MCAS & Long Haul COVID: Research for the Future - Dr.Tania Demsey interviewed by Dr. Eric Gordon

A lively discussion between two specialists in complex chronic illness on the issues of the diagnosis and treatment of mast cell activation syndrome, and how it might interact with Long Haul COVID. Dr. Eric Gordon, MD of Gordon Medical Associates interviews Dr. Tania Dempsey, MD, ABIHM of AIM Center for Personalized Medicine.

Key Takeaways
• What mast cells are, what they do when healthy, and how dysfunctional mast cell activation works.
• Symptoms of mast cell activation syndrome (MCAS) in different body systems.
• Mast cells, inflammation, and neurological effects in patients.
• Mast cell activation syndrome and its impact on COVID-19 recovery.
• Possible risk factors for getting Long Haul COVID.
• The trifecta: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS)/lax connective tissue, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)/dysautonomia, and MCAS.
• Why MCAS is so difficult for doctors to diagnose.
• First level treatment of MCAS: Mast cell targeted therapies.
• The importance of persisting in treatment.
• The importance of understanding the underlying issues that lead to long COVID.
• Research for the future.
• Why double blind scientific studies are not always useful for individual patients.
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📢: ** This information is not to be taken as medical advice. Always consult your practitioner before making any changes to your treatment.
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[medwissyougmbh]

Thanks a lot for these very interesting talk! Do you have any experience, with MCAS, COVID Vaccination and a tumor afterwards - I guess this is an absolutely worst-case combination. I am very afraid regarding metastasis due to the underlying immune system problem. I was thus very grafteful for your recommendations about the peptides (I guess it was another video), but in this case the immune system is absolutely down as could be seen in the blood, but on the other site, it easly increases to much :-( Is SOT-Therapy to avoid metastasis a suitable idea or will there be problems with having MCAS? I am a little worried, as on your website you wrote, that the SOT is given with an antihistaminicum.... I was thinking about this, also besides looking for an underlying infection and also treating it with SOT. Do you also do online consultations, working with patients in EU?

[sankarawasright]

Great talk. It’s really not worth it for someone to seek out care for suspected mcas from an allopathic doc, it only causes psychological and physical harm. A much better use of their time is seeking out care from an environmental or mold/lyme literate doc.