Histamine

I actually have to wear compression socks to bed every single night because when I get up in the morning, I'm like super dizzy and I have to center myself before I even get out of bed.

Now, if you layer histamine on top of that, histamine opens your blood vessels, so more blood pooling, more POTS symptoms.

Can you see how one is just triggering the other? Histamine also activates the brain, so you get more anxiety, you get more insomnia, you get more reactivity.

Histamine interacts with the connective tissues, so more sensitivity.

more mystery symptoms, and then everything is amplified.

So for me, what suddenly looked like random symptoms that I used to go to the doctor for, I'm really dizzy, my tummy's not working properly, I've got this skin rash, you know, I'm breaking out in hives, I'm completely exhausted, I'm really anxious.

Hi, welcome to Histamine Health Coach.

I'm Teresa Christensen, a functional medicine certified health coach who lives with histamine intolerance and understands how unpredictable life can feel when your body seems to react to everything.

I've been through the food restrictions, the confusion, and the fear that come with symptoms no one can quite explain and that others, quite frankly, don't seem to understand.

Now, I help women calm their bodies, ease symptoms, and rebuild trust with food and themselves.

This podcast is where I share what I've learned, real stories, practical strategies, and a reminder that healing begins when you understand your body and give it space to feel safe again.

Hello, welcome back to Histamine Health Coach.

I'm Teresa Christensen, and I help women live well with histamine intolerance.

Today, we're taking a closer look at menopause and how it may affect histamine intolerance and mast cell activation syndrome.