Thankyou Mel, that is very sweet of you. I am feeling a bit better today regarding my son's breakup but then occasionally I get that horrible 'sinking' feeling. Each day is getting a little better though.

Bogsinger - I must say that even though it is early days in terms of taking the Betaine HCL (and I have not been taking the maximum dose yet) I think my stomach does feel a lot better after I eat. For example in contrast, today I went out with family for lunch and forgot to take the HCL beforehand, now I have a most uncomfortable feeling in my stomach even a couple of hours later. It feels like the food is just not digesting properly when I don't take the HCL. So I can feel the difference as I have not had this prolonged 'full feeling' since starting the HCL.