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About two weeks ago I asked if depression can be a symptom of celiac. I
got an overwhelming response "yes" Some of the posts were confidential,
but I am sharing a few.
Paris
YES! Depression is a sure sign of Celiac! I have been on anti-
depresssants for over 6 years. I though I would be on anti-depressants
for the rest of my life, I didn't want to face life another day without
them! I have been GF since December 2000. I was taking 150 mg of
Effexor every day at that time.
In April, I was feeling funny, decreased my Effexor to 75 mg a day.
Last week, I went to 37.5 mg a day...I am feeling great! I know the
facts list depression as a symptom, but I never dreamed that symptom
would disappear so quickly! I haven't felt this good in 30 years!
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YES, Yes, Yes! My husband was severely depressed and near suicidal 2
years ago while we were struggling to find a diagnosis! Now one of his
(and many others') gluten symptoms is depression and fatigue.
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Absolutley depression can be a symptom of cd, as can mood swinds,
joint pain, 'tummy aches', brain fog'.......
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My main symptom of Celiac was depression
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Anyhow, depression is a known possible symptom, of untreated disease
(something to do with interference with certain hormones etc..).
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Celiac is basically a disease of malabsorption, resulting in chemical
imbalance in the body. So, yes, depression is and can be a sign of
Celiac disease. Yes, there are many causes for depression. We are all
aware of post-partum depression, which is also a chemical imbalance. I
believe the same sort of conditions exist for Celiacs when our stores of
trace and basic chemicals reach low levels.
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http://www.gluten-free.org/hoggan/depr.txt
http://www.gluten-free.org/hoggan/inflam.txt
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