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debbie_1966
debbie_1966

Hi all newish symptom please help I have an itch all across my left breast underarm & onto my right shoulder blade it is so itchy that I want to scratch my skin off it also feels like bad sunburn I cant stand it being touched but have to scratch it sometimes have pains shooting through it does anyone else experience this as it is a new one to me

Thanks n hugs

Debbie

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  • mandy72855
    mandy72855 debbie_1966

    Posted

    Hi Debbie,

    Ya I also get an awful irritating itch. I mainly suffer this at night time, GP said it's all to do with the nerve damage

    They prescribed an e45, cream for itchy skin. Didn't work as it's what's happening underneath the skin and not on the surface

    Don't know above you but I also bruise for no apparent reason aswell.

    Gentle hugs to you Debbie

    X

    • debbie_1966
      debbie_1966 mandy72855

      Posted

      Thanks Mandy yes I bruise so easily n for no reason the itching is so annoying but just another thing to add to the long list x

      Gentle hugs x

    • Magpie2me
      Magpie2me debbie_1966

      Posted

      Have you had this before Debbie? It may be an allergy as well. Something you are eating or something new in washing product? Have you ever had shingles? That could cause itching in the area as well. Check with your doctor Debbie to put your mind at ease. Boy we sure can get some weird reactions heh?! All the best girl! Maggie xx
    • mandy72855
      mandy72855 debbie_1966

      Posted

      Ya it is awful Debbie. I've just remembered that I also use Epson salts in my bath. Helps also if you have dry skin. I don't know whether you have a home and bargain shop in your area but they sell it for a few pounds.

      Hope this helps

      X

    • debbie_1966
      debbie_1966 Magpie2me

      Posted

      Thanks magpie2me I haven't changed washing powder or eaten anything different as am careful with these things i have had the sunburn feeling b4 but not the itching I thought about shingles but don't have a rash going to phone go 2moz for appointment to have it checked as driving me crazy

      Gentle hugs x

  • roy36708
    roy36708 debbie_1966

    Posted

    I sympathize! I am 65 and have so darn many symptoms that I can't count that high! I have noticed that I will often wake up and just be itching all over. I never seem to have a rash and it's one of those symptoms that comes and goes. I take quite a bit of otc benadryl. It works for me as I can tke it on an as needed basis. I never know anymore whether my weird symptoms are due to the fibro or old age! I have a new ache or pain every day that may go away or may become part of my life. I had a mild rash on just the top of my feet a few weeks ago. Didn't itch, or hurt had no new soap or anything. I had a dr. appt for a checkup coming up and thought I would mention it. Of course it had disappeared by then and something else had taken it's place, I'm sure! He is very nice and just shakes his head and says the complexity of the human body is mind boggling!

     

  • bronwyn97278
    bronwyn97278 debbie_1966

    Posted

    Hi Debbie and others; Yes to the "itching and feeling of being sunburnt".   many of us have had this/these symptoms, so not something that is secondary to "washing powders/anything else" usually.  This symptom can drive me crazy, too, and usually at night as well (can keep me awake if I don't recognize it early enough).  I take an OTC anti-histamine, and one that does not make me drowsy, as there is enough other meds that do that for us.  Ask your pharmacist for a "non-drowsy anti-histamine tablet" and if they ask for your symptoms, tell them "you have an auto-immune condition", and Most will understand completely, with no other questions asked.

    ?As for the sunburnt feeling, this is my main and original symptom....and my reason for takng Amitriptylline, as it is the Only med/therapy that relieves this very painful symptom.  I get it Everywhere there is muscle (even my cheeks), and Much worse in summer with the extreme heat.       Hope this helps you?     Bron

  • lenie95046
    lenie95046 debbie_1966

    Posted

    Hi Debbie, I dont know how old you are, I am 56 and in menopause and I am itchy ALLLL  the time especially my breast. I have fibro too, I take benadryl when it gets too bad and I just read where apple cider vinegar in the bath works well

  • mandy72855
    mandy72855 debbie_1966

    Posted

    Hi all,

    I also get terribly itchy skin, I developed red spots

    On all over body, but my arms got the worst and they've all scarred. Dermatologist said it's more than likely all the meds I'm on. I'm also going through menopause, I'm 46. I sweat something chronic,all day and all night.

    Not nice for us is it!!!

    😥 X

  • Kubie
    Kubie debbie_1966

    Posted

    Go see a dermatologist..but also try anti-histamines and FRESH CUT PINEAPPLE!!!  Especially if you have fibro!!!  Give it 48 hours for those enzymes to work into your muscles!!!
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