<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> I received quite a few great responses to my post about gluten, depression & the success of low carb diets. My comments to the responses are in brackets. -------------------------- I get it similar, and so does my son. Many doctors refuse to recognize such a link though. That leads to many patients being misdiagnosed, or diagnosed much too late......I was diagnosed at 40, 34 years after they should have caught the real problem, I had been hospitalized with classic symptoms as a child. They didn't even consider it as a possibility...... At 43 now, I feel better than when I was 20. My whole story was so disappointing that I am now in med school to see if I can make a difference in some of these things. ~Antony T. Heisler ------------------------ I have suffered severe bouts of depression and last year resorted to drugs to control it and psychotherapy. I am better now but sometimes get overwhelmed with dark thoughts. Fortunately, I can control them a bit better without drugs. I also agree on the Atkins diet thought. I follow this diet religiously and find I feel and look so much better. Low carb eating fits beautifully into our GF diet and so it is easy to follow. I think that is a few years as more research is done and more studies are completed that the Atkins diet will be hailed as the way all Americans should eat. Not just because of the gluten issue but because it is a truly sound diet - when one reads the entire Dr. Atkins' book and diet plan. Did you see the ABC broadcast about cancer and acrylamide in bread, cereals, baked goods and potato chips? Oh, it is fascinating and only lends more credence to our type of diet. If you would like to read about this study, go to www.abcnews.com It was broadcast Tuesday night on the evening news with Peter Jennings. I cannot remember the articles title but it is shown with a basket of French fries and French fries is in the title. ~EmmaJane ------------------------ I break out like a teenager when I drink milk, probably get brain fog too. My father and brother are psychotic rage-aholics and big milk drinkers. What a mess! ~Nancy ------------------------ I agree that gluten or malabsorbtion of nutrients can have neurological effects over time, but it is difficult for me to associate a particular reaction with a particular amount of gluten. I would appreciate any comments you may have. Betty, IL [My and my sons' adverse reactions to even very small amounts of gluten and milk products occurs w/i hours of ingestion and last for several days. For us it's like a drug that causes a "bad trip." One of my sons actually used to hallucinate before he went gluten free dairy free. I wouldn't believe it either, Betty, if I didn't have personal experience with it!]