At 11:34 AM 3/3/97 -0600, you wrote: Sometimes I get a weak >spell, I'll feel light headed, my hands shake, and I have to sit down or >fall down. I drink a couple of glasses of milk, eat some crackers or >bread and it goes away. Eating a chocolate bar helps too. I've never >been able to understand why this happens. > >Blessings, > >Kathy...:-) >-- Kathy, I don't know why you crave bread and crackers specifically, but they are carbohydrates, which are converted by the body to sugars. A drop in blood sugar can cause the shakes. Have you been tested for hypoglycemia and/or diabetes? I'd start there before assuming it's a milk/wheat thing (although it could be that too). Leslie Beachwood