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Hi All--

Thanks to everyone who responded to my question re:
the gluten status of Remeron. Everyone indicated that
it is safe and offered several web sites for me to
bookmark for future reference.

I called my local health food store to ask them about
Sam-e, which resulted in a wealth of information re:
not only Sam-e, but depression in general and the role
thyroid function plays in mood. My hfs referred me to
a compounding pharmacist who suggested the following:

Sam-e is effective for depression, but only in fairly
high doses. It is an amino acid that we all should
have in our bodies, so only the delivery method would
be in question for gluten. Unfortunately, Sam-e is
terribly expensive.

The pharmacist recommended trying 5HTP as an
alternative to a prescription drug or Sam-e if one is
so inclined to avoid prescription drugs - 5HTP is the
precursor to Sam-e and quite affordable. Another
recommendation he made for those who have been
diagnosed as depressive, is to take one's temperature
three times a day for a week - 10:00 am, 2:00 pm and
6:00 pm; if one's temperature is below 98 a majority
of the time, thyroid function is not optimal and low
thyroid is a leading cause of depression. I told him
that I was on Armour thyroid medication and he said
that if the adrenals aren't functioning properly,
though the thyroid levels might appear normal, that
might only be an indication of how much thyroid is in
the system and not how well the thyroid is utilizing
the medication. (I'm sure there are others on the list
who know more than I do and can explain this more
eloquently....) As always, one should consult one's
physician before undertaking a new treatment regimen.

The pharmacist also recommended at least a passing
consideration of the ER4RT diet - he didn't hard sell
it, but thought it did have some merit.

I found all of this extremely interesting because,
quite frankly, I'm really growing weary of being
prescribed medications that only treat symptoms
without first trying to find out what the underlying
problem might be. I think most of us on this list
would agree that celiac disease is not our only
problem - many of us suffer from a host of other
difficulties and disease processes. I know for a fact
that I have other food sensitivities and 99% of the
time can't tolerate chemical assaults from
prescriptions.

My apologies for getting on a soap box here, and
ranting about things most of you have probably already
discovered. I trust that if I've related erroneous
information, someone will correct my inaccuracies.

Thanks, again, to all who replied to my questions. I
hope some of what I've written has been helpful.

Cheers,
Ayn/Alabama

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