Posted by Lao Tzu on May 29, 2010, at 11:32:09
In reply to Re: B vitamins and histamine levels, posted by Hombre on May 29, 2010, at 5:00:14
Yes, I had tried Remeron before with good results. I am currently on 4mg of Risperdal per day, which as you said, is a potent antihistamine. The Risperdal definitely addresses a high histamine state to some degree, and I seem to sleep better with this med, at least initially. After a couple of years on it, I had to take Benadryl at 50mg at bedtime to get to sleep because it is an H1 antagonist. With the Benadryl, I actually had more energy and lower depression the following day, which leads me to believe I am high histamine. However, the sleep-inducing effects of Benadryl wear off after a few nights of consistent dosing. So I turned to supplements that help lower histamine, which include methionine, magnesium, calcium, vitamin C, and B6. So far so good. I sleep better and the depression is better. One way I can tell that my histamine is decreasing is that frankly, my libido is much decreased. I know, too much information, right? High histamine people seem to have a very high libido, and that was the case for me even though I am on some heavy drugs that typically cause libido problems for the majority of people who take them, especially the antidepressants. I also tried Trazodone for sleep, which may affect histamine as well, and it made me feel better the following day, but it didn't put me to sleep. So I stopped taking it. When I was in the hospital years ago, I was put on Seroquel which helped with sleep, although I only took it for about 3 days and then off. I felt zonked being on that one. Believe it or not, Buspar helped me sleep better, but I'm not sure if it affects histamine or not. Probably not. Besides, my new psych doc won't prescribe it to me because flat out, he doesn't like it. I tried Abilify, Geodone, and Zyprexa too for short trials, which also might affect histamine levels, but Risperdal is the med that my psych doc is sticking with.
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