So far I'm still having a very rough ride. I've been working on my diet during the last month and I've gotten most of the processed food out of my diet. I've lost 20 pounds (long overdue with more to go) and I've noticed that the unsightly white paste that formed on my lips when I slept is gone now. My chronic fatigue and pain is maybe 20-30% less.

However, mentally I'm still a mess. From what I've read a gluten free/casein free diet can take six months or more to relieve depression and that's tough because I'm having suicidal thoughts every day. Of course traumatic brain injury and mercury are probably still problems as well.

Do I feel so lousy because I'm going through withdrawal and detoxification or is this just part of my regular illness?

Besides inconvenience the downside of the dietary changes is that I must isolate myself so I'm not around other people eating things that I can't eat. Unfortunately that increases my loneliness and depression.

I'm going to see my therapist and doctors this week but I must admit that I don't feel very hopeful.