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Feb. 21st, 2014 10:36 pmMy restless legs (RLS) has been getting bad lately, enough to stop me sleeping which is unusual for me.
Found out today that one probable cause is antihistamines of the exact type that I *need* to take for mast cell crap.. I've been taking more of them because getting the prednisolone dose down under 5mg means that my immune system is going crazy.
Talk about catch-22:
Option 1: Take prednisolone long-term. Long-term side effects of pred include cataracts, osteoporosis, and weight gain.
Option 2: Be incredibly itchy all over all the time. Take buckets of antihistamines. Have restless legs so badly I can’t sleep.
That’s a fucking unfair set of options, life.
There is a *possible* option 3 which is that the RSL is actually been triggered off by an iron deficiency, but given that I haven’t been losing any blood (no periods, no other bleeding) and I eat lots of red meat that seems unlikely. I’ll get it tested ASAP though because it’s definitely the best possibility at this point!
Bleah. ;(
Found out today that one probable cause is antihistamines of the exact type that I *need* to take for mast cell crap.. I've been taking more of them because getting the prednisolone dose down under 5mg means that my immune system is going crazy.
Talk about catch-22:
Option 1: Take prednisolone long-term. Long-term side effects of pred include cataracts, osteoporosis, and weight gain.
Option 2: Be incredibly itchy all over all the time. Take buckets of antihistamines. Have restless legs so badly I can’t sleep.
That’s a fucking unfair set of options, life.
There is a *possible* option 3 which is that the RSL is actually been triggered off by an iron deficiency, but given that I haven’t been losing any blood (no periods, no other bleeding) and I eat lots of red meat that seems unlikely. I’ll get it tested ASAP though because it’s definitely the best possibility at this point!
Bleah. ;(
