PSA: *Really* Anxious or Emotional? Read Here...
I'm begging anyone (especially the ladies!!) who has ever felt that their anxiety or emotions just don't seem to fit with everyone else: please look up MAST CELL ACTIVATION SYNDROME. My panic disorder has virtually resolved with antihistamines. This isn't pseudoscience, this is psychiatry's biggest failure. Are you hypermobile? Do a double-take. Sensitive to medications? SSRIs seem to make you more anxious? It may not all be in your head as you've likely been told. Up to 17% of the population has MCAS presentation. So many of us are labelled with horrific stigmatizing diagnoses, institutionalized, told we're too sensitive or dramatic. I'm desperate to get the word out because the harm is profound!
The papers below and a 2-week therapeutic trial of over-the-counter antihistamines drastically changed the course of my life. I wonder if it might change yours.
Mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) is an immune disease with an estimated prevalence of 17%. Mast cell chemical mediators lead to heteroge
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Neuropsychiatric disorders have been observed in mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS). MCAS is a common, yet rarely diagnosed, inflammatory,
Therapeutic antihistamine trial includes both H1 (e.g. cetirizine, loratidine) and H2 (e.g. famotidine) blockers over the course of 2 weeks at doses 2-4x higher than that listed on the package. YOU WILL NOTICE A BIG DIFFERENCE if MCAS is your issue after a 2 week trial.
