Qeastion Damon huff

Hello damon baybe you could give me some advice since the age of fourteen I have had seasonal allergies and at the age of 34 I found I I'm allergic to dogs I have always had some skin issues but about four years ago I had a nervous break down very stressfull time five days later my hole body begain to itch from head to toe at times I get sensaitions on my face arms and legs lime small spiders crawling on me this is torture if I dident take a antihistimean every day it actually menefests into a burning feeling I wouldent evin be able to function I to know that this must be an internal malefunction I just don't know witch orgain is to blame  no one should have to live with this

[Bhupinder Kaur, MD]

Hello,
This feeling of crawling sensations that you are having are called Paresthesia. Chronic paresthesia indicates a problem with the functioning of neurons.

Parasthesias are common in alcoholics and metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypothyroidism, and hypoparathyroidism. They can also be due to peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition.

Get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels evaluated. You can take some vit B12 for some days and see if the tingling is gone or not.

In case the symptoms persist then please consult a neurologist as it can be due to some neurological disorder. It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.