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Mood Swings And Crying For No Reason?


Birdie-Is-Tiny

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Did anyone else experience depression or crying jags and mood swings as a side-effect or symptom of celiac? That was one of the major reasons I first went to the doctor, I've been gluten-free for about five months and although it's getting better I still experience irritability, mood swings, and crying jags. Could this be a hormone problem or do I just need to give my gluten-free diet more time? It's getting very frustrating, I'm an optimistic person but I find myself crying with little to no provocation and getting pretty cranky at times. Anyone else have this problem?


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I found I still had major mood swings because I was still exposing myself to irritating foods. Turns out, that after going gluten free last year (which went a long way to curing my mood swings), I also had to cut out all dairy and caffeine as well. Although I still go back and do decaf or halfcaf for a week now and then. Until the moodswings, jitters and sleepless night hit. Usually, it is herbal teas only now because I can feel my mood start to change even with decaf tea. Vitamin deficiencies probably play a role too, but I couldn't tell you which ones. My doc said I had a B complex deficiency.

Good luck!

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For the last six months I found myself wanting to cry if anyone looked at me or said a kind word; blamed it on frustration with my RA flare. But now the flare is gone but at the same time I went on Vit. D, B12, folate and B complex supplements. So still don't know if it was the flare going away or the supplements that did the trick. :rolleyes:

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Did anyone else experience depression or crying jags and mood swings as a side-effect or symptom of celiac? That was one of the major reasons I first went to the doctor, I've been gluten-free for about five months and although it's getting better I still experience irritability, mood swings, and crying jags. Could this be a hormone problem or do I just need to give my gluten-free diet more time? It's getting very frustrating, I'm an optimistic person but I find myself crying with little to no provocation and getting pretty cranky at times. Anyone else have this problem?

**Raises Hand**

I'm new, so I can't tell you how long it takes to work out, but boy-o. I used to treat it with a batch of brownies. . .but that's been nixed. Dernit.

I DO know that I have PTSD and the symptoms were getting just way out of control severe with that - so much so that I saught proffessional help. It's NEVER been THIS bad before. I changed my diet, and wow. . . that anxiety doesn't push me into a trigger any longer. . .this has been immediate.

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It's been a year and a half and it still happens, whenever I get accidental gluten, which is still way too often.

Birdie-Is-Tiny Rookie

Thanks so much everyone! Very helpful and encouraging. I'm going to cut out caffeine and start taking a multi vitamin, probably something I should be doing anyway. Im a college student and cross contamination is incredibly difficult to avoid, that is probably playing a role as well. Hope you are all doing well. : )

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I found I still had major mood swings because I was still exposing myself to irritating foods. Turns out, that after going gluten free last year (which went a long way to curing my mood swings), I also had to cut out all dairy and caffeine as well. Although I still go back and do decaf or halfcaf for a week now and then. Until the moodswings, jitters and sleepless night hit. Usually, it is herbal teas only now because I can feel my mood start to change even with decaf tea. Vitamin deficiencies probably play a role too, but I couldn't tell you which ones. My doc said I had a B complex deficiency.

Good luck!


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Did anyone else experience depression or crying jags and mood swings as a side-effect or symptom of celiac? That was one of the major reasons I first went to the doctor, I've been gluten-free for about five months and although it's getting better I still experience irritability, mood swings, and crying jags. Could this be a hormone problem or do I just need to give my gluten-free diet more time? It's getting very frustrating, I'm an optimistic person but I find myself crying with little to no provocation and getting pretty cranky at times. Anyone else have this problem?

I am new to the Gluten Free diet too. I am an occupational therapist, and have had experience working with kids who have celiac disease and who for various reasons are on gluten free diets. I know that from personal experience... my mood swings are a direct result of birth control. I was on the ring for 2 years and noticed every month getting worse and worse until I finally took myself off of it. I called my naturopath and she put me on a cleanse to try to speed up getting rid of all the hormones in my body. Its been over 6 months (not on a gluten free diet the whole time) and it is getting much better. I know we are all attached to our birth control, but the reality is, and I have known this for years, that BC is tricking your body into thinking it is pregnant with only 1 or 2 hormones, but not all the pregnancy hormones. This really messes with the body. Something to think about. As for vitamin deficiency, that goes hand in hand with gluten intolerance. If you have no enzymes to break down gluten, then the small intestine is unable to process the rest of what we eat and get all the good vitamins and minerals that we need to feel good. When you take away the gluten, then the small intestine is able to function like it should and get what we need from our food. I am also fighting with vitamin and mineral deficiency right now and working with an acupuncturist and naturopath to fix it.

I would take a look at all other medications you are taking and research them online. You would be surprised what you will find out about how they affect our internal organs. If it is not absolutely necessary then you might consider making changes with what you put into your body other than food. If you want anymore info on this stuff let me know. I am a resource queen, I have to be for my clients. I can find resources for you just about anywhere. Especially in Texas and so far, many are very affordable.

Take care and good luck!

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