If you’re taking lots of antihistamines and still struggling with what you think is histamine intolerance, you need to hear this! Histamine intolerance is a huge problem — something I see in my clinical practice in about 50% of my clients. It’s tricky (and frustrating) because they’re often taking multiple antihistamines (though getting minimal results), having trouble sleeping, and feel like their doctors don’t fully know why they’re either so reactive to everything or their allergy panels come back “completely normal”. Whether you’re dealing with eczema, rosacea, chronic hives and psoriasis (though this pattern is much less common in psoriasis), your case should be evaluated for what I describe as Histamine Overload. Ultimately, identifying this pattern is crucial to knowing how what else to consider and potentially address that could be making you miserable. While you need histamine (it’s an important neurotransmitter), too much in your body can be really problematic! It’s my hope that this first part of the Histamine Intolerance + Skin Rashes series will help you to unravel this complex problem by connecting dots for you that you might not be familiar with! In this episode: What is Histamine Overload + your Histamine Cup? Skin issues that can be connected to excess histamine How to tell if you have Histamine Overload Your gut’s hidden role in driving histamine higher Histamine breakdown in the gut (and medications that can impair it) Histamine supportive supplements Quotes: Some bugs cause mast cells to dump histamine (thus increasing the level) while other bugs can actually produce histamine. If you have histamine overload, antihistamines may be a necessary bandaid while you work on underlying issues.