Psychiatric Symptoms and Gluten

I had been on Zoloft 1yr and Effexor 12yr before discovering I was Non Celiac Gluten Sensitive (NCGS) at 62 years of age, 2010. I'd suffered from depression, clinical anxiety/panic attacks since 21yr old. I discovered this on my own. In & out of therapy for decades. I had to be tapered off Effexor as I was addicted (yes it can happen). I was a graphic artist in between jobs, no health insurance at the time; the test was unreliable anyway at that time. My childhood was filled with abusive trauma, so I needed the help & guidance in therapy. The anxiety/panic, however, kept me in therapy far longer than necessary, needlessly expensive too.

My sister nearly died at 6mo old in 1948. She was starving to death when a new doctor finally diagnosed her with Celiac. Food went through whole. Her problem, right?! NOT! Who knew; certainly not my doctors! Painful bouts of IBS also cleared up going gluten free, along with foggy brain, inappropriate bouts of rage, and frequent irritability. My emotions were extremely overwhelming to me. My low self esteem was compounded by the anxiety/panic and rage/irritability. I discovered foggy brain when being able to finish reading a scientific technical paper three years into being gluten-free. Realized that I could have gone to college if I'd been able to focus.

My daughter is now diagnosed with NCGS in her mid forties. No food problems perviously. She's was in and out of the hospital for a year with unexplained painful bouts of indigestion not being able to keep water in. Hospital tests didn't determing anything. Functional medicine doctors did, through DNA testing and elimination dieting. Her symptoms are very different than mine. She's a software engineer, something my lack of focus would never have allowed. Her diet is stricter as well. So this can apparently run in families!

11 minutes ago, CBird said:

I had been on Zoloft 1yr and Effexor 12yr before discovering I was Non Celiac Gluten Sensitive (NCGS) at 62 years of age, 2010. I'd suffered from depression, clinical anxiety/panic attacks since 21yr old. I discovered this on my own. In & out of therapy for decades. I had to be tapered off Effexor as I was addicted (yes it can happen). I was a graphic artist in between jobs, no health insurance at the time; the test was unreliable anyway at that time. My childhood was filled with abusive trauma, so I needed the help & guidance in therapy. The anxiety/panic, however, kept me in therapy far longer than necessary, needlessly expensive too.

My sister nearly died at 6mo old in 1948. She was starving to death when a new doctor finally diagnosed her with Celiac. Food went through whole. Her problem, right?! NOT! Who knew; certainly not my doctors! Painful bouts of IBS also cleared up going gluten free, along with foggy brain, inappropriate bouts of rage, and frequent irritability. My emotions were extremely overwhelming to me. My low self esteem was compounded by the anxiety/panic and rage/irritability. I discovered foggy brain when being able to finish reading a scientific technical paper three years into being gluten-free. Realized that I could have gone to college if I'd been able to focus.

My daughter is now diagnosed with NCGS in her mid forties. No food problems perviously. She's was in and out of the hospital for a year with unexplained painful bouts of indigestion not being able to keep water in. Hospital tests didn't determing anything. Functional medicine doctors did, through DNA testing and elimination dieting. Her symptoms are very different than mine. She's a software engineer, something my lack of focus would never have allowed. Her diet is stricter as well. So this can apparently run in families!

One recent large study done by the Mayo Clinic determined that 44% of the first degree relatives of those with celiac disease also have celiac disease themselves. Other studies have placed the incidence at closer to 10%. And we also know that NCGS is approximately 10x more prevalent in he population than is celiac disease. Yes, certainly these things do run in families.