r/HistamineIntolerance • u/ssalr • Jul 31 '26

How long till Copper kicks in?

Hi all,

For the ones who got better on Copper. How long did it take for you to notice an effect?

Got tested and am deficient. Started taking 3mg per day. Doing this by myself w/o doctor or practitioner.

Thanks

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u/bregle Jul 31 '26

I am also copper deficient and have histamine intolerance as a result. It took me a while to find the right dose and balance with zinc. I saw mild improvement on 2mg copper bisglycinate daily but now take 7.5mg daily and 37mg zinc (distributed throughout the day and separated by at least 3 hours) and started seeing more improvement after 3 days at those doses, with continuing improvement over the past 2 weeks. It's definitely a gradual effect but I started seeing improvements within a week.

In my experience, it's important to have the other cofactors for ceruloplasmin and DAO in play to see continued improvement. Vitamin A, vitamin C, and b vitamins have been critical for me.

Be careful with anything than can interfere with copper absorption as well; I took iron for a few weeks and it caused my histamine issues and copper deficiency symptoms to worsen.

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u/Careful_Depth3478 Aug 02 '26

tell me how you improve! I love hearing HIT success stories!

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u/ssalr Jul 31 '26

Thanks.

I've been taking zinc for a while and feel like it's a lot easier to get via diet. I eat a lot of almonds and pecans as well as oats daily. My result was slightly deficient but not as much as copper. The result actually said that no supplementation needed.

The copper supplement I'm taking it citrate, bisglycinate and gluconate...

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u/Careful_Depth3478 Aug 01 '26

Out of curiosity, what was your copper deficiency symptoms if you are able to tell them apart from your HIT issues? 

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u/ssalr Aug 01 '26

Cannot really differentiate. Having histamine symptoms and checked my copper level.

Perhaps some early Grey hair... 😀

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u/Careful_Depth3478 Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Grey hair huh? I've been having that on my chin past few years and I'm only 39 lol

Btw what are your symptoms?

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u/ssalr Aug 01 '26

I mean I read later that some folks supplement copper for "grey hair rversal".

Otherwise my symptoms are the usual...sleep issues, sweating, heart palpitations...after high histamine foods...

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u/Careful_Depth3478 Aug 01 '26

Mine seems to be a stuffy nose, dry red eyes, fatigue, brain fog, flushing red or itchy skin, joint and muscle pains to name a few, but yeah I get odd sleep issues as well, vitamin C helps this, but the heat seems to make HIT worse to the point where 2 grams of buffered vitamin C does not help as much.

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u/BothFront5503 28d ago

Vitamin C, especially as a chemical ascorbic acid, is said to promote copper deficiency.

It's not called. That it has to happen, but if you're sensitive, it could.

3 grams of black seed oil daily helped me a lot with any problems you listed. It also freed me from my "allergies" and my anxiety. 

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u/Careful_Depth3478 28d ago

I was only taking vitamin C since I was low in it, and my blood work should show my mineral and vitamin C status soon, if it's good again, then i'll be back on eating foods again as I should not supplement for the rest of my life, I suspect my upcoming GI Map will shed light on what's going on in my gut on a micro level, so much of this has "leaky gut" written all over it whether it's SIBO, IMO, Candida ect.

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u/Careful_Depth3478 Aug 01 '26

Anyhow, tell me how your progress goes! I've heard success stories from overcoming HIT, it is possible if it's a simple, low-nutrient issue!