Jump to content

  • Welcome to Celiac.com!

    You have found your celiac tribe! Join us and ask questions in our forum, share your story, and connect with others.



  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A1):

    Celiac.com Sponsor (A1-M):

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Our Content
    eNewsletter
    Donate

Major Depression

Sweetfudge

Recommended Posts

Sweetfudge Community Regular
Sweetfudge
Posted

So I was diagnosed with major depression 8 years ago, got on antidepressants 5 years ago (when I moved away from home), and have been up and down on that roller coaster since.

I know celiac disease causes lots of other problems, and I thought depression was one of them. Thought that might be partly why I've got both. I also have hypoglycemia which I have read also coincides with depression

I just wanted to know whether anyone who has depression has felt better since being gluten free? I've been *mostly* gluten free (had a couple of accidents) for several months, but I'm not really feeling much better.

I guess it could just be that my life is kinda sh*tty right now...but I was hoping that eating better would cause me to feel better emotionally as well as physically. Oh well...

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


CarlaB Enthusiast
CarlaB
Posted

How are you feeling physically? How long have you been gluten-free? Do you think you are at the bottom of your health problems?

Some of us need to keep searching until we get the right balance to start healing. Depression can be a side effect of celiac, but it can go along with other health issues as well. Has your doc run blood tests? I personally suffer from adrenal fatigue (due to stress and being sick for so long) which also has a side effect of depression, fatigue, and hypoglycemia, and there are numerous other things out there that can be causing it as well.

Edit - ah, I see, gluten-free since June. It takes time, even though three months seems like forever, it takes time!!

Guest nini
Guest nini
Posted

two years after going gluten-free, I was finally able to wean off my antidepressant/antianxiety meds, be patient

ravenwoodglass Mentor
ravenwoodglass
Posted
So I was diagnosed with major depression 8 years ago, got on antidepressants 5 years ago (when I moved away from home), and have been up and down on that roller coaster since.

I know celiac disease causes lots of other problems, and I thought depression was one of them. Thought that might be partly why I've got both. I also have hypoglycemia which I have read also coincides with depression

I just wanted to know whether anyone who has depression has felt better since being gluten free? I've been *mostly* gluten free (had a couple of accidents) for several months, but I'm not really feeling much better.

I guess it could just be that my life is kinda sh*tty right now...but I was hoping that eating better would cause me to feel better emotionally as well as physically. Oh well...

I've been mostly depression free since about 6 months or so after diagnosis. after suffering severe depression periodically since I was a child. It is now one of the sure signs I've been glutened. I had to make sure I eliminated gluten from everything though, shampoos, cosmetics, craft supplies, building supplies and I eliminated it from my house in any food form. Don't lose hope but don't discount other possible reasons for your depression. Be sure to mention it to your doctor. It can be tough when you have to get used to a new life style like gluten-free and you also have other concerns that weigh on your mind. Try to make sure you get excercise and fresh air and make sure you reward yourself once in a while when things are rough. Even something as simple as going for a walk in a neighborhood that has some flower gardens or a bath with a nice gluten-free bubble bath can help a bit. Make sure to that you are taking some good gluten-free supplements, the B's in particular and know your not alone.

jknnej Collaborator
jknnej
Posted

Unfortunately for me, depression hit only AFTER going gluten free. I was never depressed a day in my life. then, I went gluten free and now I've been on anti-depressants for a year. I think it's the gluten withdrawl. My stomach issues are gone, but I fear I will always have to take this medicine.

I tried stopping the meds but I got all my depression back.

But, don't despair; for some, it gets better after going gluten-free. I don't know why mine was so opposite.

But the anti depressants really saved me. I feel normal again.

Guest ~jules~
Guest ~jules~
Posted
Unfortunately for me, depression hit only AFTER going gluten free. I was never depressed a day in my life. then, I went gluten free and now I've been on anti-depressants for a year. I think it's the gluten withdrawl. My stomach issues are gone, but I fear I will always have to take this medicine.

I tried stopping the meds but I got all my depression back.

But, don't despair; for some, it gets better after going gluten-free. I don't know why mine was so opposite.

But the anti depressants really saved me. I feel normal again.

I am deffinetly more depressed now than before. I really have to pull myself out of it sometimes I can't. I just started gluten-free, so hopefully I'm just a little whacked out right now, I deffinetly do not feel like myself these days.

gfp Enthusiast
gfp
Posted
I am deffinetly more depressed now than before. I really have to pull myself out of it sometimes I can't. I just started gluten-free, so hopefully I'm just a little whacked out right now, I deffinetly do not feel like myself these days.

Jules....

This is exactly how I felt when I was being "micro-glutened".....

I couldn't figure it out.... I lost tons of weight to a point where the DR was really worried and I was eating things I was so certain were gluten-free.... my diet got increasingly more limited as I couldn't find what is was.

In the end it was a brand of tortilla chips... made in the same factory (and later labelled as such)

Make sure to that you are taking some good gluten-free supplements, the B's in particular and know your not alone.

This is another major boost.

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):
Celiac.com Sponsor (A8):

Celiac.com Sponsor (A8-M):


debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted

for my husband, he had almost suicidal depression which lifted a few months after going gluten-free. He's not as bad as he used to be (can't take anti depressants due to neurological side effects).

daffadilly Apprentice
daffadilly
Posted
for my husband, he had almost suicidal depression which lifted a few months after going gluten-free. He's not as bad as he used to be (can't take anti depressants due to neurological side effects).

He should be taking B12, and or getting the B12 shots. He probably has DQ1 genes, they are associated with depression and other neurological problems.

debmidge Rising Star
debmidge
Posted
He should be taking B12, and or getting the B12 shots. He probably has DQ1 genes, they are associated with depression and other neurological problems.

He goes for B12 shots monthly and takes the sublingual supplements....I would have to agree about DQ1 genes, it appears that way.

darlindeb25 Collaborator
darlindeb25
Posted

There is another thing you need to understand about going gluten free. Even though we begin to feel better--in your case only being gluten free for 3 months may not be long enough to judge yet. Like someone said--give it time. Yet, we all mourn food. We mourn the fact that we can't just pop anything into our mouth at any given time--we even resent that fact at some level. I was so sick for so many years, that I don't think the mourn/resentment feelings hit me until this summer. I have been gluten-free for 5 yrs now. My problem is compounded by the fact that I am intolerant of so much now and I resent that. Gluten free, I could deal with just fine. I could make very good gluten-free pizza, yet now, I can't have that. My sister makes gluten-free food that no one knows is any different than the norm. I was making very good gluten-free bread, yet I can no longer have that either. I found Tinkiyada macaroni and spaghetti, yet now I can't have rice flour or tomatoes, so yes, I resent that. I never liked the corn products, yet now I can't have corn either, so it doesn't matter that I wasn't impressed with the corn products. I would be a wonderful vegetarian, yet now I can't have nightshades, no spaghetti squash, no cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower--so much and yes, I resent it and I do get depressed about it. Yet, I still feel so thankful that someone figured out what celiacs is. I don't sleep on the toilet anymore, I don't spend my nights in excruciating pain anymore, I can make plans to take trips, I work full time and in nearly 4 yrs, I have not missed a single day of work. I was on Paxil when I went gluten-free for chemical imbalances, 40 mg a day and barely scratching by. After several months, I weaned myself off of it and haven't had a regular anti-depession med since--occasionally a xanax, but very rarely.

So, keep up the gluten-free, do your very best to never be glutened--don't let the gluten monster get you down.

Deb

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

Go to topic listing

  • Get Celiac.com Updates:
    Support Celiac.com:
    Join eNewsletter
    Donate
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):
    Celiac.com Sponsor (A17):



    Celiac.com Sponsors (A17-M):



  • Recent Activity

    1. Scott Adams
      0

      Celiac Diner Sues Olive Garden After Gluten Mix-Up Leads to Medical Emergency (+Video)

    2. knitty kitty
      - knitty kitty replied to pothosqueen's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      16

      Positive biopsy

      In the study linked above, the little girl switched to a gluten free diet and gained enough weight that that fat pad was replenished and surgery was not needed. Here's the full article link... Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a 6-Year-Old Girl with Final Diagnosis of Celiac Disease https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6476019/
    3. knitty kitty
      - knitty kitty replied to Jordan Carlson's topic in Post Diagnosis, Recovery & Treatment of Celiac Disease
      1

      Fruits & Veggies

      Hello, @Jordan Carlson, So glad you're feeling better. Tecta is a proton pump inhibitor. PPI's also interfere with the production of the intrinsic factor needed to absorb Vitamin B12. Increasing the amount of B12 you supplement has helped overcome the lack of intrinsic factor needed to absorb B12. Proton pump inhibitors also reduce the...
    4. knitty kitty
      - knitty kitty replied to pothosqueen's topic in Celiac Disease Pre-Diagnosis, Testing & Symptoms
      16

      Positive biopsy

      @pothosqueen, Welcome to the tribe! You'll want to get checked for nutritional deficiencies and start on supplementation of B vitamins, especially Thiamine Vitamin B 1. There's some scientific evidence that the fat pad that buffers the aorta which disappears in SMA is caused by deficiency in Thiamine. In Thiamine deficiency, the body...
    5. Scott Adams
      0

      Inmate with Celiac Disease Wins $630,000 After Jail Denies Gluten-Free Food

  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A19):

  • Member Statistics

    • Total Members
      133,043
    • Most Online (within 30 mins)
      7,748
    Churro
    Newest Member
    Churro
    Joined
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A20):
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A22):

  • Forum Statistics

    • Total Topics
      121.5k
    • Total Posts
      1m
  • Celiac.com Sponsor (A21):

  • Upcoming Events

  • Posts

    • knitty kitty
      Positive biopsy

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      In the study linked above, the little girl switched to a gluten free diet and gained enough weight that that fat pad was replenished and surgery was not needed.   Here's the full article link... Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a 6-Year-Old Girl with Final Diagnosis of Celiac Disease https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6476019/
    • knitty kitty
      Fruits & Veggies

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      Hello, @Jordan Carlson, So glad you're feeling better.   Tecta is a proton pump inhibitor.  PPI's also interfere with the production of the intrinsic factor needed to absorb Vitamin B12.  Increasing the amount of B12 you supplement has helped overcome the lack of intrinsic factor needed to absorb B12. Proton pump inhibitors also reduce the production of digestive juices (stomach acids).  This results in foods not being digested thoroughly.  If foods are not digested sufficiently, the vitamins and other nutrients aren't released from the food, and the body cannot absorb them.  This sets up a vicious cycle. Acid reflux and Gerd are actually symptoms of producing too little stomach acid.  Insufficient stomach acid production is seen with Thiamine and Niacin deficiencies.  PPI's like Tecta also block the transporters that pull Thiamine into cells, preventing absorption of thiamine.  Other symptoms of Thiamine deficiency are difficulty swallowing, gagging, problems with food texture, dysphagia. Other symptoms of Thiamine deficiency are symptoms of ADHD and anxiety.  Vyvanse also blocks thiamine transporters contributing further to Thiamine deficiency.  Pristiq has been shown to work better if thiamine is supplemented at the same time because thiamine is needed to make serotonin.  Doctors don't recognize anxiety and depression and adult onset ADHD as early symptoms of Thiamine deficiency. Stomach acid is needed to digest Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) in fruits and vegetables.  Ascorbic acid left undigested can cause intestinal upsets, anxiety, and heart palpitations.   Yes, a child can be born with nutritional deficiencies if the parents were deficient.  Parents who are thiamine deficient have offspring with fewer thiamine transporters on cell surfaces, making thiamine deficiency easier to develop in the children.  A person can struggle along for years with subclinical vitamin deficiencies.  Been here, done this.  Please consider supplementing with Thiamine in the form TTFD (tetrahydrofurfuryl disulfide) which helps immensely with dysphagia and neurological symptoms like anxiety, depression, and ADHD symptoms.  Benfotiamine helps with improving intestinal health.  A B Complex and NeuroMag (a magnesium supplement), and Vitamin D are needed also.
    • knitty kitty
      Positive biopsy

      By knitty kitty · Posted

      @pothosqueen, Welcome to the tribe! You'll want to get checked for nutritional deficiencies and start on supplementation of B vitamins, especially Thiamine Vitamin B 1.   There's some scientific evidence that the fat pad that buffers the aorta which disappears in SMA is caused by deficiency in Thiamine.   In Thiamine deficiency, the body burns its stored fat as a source of fuel.  That fat pad between the aorta and digestive system gets used as fuel, too. Ask for an Erythrocyte Transketolace Activity test to look for thiamine deficiency.  Correction of thiamine deficiency can help restore that fat pad.   Best wishes for your recovery!   Interesting Reading: Superior Mesenteric Artery Syndrome in a 6-Year-Old Girl with Final Diagnosis of Celiac Disease https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31089433/#:~:text=Affiliations,tissue and results in SMAS.  
    • trents
      Positive biopsy

      By trents · Posted

      Wow! You're pretty young to have a diagnosis of SMA syndrome. But youth also has its advantages when it comes to healing, without a doubt. You might be surprised to find out how your health improves and how much better you feel once you eliminate gluten from your diet. Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder that, when gluten is consumed, triggers an attack on the villous lining of the small bowel. This is the section of the intestines where all our nutrition is absorbed. It is made up of billions of tiny finger-like projections that create a tremendous surface area for absorbing nutrients. For the person with celiac disease, unchecked gluten consumption generates inflammation that wears down these fingers and, over time, greatly reduces the nutrient absorbing efficiency of the small bowel lining. This can generate a whole host of other nutrient deficiency related medical problems. We also now know that the autoimmune reaction to gluten is not necessarily limited to the lining of the small bowel such that celiac disease can damage other body systems and organs such as the liver and the joints and cause neurological problems.  It can take around two years for the villous lining to completely heal but most people start feeling better well before then. It's also important to realize that celiac disease can cause intolerance to some other foods whose protein structures are similar to gluten. Chief among them are dairy and oats but also eggs, corn and soy. Just keep that in mind.
    • pothosqueen
      Positive biopsy

      By pothosqueen · Posted

      26F!
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

NOTICE: This site places This site places cookies on your device (Cookie settings). on your device. Continued use is acceptance of our Terms of Use, and Privacy Policy.