<<Disclaimer: Verify this information before applying it to your situation.>> This may be a little off topic but since I had thyroid testing done in the spring about 1 year after going GF I would like to comment. The thryoid testing was done since I had a 30 lb. weight gain in the first 4 mths of going GF (I wasn't underweight when I started GF diet),I then started dieting and could only drop 10 lbs without literally eating nothing, I had lethargic afternoons, I was chilled inside me, my mother and 1 sister are "borderline", her other sister and mother take thryroid medication. Now to the point, my aunt that does take medication for thryoid had had the test done for about 5 years and nothing, then she quit smoking and within 6 mths the test was redone and it came back that she had a thryoid problem...coincidental I don't know. I quit smoking yesterday...pray for me. I am using the patch this time as I have tried before and become quite a "B" (if you know what I mean), quite irritable. Last night at about 7:30 I was reading to the kids and felt like I was going to fall asleep, other times I have quit before I have found that I also lose energy early in the evening. Now what this will do to my celiac condition, who knows since I am already following the diet. Any suggestions? I take a stresstab each morning and a tanacet (for migraines). Thanx in advance, you can e-mail me directly since this is not really a listserv topic. Karen, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada [log in to unmask]