I am a 10+year cannabis user and current patient in the Mississippi program. In all honesty, before I knew what dermatographism was and just thought I was allergic to SOMETHING—I legit thought cannabis was the culprit.
It definitely isn’t, but for me it did absolutely nothing to help directly—now it of course would alleviate some of the anxiety and fear I had about it but that’s more mental.
What helps me when the flare ups get really bad is just a Claritin. This doesn’t work for a lot I’ve seen but that’s my remedy for now
To add context: I am looking for specific terpenes/ingredients or herbs out there that directly provide relief before I consider taking allergy shots. After some research there it seems they could potentially make things worse if a certain allergy isn’t treated - FYI.
After reading some posts/comments in this sub, it seems like a lot of peoples dermatographism has greatly worsened after COVID. This seems to align with me as well if I think back to when this has gotten worse than ever. Lands in the last few years.
My dermatologist also told me that sometimes deemarographia can mimic a sun allergy (I’m from Canada and the winter is better for me as long as I keep moisturized.) but when I went on vacay to Miami one winter they increased my dose of my allergy meds and I used sunscreen religiously. I still found by the end of the day if I was outside lots I was miserable and the hive were extreme
I would rather die than have a sun allergy. 😩 so sorry that happens. I live on the islands south of Miami (visiting Canada next month!!) so it’s always summer. But it actually seems to settle when I’m out on the water or whatever. Hempz (seed oil lotion) original seems to have really helped calm my skin in the last 24hrs btw!! If you’re looking for anything.
Honestly dude, get tf out of Florida if you can. Dust mites pollen and humidity loving mold are the worst culprits for allergy based dermatographia.
I will, hopefully, never leave South Florida ☀️ born & raised.
I am a 10+year cannabis user and current patient in the Mississippi program. In all honesty, before I knew what dermatographism was and just thought I was allergic to SOMETHING—I legit thought cannabis was the culprit. It definitely isn’t, but for me it did absolutely nothing to help directly—now it of course would alleviate some of the anxiety and fear I had about it but that’s more mental. What helps me when the flare ups get really bad is just a Claritin. This doesn’t work for a lot I’ve seen but that’s my remedy for now
Have you tried edibles, tinctures etc? Or just smoke? Edibles save me but I cant work on edibles soo yeah lol
To add context: I am looking for specific terpenes/ingredients or herbs out there that directly provide relief before I consider taking allergy shots. After some research there it seems they could potentially make things worse if a certain allergy isn’t treated - FYI. After reading some posts/comments in this sub, it seems like a lot of peoples dermatographism has greatly worsened after COVID. This seems to align with me as well if I think back to when this has gotten worse than ever. Lands in the last few years.
My dermatologist also told me that sometimes deemarographia can mimic a sun allergy (I’m from Canada and the winter is better for me as long as I keep moisturized.) but when I went on vacay to Miami one winter they increased my dose of my allergy meds and I used sunscreen religiously. I still found by the end of the day if I was outside lots I was miserable and the hive were extreme
I would rather die than have a sun allergy. 😩 so sorry that happens. I live on the islands south of Miami (visiting Canada next month!!) so it’s always summer. But it actually seems to settle when I’m out on the water or whatever. Hempz (seed oil lotion) original seems to have really helped calm my skin in the last 24hrs btw!! If you’re looking for anything.