fie!!! no auroras too us. too bright, or too late. ah well. i'm too tired to be faffing about outdoors in this cold anyway

Remember, you deserve to have your needs met, and also, I love you. 🫶

So listen to your emotions - yes, even anger - because they have something to say. They’re trying to take care of you.

Use those emotions to identify problems and to give you the *energy* to fix them - but don’t use those emotions to *hurt* people. Not even yourself.

yeah I don't think anxiety is one of the listed side effects but I did find other people on r/gastritis that noticed similar effects. I also can't take cough syrup with dextromethorphan, gives me panic attacks :/ i wish i could follow chemicals thru my body w a 📷 and see what they get up to lol

ohhhhh jeez, i never heard about the Nexium thing. 😬 yeah, mine I think was Pantoprazole/Protonix but still PPI issue in general if you take it like. well I thought it was something like 9mo-1yr but searching now I see something as little as 3 months, but even at 6mo my mineral labs were ok yet🤨

Double check my claims with resources like cleveland clinic, friends with MCAS, MCAS forums, etc! I am not the end all be all source.

So. The MCAS Protocol. It's what's gone around disability circles as the "what to do until you get a doctor who listens".

As for what to do if you find yourself in a situation where you suspect MCAS?

Well, here's where I have to be super duper clear i am not a doctor. In fact the idea of suggesting any treatment beyond accessibility devices puts me in a moral quandary. So please double check my claims!

Wear a mask. Get vaccinated if you can but still wear a mask. And for the love of fuck, PLEASE stop spraying ubers/lyfts with the cheapest most synthetic fragrances imaginable. Some people don't have other options and that stuff gets DEEP into clothes.

And...Well...I wish I had better news. That there was just one easy trick to never worry about MCAS again. but unfortunately there currently isn't. Please do not believe anyone who claims that this one food or one pill will fix everything. It's easy to cling to, but never true.

Well, I suppose tactful friends are also good. Key thing is really being able to outstubborn the US medical system which can in fact be a challenge. THus why it's helpful to have a third party to tell the doctor they're not even trying.

Speaking of US medical systems...You're going to want a friend who's done their research, looked at all sorts of medical studies, and has a dire case of "foot in mouth" syndrome to be a "medical advocate" for you aka get to be in the room and speak up if the doctor starts dismissing you.

famotidine is definitely "gentler" on the system!!

thanks for ur thorough post!

oh, this is something i know about! Prilosec/omeprazole is a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) and you really dont want to be on it long term if it can be helped! it can also deplete your magnesium over time. it actually turbocharged my anxiety so that was fun :') I took it for acute gastritis tho

thank you, i sincerely needed this laugh <3