Gluten Free = More Energy

[JerryK]

One of the things I notice gluten-free is that I'm much more alert. Interesting that the AD I'm on could never do what 3 days of Gluten Free have done for me...give me more energy and a better attitude.

It seems like I'm feeling double the energy that I usually have, because I'm without the gorking effect of the Gluten. Since I'm not gorked out on gluten, I may not actually need the AD to function.....

I know at least one person responded the other day and told me after they went gluten-free, they suddenly didn't need various medications the doc's had prescribed for them...any one else have comments or thoughts

about that?

[Guest nini]

was it me? did I reply to you? can't remember... anyway... after going gluten-free, I was able to wean off of Paxil and all the 23 other some odd prescriptions I was on... only taking one for fibromyalgia and one for blood pressure/anxiety that I probably don't need anymore but need a dr.s help getting off of. Hate drugs. Hate them hate them hate them. Hate the feeling of being glutened too. And I love your word "gorking"

[ravenwoodglass]

One of the things I notice gluten-free is that I'm much more alert. Interesting that the AD I'm on could never do what 3 days of Gluten Free have done for me...give me more energy and a better attitude.

It seems like I'm feeling double the energy that I usually have, because I'm without the gorking effect of the Gluten. Since I'm not gorked out on gluten, I may not actually need the AD to function.....

I know at least one person responded the other day and told me after they went gluten-free, they suddenly didn't need various medications the doc's had prescribed for them...any one else have comments or thoughts

about that?

I was on 5 different scripts. I now take nothing I don't need anything We have also saved over $51,000.00 on co-pays alone in the last 3.5 years. We can buy a lot of gluten-free bread with that.

[ianm]

My energy levels went through the roof when I went gluten-free. There were times when it would take everything I had just to go from the bedroom to the bathroom. People who used to get irate waiting for me to catch up are now begging for mercy. I started a new job in February that pushes me to the limit everyday and I still have enough left to do things with my son when I get home.

[jerseyangel]

I didn't go off any meds, but I was very close to having to take something for my anxiety/depression. I held off and gave the diet some time--a year later, and I'm glad I waited because the depression is gone, and I only get anxiety when I'm glutened (although it takes forever to go away! )

[CTMechE]

This thread makes me hopeful! I'm planning on going gluten-free any day now, after talking to my doc last week.

I haven't felt right for several years... but it's gradually gotten worse. I'd been diagnosed with IBS when I was 21... had the colonoscopy and everything to check for Crohn's (the college friends had a field day with the jokes)

But the past few months it's gotten to the point where I really can't take it anymore. I've been just so completely out of it most of the time. I can barely concentrate, and I feel just generally numb from the neck up. 3 months ago, I started getting migraine auras. The headache not so much, but the visual effect that precedes them for some people.

I've had a CAT scan to check for brain tumors/aneurysms in my head, and an MRI to check for MS. (I'm 26, and there's family history) I just found out yesterday that I'm negative for all those. (Thank God for that...)

But a while back I remembered something from my childhood... when I was 8 or 9, my parents took me to an allergist, and I was told I was allergic to dust, mold, animal dander... and wheat.

But, being about 8 years old, I didn't call the shots when it came to meals. And I guess my Mom didn't realize what the consequences were.

So anyways, given that history, I'm going to give gluten-free a shot. Hopefully the fatigue and cobwebs will clear up, and I'll be more energetic and not so run down after being awake only 8 hours. And hopefully the IBS will improve as well.

[judy05]

This thread makes me hopeful! I'm planning on going gluten-free any day now, after talking to my doc last week.

I haven't felt right for several years... but it's gradually gotten worse. I'd been diagnosed with IBS when I was 21... had the colonoscopy and everything to check for Crohn's (the college friends had a field day with the jokes)

But the past few months it's gotten to the point where I really can't take it anymore. I've been just so completely out of it most of the time. I can barely concentrate, and I feel just generally numb from the neck up. 3 months ago, I started getting migraine auras. The headache not so much, but the visual effect that precedes them for some people.

I've had a CAT scan to check for brain tumors/aneurysms in my head, and an MRI to check for MS. (I'm 26, and there's family history) I just found out yesterday that I'm negative for all those. (Thank God for that...)

But a while back I remembered something from my childhood... when I was 8 or 9, my parents took me to an allergist, and I was told I was allergic to dust, mold, animal dander... and wheat.

But, being about 8 years old, I didn't call the shots when it came to meals. And I guess my Mom didn't realize what the consequences were.

So anyways, given that history, I'm going to give gluten-free a shot. Hopefully the fatigue and cobwebs will clear up, and I'll be more energetic and not so run down after being awake only 8 hours. And hopefully the IBS will improve as well.

I can totally understand about the migraines. I had one yesterday, the aura for me is much worse than the headache. It is so scary, we were out working on our new house and I had no where to go in a darkroom so I laid down on the backseat and covered my head with my jacket. It usually affects only one side of my head and the vision gets so distorted that I can't think straight. I feel like such a freak because no one understands what it is like, except for my son who also gets them. luckily I carry amidrine with me and that seems to shorten them. I think I got contaminated at the restaurant we went to about an hour before that. My migraines have been few and far between since going gluten free.You will find yourself feeling so much better by going gluten-free. I still have a problem with insomnia but my allergies and sinus problems are GONE! I took allergy shots for years and now at this time of my life I finally get what the problems were. I am so bitter about the doctors who failed to test me for gluten especially when they knew I wasn't getting better. Welcome to the board and good luck! Don't wait too long, the sooner the better!

[celiacgirls]

One of the things I notice gluten-free is that I'm much more alert. Interesting that the AD I'm on could never do what 3 days of Gluten Free have done for me...give me more energy and a better attitude.

It seems like I'm feeling double the energy that I usually have, because I'm without the gorking effect of the Gluten. Since I'm not gorked out on gluten, I may not actually need the AD to function.....

I know at least one person responded the other day and told me after they went gluten-free, they suddenly didn't need various medications the doc's had prescribed for them...any one else have comments or thoughts

about that?

I noticed by day 3 that I felt "giddy" and took myself off the a/d I was taking. I went from 10 mg of Lexapro to 2.5 mg in about 1 week and then stayed there for a while due to dizziness and withdrawal effect. I've been gluten-free for about 7 weeks and am completely off now and I have never felt better.