HI Aaron, . The diet suggestions are there because they have helped many of us cope better with mercury and often removed or lessened some of the symptoms. CAndida and mercury can cause some of the same symptoms, sometimes it's hard to distinguish them apart.

It is not easy to do the diet no, but if you decide to give it a shot ever, you can vent on here anytime about it, but never ever feel pressured about that side of things. Nobody is obligated to feel they should follow anything. I can't either, unless I feel ready myself.

disappointing that the thyroid stuff you are on is not doing something for you moods and helping alleviate the depression etc. No wonder you feel like throwing in the towel.

DEath is very tempting I know. I am afraid of suicide, yet at times it seems like the answer (yet I know it's not). It's hard to fight against this and believe in God at the sametime.

But you're not alone, many of us (believers too) are in a lot of pain. Little help I guess to hear that. But hope you will try and hold on. I sometimes look up a chapter in the bible "Isaiah 65, verse 17 - 25, which gives me some hope. This renewal has not occured yet and is yet to come.

I hope you don't think Im imparting false hope, but it's something that has been pointed out to me many times as something to look forward to, especially in the worst of my pain. Hope it might bring some small comfort (maybe not, but it's there if you feel like checking it out).