Going Gluten-Free

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Hi all!

I've posted before but it's been a while, so a brief recap....I've been dealing

with dizziness (not spinning but an off-balanced, rocking-boat sensation) for

over 6 months now. Along with that, my typical Fibro symptoms have incrased as

well: fatigue, listlessness, muscle weakness, joint and muscle pain, insomnia,

and IBS symptoms. I've seen a multitude of doctors and had a dozen different

tests run, but no one has found anything beyond my Fibro dx with one exception.

I've seen a chriopractor/ accupuncturist for a couple months now who thought the

dizizness had to do with a misalignment in my cervical spine, affecting the

muscles and nerves, causing the off-balance and rocking-boat sensations. I

started to see an improvment but then things got worse again. The next step is

an ENT that specializes in inner-ear and dizziness issues. But, to be honest, I

don't expect he will find anything either, but I'm willing to try to rule

anything else out.

So this has brought me to trying Gluten-free, in a moment of weakness and

desperation combined with my beloved nagging mother. ;-) I did some research and

found enough positive results that I figured it was worth a try. It's just been

5 days now but I have found an increase in energy and a decrease in dizziness

over the last 3 days. The pain has still been quite bothersome, though. Has

anyone else tried or is currently Gluten-free? Did you find an improvement in

all of your symptoms? What foods/recipes did you find particularly good? I

haven't tried ordering anything off line yet, nor have I bought anything from

any speciality health food stores yet. I have been able to find enough at the

local grocery stores to get me thorugh for the last few days. I've even been

able to eat out a few times. It has come surprisingly easy, so far. I'm sure

I'll have my weak moments, when I just can't bear to pass up a cookie or bread,

but so far so good. :-) I'm hoping I will lose some weight as well, as I've put

back on all the weight I had recently lost, since going on Lyrica. This of

course is not my purpose of going G-free but it would certainly be a welcome

bonus. I'm on 75 mg 2x/day of Lyrica and don't find that it's helping that much

but I have gained over 10 pounds! YUCK!

As always, thanks for reading and thanks for any suggestions and feedback!

God Bless,

nn