--though I'm sorry for the situations that led you here.

Yes, Celiac/Gluten Sensitivity is one of the great masqueraders, and can produce a myriad of symptoms (how were you finally diagnosed--blood testing, small intestinal biopsy?). And while it has gotten more publicity over the last decade, far too many doctors have not kept up with the emerging literature about it, and still believe it is a rare disorder only characterized by wasting rather than acknowledging the many possible presentations, many of which are not gastrointestinal.

I strongly urge you to visit our Celiac/Gluten Sensitivity forum, to read up on a lot of the info and talk with people who know the score:

http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/forum13.html

And, pay particular attention to The Gluten File. This has been put together by Cara, aka jccglutenfree, who's been working on it for decades, and is, in my opinion, the single most comprehensive database on the subject yet accumulated (Cara is somewhat famous for this now):

http://sites.google.com/site/jccglutenfree/