I would like to tell everyone my story and ask if you have any insights.

I have always been over weight and have always ate fast food and sweets (for the last 30 years or so). The minute I heard about Hypoglycemia a few years ago I knew I had it. I would pig out on lots of high refined carbs and then sleep it off, waking up later feeling miserable. Then I would down many cups of coffee to feel ok again. I have ate like a mad-man for years...sweets, carbs, coffee, McDonalds, on and on and on...

This had been my diet for years and made me very overweight. I then started doing atkins last year and lost about 20 pounds and felt ok, then around October, I had a mild-tramatic event (almost had a car wreck). I saw my life pass before my very eyes and it upset me very much. After this I started having terrible anxiety and depression episodes. All thru the holidays I could barely sleep from all-night anxiety. I abruptly also stopped atkins and went back to my old, high-carb, sweets, diet and was miserable all thru the end of this year and early January this year.

It was time to go to the doctor as I thought I was having mental problems due to the trauma and needed an SSRI. My doctor refused to put me on them and said I needed to look at my diet and vitamins and minerals. I thought she was crazy. But I did what she said and started feeling better. I asked her if it may be related to hypoglycemia. She said only if I had a tumor. Which freaked me out and I still don't understand.

She took blood and said I do not have diabetes nor anything else out of the ordinary. She said I probably do not have hypoglycemia and she recommended I get a huge does of vitamins and such and start back on the Atkins Diet.

I have since started back on Atkins and feel alot better, I can certainly sleep at night now. However, I do have depressive episodes, especially around noon, and 4pm. (Peak times). I am almost 100% ok during the night time before bed and in the early morning now. (I know, this isn't hypoglycemic traits).

My question to the group is: Do you suggest anything to help the depression episodes?

And what role did the near-accident trauma have on me? I still have bad thoughts on the near-acident. Very intrustive, almost OCD type fears.

Also, do I really have to give up coffee?

Thanks in advance,
DB