Hi Tina! Welcome aboard!

I'll answer a couple of your questions:

1) If you've been off Atkins for 5 years and your hair is still thinning, it's probably unrelated to diet.

3) Good for you! Your doctor is not your dad or your boss - s/he is an advisor. IHMO, those kinds of medications are a band-aid solution - they don't solve the problem. Why not solve the problem and eliminate the need for the meds?

Much luck to you. Seek help (here or elsewhere) in fighting the emotional eating thing. Like a boyfriend who has cheated on you, food has stabbed you in the back and you need to kick it to the curb, even though you may still love it.

Just be sure to check in with your doc because you will surely need your meds adjusted.

Keep us posted!