I've developed a mysterious prickly itch
all over my body. It hits in random
areas, from my scalp to my ankles (feet
are okay, so far). This just started
happening w/in the last 2 weeks after a
trip to vegas and denver.
My 1st thought was I had picked up
something in a hotel, but I was meticulous
about looking for critters in the beds,
like bedbugs. 2nd thought was a reaction
to something I ate, but that's not it.
3rd is menopause, which i'm going thru
right now.
It's keeping me awake at night and
benadryl doesn't help at all. At this
very moment, part of my left arm, inner
right thigh, waist, right side of neck,
back of left knee are prickly itchy. If I
scratch or sometimes just touch the area
that's itching, the sensation goes away
temporarily. Sometimes i'll see raised
bumps, but most times nothing.
I've eliminated contact dermatitis, food
allergies, and i'm on no meds. My
dermatologist is baffled especially since
he can see nothing wrong.
Updage: within the last 2 minutes since
starting this thread, the itchies have
moved to my right inner arm, left wrist,
left hand (upper), right index finger,
right lower leg, front of neck, no visible
bumps, and as I write this, all these
locations are changing (stomach, left butt
check, left inner elbow, right upper
back)! It's driving me a little crazy, so
if anyone out there is having same
symptoms, please respond.
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Grechie
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Posted: 08-08-08 02:44am
Hey there
I know this thread is old but...
I developed the same thing last week n i
still got it, did u find out what caused
it? its driving me nuts!!! I suffer from
an anxiety disorder i wonder if it has
anything to do with that? i took some
tablets to "stop itchy skin" but they
didnt work.
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Itchy all over Posted: 09-08-08 17:03pm
I have the same exact thing, they think it
could be from TRICOR that i stopped taking
3 weeks ago. DR have taken some blood and
am waiting for results of allergy
tests....
Over the counter antihistimines do not
work, the predosone they prescribed didnt
work.
They have given me a higher dose
antihistimine that helps but not 100%.
Any ideas what to do would be helpful.
Itchy all over.
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annamarie0408
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No answers Posted: 09-08-08 22:20pm
My symptoms went away within a month. The
itchies still flare up often, but not as
severe as they were back when I first
posted. My doctor had no answers.
My own diagnosis is it's a stress related
disorder that affects my immune system in
some weird, itchy way. When it first
happened, it was after a Vegas/Denver trip
and before a scheduled trip to Nashville.
Also, at that time, I was not working and
not taking my vitamins.
I noticed when I am regularly taking a
multi-vitamin, I have no weird itchies. My
problem is multi-vitamins eventually upset
my stomach. But, for the time I can
tolerate them, they relive the itchy
symptoms.
