Posted by mikel on May 6, 2002, at 21:42:42
OK, the plot has thickened. Any one out there suffer from depression and celiac disease? For the past three years I've been under treatment for depression and anxiety,but basically I have had symptoms my whole life(I am 38 years old). I have been on various SSRI'sand have found the most success with Prozac and
SAMe combination.I also just found out I have gluten intolerance aka celiac disease. I am fascinated by the association of celiac disease and depression, which has been well described in the literature.
Basically I have no significant GI symptoms other than chronic constipation (20% of celiacs have constipation rather than the typical diarrhea).
I do have abnormally low cholesterol (125) which is associated both with celiac and depression. I am also borderline anemic.I am about to embark on a gluten free diet. I am hoping that my depression/anxiety is related to
the celiac, and that my mood will respond positively to a gluten free diet, but I also don't want to get my hopes up to unrealistic expectations.Any depressed celiacs out there who found improvement on gluten free diet?
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