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Chronic Illness 5w
i take otc antihistamines to help with my hEDS symptoms and they've finally stopped working 🙁 where do i go from here
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Anonymous 5w

I take two xyzal in the evening and 10-20mg Pepcid in the morning and it has been helping a lot

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

Wait antihistamines can help with hEDS symptoms!?!?

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5w

MCAS and hEDS (and POTS) feed into each other. When MCAS is uncontrolled it leads to worse symptoms of the others and vice versa. So antihistamines help with the MCAS and thus help the hEDS

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 5w

literally same! The pepcid might be a big part of why I finally recovered from long covid after almost 3yrs

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