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Fall mold is pissing off my mast cells. The rain stirs it up and ☠️☠️☠️. But I love the outdoors in the fall, so sticking to 2mg prednisone until the first freeze. #mastcelldisease #mcas #allergies #chronicillness #migraine #fall #chronicfatigue #eds #pots #mushrooms Today is World Mental Health Day! Raise your hand if you’ve had your mast cell disease dismissed as anxiety. Raise your hand if you tried to explain mast cell disease can cause anxiety. For me, mast cell reactions can cause anxiety, depression, PMDD, and psychosis. Even people with seasonal allergies can experience anxiety from too much histamine. After over a decade of misery, I learned to treat these symptoms with mast cell medications and continuous hormones. Bottom line: Weird shit happens when your brain is inflamed, and it’s not your fault! #mcas #mastcelldisease #mentalhealthday #worldsmentalhealthday #mentalhealth #pmdd #eds #pots #chronicillness #migraine #lowhistamine #mentalhealthawareness My mast cells have redefined "healthy foods" 🙄 #mastcelldisease #mastcellactivationdisorder #MCAS #ibs #ibd #crohns #lowhistamine #lowfodmap #salicylateintolerance #fibromyalgia #PMDD First bath since surgery 🎉🎉🎉 When I asked the doctor how long I’d have to wait after surgery to take a bath, she said I could sit in water up to my hips. To which I replied, “So like a vagina bath? No thanks.” 🤣 I try to take two magnesium (not Epsom) salt baths a week for inflammation. #MCAS #mastcelldisease #mastcellactivationdisorder #EDS #POTS #fibromyalgia #gallbladder #amreading #selfcare #chronicpain #chronicillness #spooniehumor