Old Bones
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The first beta blocker I tried was propanolol, but I'm allergic to that - it made me itch all over.
@Gingergrrl mentioned above that beta blockers aren't great for people with MCAS. I wonder if that's why the propranolol caused you to itch all over.
Is the dietary advice to take more salt and liquids, or the generic "Eat Right, Exercise More, Don't Smoke" advice that is the magic cure-all for most everything?
I suspect the dietary advice would be the typical "eat right" recommended for heart attack patients. I tried the "take more salt and liquids" advice for POTS. The "liquids" part I'm OK with. But, adding even a pinch of salt several times throughout the day caused fluid build-up in my right ear (Meniere's disease?) and auditory distortions so severe, I could hardly recognize my environment. Interestingly, I seem to be able to tolerate natural unrefined sea salt better than the typical table salt (sodium chloride) I was using in the past.