Hello,
I am always itchy, all over my body. I know from other posts that dry skin causes itchiness, but I know I don’t have dry skin. Its isn’t like a rash, but when I itch, my skin becomes raised. After I itch I can see the path of my fingernails, they seem to "swell." On my arms, however, I get little raised bumps after I itch. Anti-itch cream doesn’t work because the same area never stays itchy for too long and I can’t predict which area of my body will become itchy next. Even my scalp is itchy at times, not because of dandruff or dry skin, even after I have showered and washed my hair several times and scrubbed my body until there could be no possible dirt left. I don’t believe that it could be allergies because I will experience itchiness for a length of time, maybe 2-3 weeks, then (without my noticing) I won’t be itchy for a time; but the itchiness always returns. IT doesn’t seem as if it is an allergic reaction because my routine doesn’t change, I’m not being exposed to new stimuli. I fear eczema, but that doesn’t seem to fit either. I don’t experience after affects of the itchiness (I don’t have scaly patches of skin or lasting rash/swollenness/hives). Taking Benadryl does not help to relieve my itching either. At times it is difficult for me to sleep due to my itching, while at other times I scarcely notice. Please help me, I may go insane from this persistent itch.