I am doing the 5 day slower liver cleanse. You take less oil, but everyday with garlic. Yesterday was day 1. I was so depressed and weak. I found that a hot bath helped. And hugging my cats :). But it will pass. I already feel a little better today. The emotions have to come out. But sometimes they flood out. Try to accept them, dont reject them. If you want to cry, you better do it. Holding it in is not good. I was down right cranky to my poor husband last night. Poor guy, he didnt screw up my liver!! You will get past this emotional stuff. Got to let it ride.

This is very interesting. I am sorry I don't have any info on this but I did actually cry both yesterday and today. I didn't know there was an emotional aspect to fluches. But I know that the liver in Chineese Medicine is closely connected to and sensitive to anger and stress and strong emotions in general. I let my sadness out little by little by crying a bit here and a bit there. Too much sadness is bad for the liver said my old qigong teacher.
Hope you'll feel better soon.
Lisa

Negative emotions, especially Depression and repressed anger are very common after a liver flush. It seems that the toxins in the liver also have a bio-chemical relation to the negative (call them toxic) emotions we all experience. When you have these feelings try to assure yourself they they are normal, they are out of you just like the stones, and are evidence of a good flush. By the way-these same emotions can surface during bowel cleansing. It shows how closely are bodies, minds and spirits are intertwined. You are cleansing the whole person not just a single organ. That's pretty great when you stop and think about it.

Hi Sol!

This question comes up a LOT! :) We've all been through it, oh yeah. The liver is a major organ for storing old emotions and you cleanse your emotional body as well as your physical body when you flush.

Another reason is the toxins that you release recirculate and cause mood swings if they pass the blood brain barrier. But mostly the moodiness you feel is a GOOD thing. Just take some time for yourself, have a good cry or throw something if you feel like it, take lots of hot baths (sweating really helps) with fragrant oils, get a massage, drink lots of water and keep your bowels moving with fiber and preferably a colonic and liver-supporting herbs. It all helps!

Did this happen to anyone else? Suddenly, I have allergies I have never had before. Rashes, early hour coughs I had to start using an steroid inhaler for. I am not about to exchange one problem for another. Does somebody have a clue what happened here? I had my second flush 2 weeks ago, lost about 150-200 stones, subsequently become awawre of something sharp in my GB, that I have not felt before hte flush. Did I wake a sleeping lion? Help!