Thanks for the info everybody. It's a lot to take in but I'm going to make use of it and start taking control. Once this all happened it was hard to look at because I was so scared and run down that I could barely do anything, let alone keep studying what was going on with me and try to find answers. I put my health in the hands of my naturopath and she's doing the best she can, but I need to be more proactive and start to understand what's happening to me. I already have a start. I'm moving in with my friend who is a shamanic healer this weekend and it will be a big positive change for me. Also I think I'm going to start meditating once a day even though I'm resistant to it. Nutritional balancing will be next, and also a second opinion from another naturopath. NB is just a little daunting because it's a big long process to get started on and its kind of expensive, but it doesn't look like there could be any harm in it and on the contrary, I've heard lots of good results from it so far. I'm going to avoid the 5-htp, it kept me up all night and I think that probably has to do with it being used in combination with st johns wort given this new info. I'm gonna stick around here and use this like I used to use my candida forum. I can't hide from my problems anymore. Thanks again and I'll keep posting.