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Posted 6/12/2015 3:45 AM (GMT 0)
In addition to everything else, I have itchies. How do you help this? So far my ND has nothing for me, as they want to see what supplements I'm on first.
Posted 6/12/2015 3:58 AM (GMT 0)
I use the spray version of Benadryl and it seems to help on my arms / legs / hands when the itching shows up.
Posted 6/12/2015 5:13 AM (GMT 0)
Hydrocortisone cream and ice packs.

It's something to do with the nerves misfiring and the ice packs seem to help the most for me.
Posted 6/12/2015 10:48 AM (GMT 0)
Staying away from itchy clothing and bed sheets.

Using a natural type of shampoo and body wash.

Applying Aloe Vera Gelly after my baths and showers.
Posted 6/12/2015 11:10 AM (GMT 0)
Itching is considered low-grade pain. I use lotion and rub my legs/feet/arms vigorously. This seems to help solve the problem.
Posted 6/12/2015 7:55 PM (GMT 0)
It's all over, and it's all the time. I can't really carry around ice packs with me to the store. And I'd lose all feeling due to the cold.
Yeah I did read the pain receptors are similar or same as itch. The medical papers I've read on Neuro based itching, however, never mention Fibro as a cause (even though as we all know, fibro just means they cannot find the actual cause--kinda like being diagnosed with IBS (which I've had in the past)---which means 'we don't know').
I feel like I just might lose my mind. I read about someone who had a particular neuro itch syndrome/disease--she no longer felt pain when she itched and she itched right through her skull and menges. That does so much for my anxiety.
How can I hold down a job when I'm itching all the time and feeling pin pricks all over? I'm just getting really depressed.
Posted 6/12/2015 8:19 PM (GMT 0)
Well, learning to make peace with the condition is a long-term thing. Try something, and if it doesn't work try something else. There are lots of somethings. Even the old timers have to try new courses of action at times, because things change.

Diagnosis is a tricky animal, little more than an educated guess, even with the most talented of physicians.

I like to say that figuring out a management routine takes about a year, more or less. Life doesn't stop, it just needs to be more considered.
Posted 6/12/2015 8:27 PM (GMT 0)
Hi Phlx,

I've been dealing with it for years. It first started in my back.

What helps me too is to wear loose clothing.
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