Two months with no antihistamines after a Hashimoto's diagnosis
Zeta's dermatographia arrived alongside Hashimoto's. Whole food, probiotics, vitamin C, red light and cold exposure took her off antihistamines entirely.
Zeta ·
- Living with it
- Less than a year
- Main trigger
- Clothing tags and pressure, plus blood sugar spikes
- What helped
- Whole-food diet, probiotics, vitamin C, red light and cold exposure — no antihistamines for two months
I thought this might be helpful. I've had dermatographia for around 6 months, starting at the same time as being diagnosed with Hashimoto's. The itching was horrendous, keeping me up at night if I didn't take an antihistamine.
I don't take any antihistamines now. I haven't for two months.
What I changed: my diet, mostly. Organic, whole food only. No alcohol, no processed food, no gluten, no dairy. I take a histamine-intolerance-friendly probiotic, a methylated multivitamin, and stinging nettle drops twice a day. I also use a red light therapy panel, an earthing sheet, and I do cold exposure. Plus 2000mg of vitamin C powder and organic black seed oil.
I know it seems extreme. The diet is the main thing I think, and the rest is more for the Hashimoto's — but I couldn't wear certain clothes before, especially anything with tags, and I just itched all day. It was a nightmare. Now there's no itching, and the red raised marks after scratching have calmed down so much.
It's early days and I'm hoping it goes away completely, but it doesn't interfere with my life or my sleep any more. One other thing I've noticed: if I spike my blood glucose I get some itching, so that may be part of it too.
Hope it helps someone.