ME/CFS, somewhat better after mast cell stabilisers and antihistamines
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill before improving or writing
- Not stated
- Last post
- Aug 2023
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I've had CFS for years
In context ↗ - Now: Somewhat better
I've had a lot of improvement from taking Sodium Chromoglycate, DAO, Ketotifen and Zyrtec.
In context ↗
Read from 9 of their posts and comments; links to the 8 this page draws on
Summary
Mesa 37453 reported a lot of improvement in 2018 from mast cell stabilisers and antihistamines, crediting sodium cromoglycate, ketotifen, Zyrtec, DAO and a restricted diet. By 2023 they still had CFS; magnesium citrate was the only magnesium that helped. Molybdenum significantly reduced something they used to struggle with, Equilibrium made no difference and bicarbonate was unclear.
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What they tried
What they credit
Also tried
Their words about each treatment
- Sodium Chromoglycate · Helped
I've had a lot of improvement from taking Sodium Chromoglycate, DAO, Ketotifen and Zyrtec.
In context ↗ - restricted diet/exposure to chemicals · Helped
Sodium Chromoglycate, Zyrtec, Ketotifen, restricted diet/exposure to chemicals, tonnes of magnesium, DOA + others.
In context ↗ - mag citrate · Helped
I've had CFS for years, and the only one that really helps me is mag citrate.
In context ↗ - bicarb · Not said
I drink a bit of bicarb each day - not sure if it helps or not.
In context ↗ - Molybdenum tablets · Helped
I used to really struggle with this too. Molybdenum tablets with each meal reduced it significantly.
In context ↗ - Equilibrium · No change
I tried Equilibrium and it made no difference, good or bad.
In context ↗
Approaches: H1 antihistamines · Antihistamines & MCAS · Diet · Supplements
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| onset | had CFS for yearsI've had CFS for yearsIn context ↗ |
| 2018-03-15 | most promising improvement from mast cell stabilisers and antihistaminestreatment with mast cell stabilizing drugs and antihistamines has been my most promising intervention so farIn context ↗ |
| 2023-08-01 | still had CFS; magnesium citrate the only magnesium that helpedthe only one that really helps me is mag citrateIn context ↗ |
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Mast cell (MCAS) & allergies
responding well to mast cell treatments
In context ↗
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