[SueAndHerZoo]

#1060460

This is the second time this has happened so I guess it’s probably more than coincidence. Several years ago I was trying to find a healthy snack and was turned onto edamame. I was eating a big bowl of it daily and soon started feeling really wiped out – a type of fatigue and brain fog like I’d never felt before. This went on for a few days and was affecting my ability to function so I tried to figure out what I was doing differently when I remembered the addition of edamame. I stopped eating it, and the coma-like state cleared up.

Yesterday I found a bag of frozen edamame in the freezer and thought “hey, I used to like that stuff, I think I’ll snack on some now!” Today, I got hit with a wall of fatigue and brain-fog that caused me to leave the event I was at. SO tired and unable to concentrate – just needed to lay down. I was trying to figure out what might have caused it and remembered the edamame.

Could it be that it affects me in a way to pretty much knock me out? I know it affects hormones and messes with thyroids but I don’t have a thyroid anymore. But I guess it could have affected how my levothyroxine was absorbed?

Anyone else ever notice a really foggy fatigue from too much soy?
Sue

[Kimberly]

#1182762

Hello – Hopefully, you will get some other responses here, but I do know that docs recommend a 4-hour waiting period between taking replacement hormone and consuming soy, as it *can* affect absorption. However, since T4 builds up slowly in the body over time, I can’t imagine that one day would cause that huge of a swing in your energy levels.

Soy is also one of the most common food allergens, and although it doesn’t sound like you were having a traditional allergic reaction (luckily!), maybe you happen to be sensitive to soy?

Hope that you can find some answers!

[SueAndHerZoo]

#1182763

Thanks, Kimberly. I now set my alarm for 4:00 a.m. to take my Levothyroxine so it’s definitely taken at least 4 hours after and before any food or supplements.

It seems crazy that I would be that tired from eating soy but it’s happened before so I may have to test it again in a few weeks. As you said, I may not be allergic to it but I may be very sensitive to it.

Thanks for the response.
Sue

[Raspberry]

#1182764

Hi Sue, I don’t have as strong a reaction but I do find soy causes a slow down. One time I removed it from my diet and I did feel more energetic and clearer. But then I fell back into it accidentally again – it is in everything! Edamame are so delicious but the pure stuff! There is a big backlash going on right now against soy, especially GMO soy, you might find a lot online if you look at naturopathic websites.

[snelsen]

#1182765

Almost all soy grown in this country is GMO. I am from SE Iowa (live in Seattle) All farmers in the area are growing GMO corn, soybeans for sure.
Except a couple small certified farms.

My question about eating soy, or anything else that seems to be impacting your life, is, “Why eat it?” How about not eating soy products? Just a thought.

Reference follows:
http://phys.org/news/2013-06-gmo-corn-soybeans-dominate.html

[Raspberry]

#1182766

Why eat it? In my case the tendency to eat soy comes from the fact that it is the only really good dairy substitute widely available. There are other substitutes but I don’t find them to come even close and none have equivalent protein content. Still I have reduced soy quite a bit where I can. Your link definitely gives me more motivation too – there’s got to be a reason all those people in Europe refuse to eat the GMO stuff. Feels like we are behind the curve.

[SueAndHerZoo]

#1182767

I’m going to have to do a “test” with edamame again in a few weeks because after my “knock down” last weekend, I have heard of several people at work who experienced a similar thing. Crashing fatigue that came on fast, lasted 24-36 hours, and then left. Intestinal issues went along with mine and theirs, so I’m thinking it may have been a bug.

It’s tough trying to figure out what is affecting us with each particular symptom, but I figure by the time I’m ready to retire, I may have most of it figured out!
Sue

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