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Interesting. Someone just recommended gabapentin but I am reluctant to try. I’m hearing more and more about the micro clots in legs that could be related. I’m going to start wearing compression socks during day while I work at home.
I did Allegra to block H1 for two weeks and it helped, but I stopped bc felt better and then had this itchy withdrawal on skin so I’m hesitant to start up again, but I hadn’t tried Pepcid ac to block H2. I heard that helps calm leg pain together to stop histamine issue which creates the issue. I’m already on low histamine diet so will continue that. It did help but I got off for vacation and pains in legs came back. Here is a article that helps provide context: https://www.livescience.com/antihistamines-to-treat-long-covid-pasc
NIH also did study. Low histamine isn’t well researched yet for long Covid but does seem to be increasingly referenced:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7336703/
If you google microclots team and South Africa study there is a company (I posted it in the discussion group under a micro clot test discussion) that has more info.
https://thehill.com/changing-america/well-being/medical-advances/588443-south-african-scientist-thinks-she-may-have/amp/
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/09/1071706533/the-role-of-tiny-blood-clots-in-long-covid
https://sciencenews.dk/en/some-hope-for-the-100-million-people-with-long-covid
Doug Kell’s paper that I found most helpful as he warns of scams of micro clot tests which do not exist right now:
http://dbkgroup.org/longcovid/
Also there is the South African researcher who is working on west coast with this company:
https://rthm.com/
This company just got fda approval and funding to build micro clot test. But this test requires technology that will take up to four months to build so I’m thinking we won’t as general public get access until early 2023 to see if our leg pain is truly micro clots or not.
Personally, I continue to go back and ask for more tests. I’m getting an MRI for my lower back to see if the tailbone pain is nerve damage related to leg pain. I was referred through my general doctor to an orthopedic specialist and she did X-ray on my back and all was normal and we hope mri may help identify if it’s nerve damage and if not then I will review my cardiologist to see about the options.
I recommend working with your doctor and start making these appointments now. The waiting time is insane and takes forever.