Joe,

Unfortunatley, the bad moods can be a very normal thing for people going through either a candida or mercury detox. Die-off or "healing crisis" is when you are detoxing or killing yeast, which temporarily releases more of the toxins into your system, before they can be flushed out. So you tend to feel a little worse before you feel better. And typically the areas you feel worse in are the areas that your worst symptoms were in to begin with. It goes in cycles as you detox, where you will feel worse and then better, then around again. Drinking tons of water and taking any supplements that help neutralize the toxins can be helpful.

Both the illnesses themselves, and the "healing crisis" symptoms can affect hormones dramatically. I've heard of countless people say that they turn into a "bear" or families have a difficult time being around them when going through detox. I've definitely had it happen to me, where I will get irritable, grouchy, whiny, depressed angry...during detox, and it can be embarassing, since I'm typically laid back and that's not like me. But I will sometimes throw it out there to my fiance "I'm sorry I'm being so grumpy today. I know that I am, and I'm trying not to, but I'm going through some die-off and it's getting to me." And then he has a better understanding, and can ignore me if he needs to <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> . So you're not alone - this happens to a lot of us. There are also tons of posts and articles on the die-off/healing crisis issue on www.wholeapproach.com .

Take care,
~Tia