It's now been about four months since finally getting a diagnosis of Histamine Intolerance/MCAS. I'm by no means symptom-free, but I no longer have those agonizing flares. I generally just feel strange neuro sensations vs. pain now.

My immunologist initially told me to take Zyrtec (H1 histamine blocker) once a day and Pepcid AC (H2 histamine blocker) twice a day. Those are cookie-cutter, one size fits all treatments of symptoms. I'm no longer doing that as I'm just trying to keep my histamine levels low by watching my diet. Notably, I'm being a lot more careful with how I treat leftovers. Histamine builds in meat as it ages, and eating less meat has been part of my plan. Salt intake also plays a role with me, so I'm watching that as well.

I'm working with a functional medicine doctor now to try to get to the root cause of my problems vs. just avoiding or dealing with the symptoms of it. That process has just started. If there's success, I'll post the treatment plan.