia that night, and at 6 a.m. I woke up again with my breathing paralyzed.</p> <p>What happened to me doesn't seem to be abnormal. I googled stevia, panic attack, and found somebody who had almost the same experience as I did. Check this guy's experience: <a href="http://forums.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-109690.html" rel="nofollow">http://forums.lowcarber.org/archive/index.php/t-109690.html</a></p> <p>I believe not everyone will be sensitive to it. I was hypothyroid at the time, which can increase the risk of SIBO or gut problems. I think it's in that environment that Reb A (Truvia, PureVia) can be most harmful.</p> <p>Reb A doesn't have any benefit that Stevia doesn't. It's probably worse than Stevia. I think the main reason companies sell it in the Reb A form is that Reb A can be patented, while Stevia isn't, so if they find some benefit of Reb A, like maybe extra sweetness, nobody else would be able to sell it.</p>

http://paleohacks.com/questions/157805/dizziness-after-stevia/175015#175015 blueballoon 2013-01-21T21:01:21Z 2013-01-21T21:01:21Z

<p>There was a thread a while back about stevia being a mild vasodilator. Do you have normally low-ish blood pressure? If you take a vasodilator with low BP you'll end up dizzy. (Be careful. I have rather low normal BP and almost passed out after some stevia.)</p>