If you have suspected or confirmed mast cell problems, what have been the most unexpected early warning signs that it's Time To Take A Benadryl*?

*or other rescue med, etc
I have flushing episodes that are pretty standard, but I definitely also have SUDDEN COGNITIVE & FULL BODY EXHAUSTION (affectionately known as bee brain because my brain uh, feels full of bees) that I am always thrown off by.

"Why do I suddenly need a nap?! Oh. Need benadryl."
One of the strangest discoveries of this crash is that bee brain is not inherently part of my fatigue.

When I unwittingly lived in toxic mold in 2017, I thought that feeling was just part of being exhausted?

I've still had cog fatigue this year, but it's much less... something.
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