text: toxins leaving the body? i've been taking vitamins and drinking a lot of cleansing teas. i want to know how can you tell if toxins are leaving your body? i've heard that you may get a headache or (in women) vaginal discharge can change in texture, color, and smell. is this true? based on what i've read and heard, the process of detoxification will reveal itself most strongly in the first couple of days you really start to detox.  your breath may become foul, your tongue may be coated with white stuff, you will experience headaches and irritability, and your skin may break out, among other things.