3 years of scalp itch!
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Hello, im 24 now and i have scalp problems since i was 20/21,i used to wash my hair almost everyday cause thats how i was feeling comfortable with citylife job i always wanted to feel fresh i was using ultrex etc didnt cared a lot about my shampoo then i moved to Argentina (im from Greece) and stayed there for some months this is where the itch went crazy i wasnt in a really good mood aswell thought since then it never stoped i visited there a dermatologist that told me its subborheic dermatitis and gave me some kortizone and shampoos etc that actually helped for like 1 week then the itching came back worse well before moving back to Greece i lived in Ireland for 1.5 year there i didnt visit any dermatologist and tried to fight it alone i tried Home remedies hair masks i tried not to wash often like everything but still the itching never ends some days its ok but when it hits back its horrible i also tried No dairy products No Bread products i use to eat a lot of fruits i dont excercise much but i think i walk enough now im back in Greece i visited here 3 dermatologists that just looked at my scalp touched it and said subborheic they didnt do any more tests they just asked questions and scratch a bit my scalp they gave me shampoos (ketokonazole,Pyrithione zinc etc) to use 1/2 times per week <br>I even tried the 3 times per week that someone consulted me Nothing ever worked sometimes it burned my scalp so i stoped them after using them about 1 year ...any way im still itching horrible usualy at night when i go home im not stressfull my life is going really well but the thing is itch is there and i think my hair isnt so strong anymore after all this products and the problem is the only time i feel my scalp in a good shape is after a wash i use La pose rochay daily use anti dandruff its decent i feel good whole day but some nights i itch really hard what can i do ? is there any test i can do to my scalp or anything specific in order to find the cause even if it is subborheic what to do im rally desperate 
I have job a perfect girl a perfect family and a fking itch that drives me crazy !!!!
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joseph45067 robertin42127
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Robert, 36 year old male here.
I suffered for two long years with the worst scalp itch you can imagine, went to tons of doc's, even went to the University of Michigan Derm department. I was prescribed everything from Doxepin to Neurotin. Nothing worked at all. All gave me bad sides. Some nights I would literally be crying in my bed. I did a strict food diet and cut out all gluten, which sucked! Gluten would make it worse, also cut out milk, eggs, nuts. I was losing weight fast. On top of that my left eye was so red I couldn't hardly see and had to wear my glasses instead of contacts.
A few days ago, in despair and after much praying, I took all of the chemicals that I put on my body and did a patch test kit on myself. Took my shampoo, hand soap, laundry soap, hair spray, everything. Put them all on bandaids and taped them to my forearm for 48 hours. I finally figured out it was the HAIR SPRAY! Praise GOD! My arm was all red and itching on the hair spray bandaid. Label them with a marker.
This all makes sense because about two years ago my wife got me to use her hair spray, I switched from hair gel to hair spray ever sense them. This is also the reason why my left eye was always red, I sprayed with my right hand towards my left eye on the top of my end. The crazy thing is that I switched hair sprays to a "free and clear" brand a few months ago and had the same reaction, so I never thought it was the hair spray! Well I was allergic to that kind also!
Back to hair gel! No itching at all, never felt better!
These are the first two days in two years that I have not itched and I feel like flying!
If you use hair gel, switch to some natural allergy free stuff. Do the bandaid test!
If that doesn't work, ask the doc for "lidex" it was the only thing that helped my hair, I used it every 3 days. It is a steroid solution.
joseph45067 robertin42127
Posted
Robert, 36 year old male here.
I suffered for two long years with the worst scalp itch you can imagine, went to tons of doc's, even went to the University of Michigan Derm department. I was prescribed everything from Doxepin to Neurotin. Nothing worked at all. All gave me bad sides. Some nights I would literally be crying in my bed. I did a strict food diet and cut out all gluten, which sucked! Gluten would make it worse, also cut out milk, eggs, nuts. I was losing weight fast. On top of that my left eye was so red I couldn't hardly see and had to wear my glasses instead of contacts.
A few days ago, in despair and after much praying, I took all of the chemicals that I put on my body and did a patch test kit on myself. Took my shampoo, hand soap, laundry soap, hair spray, everything. Put them all on bandaids and taped them to my forearm for 48 hours. I finally figured out it was the HAIR SPRAY! Praise GOD! My arm was all red and itching on the hair spray bandaid. Label them with a marker.
This all makes sense because about two years ago my wife got me to use her hair spray, I switched from hair gel to hair spray ever sense them. This is also the reason why my left eye was always red, I sprayed with my right hand towards my left eye on the top of my end. The crazy thing is that I switched hair sprays to a "free and clear" brand a few months ago and had the same reaction, so I never thought it was the hair spray! Well I was allergic to that kind also!
Back to hair gel! No itching at all, never felt better!
These are the first two days in two years that I have not itched and I feel like flying!
If you use hair gel, switch to some natural allergy free stuff. Do the bandaid test!