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Extremely itchy feet at night, not athlete's foot or parasitic.. help??
Hi, names Max.
I am seventeen years old and I have been suffering with extreme problems sleeping for.. 24 hours. Here's the catch, last winter, as in the winter of 2016-2017 for months was fighting with inability to sleep. I thought I got athlete's foot from the locker room because I always walked around bare foot like an idiot, logical conclusion.
It wasn't, I tried every form of anti-fungal powder spray and lotion I could find and it only provided temporary relief. Eventually I was convinced that it had to be because my father was diabetic and that must be the cause. Then in around mid-March of 2017, it went away. It's back.
It happened tonight and I am on the verge of tears, it's extreme itching urge in my feet and has kept me up for now three hours. If I don't itch, it causes full body convulsions and it forces me to itch, I can't do anything about it. The reason I write off parasitic infections is because the itching has always been at my feet, that's it. I've had some scalp itching at various parts of the past 24 months, but nothing excessive or that bothered me in any way--and I'd associate that with the minor dandruff I have, presumably just a dry scalp.
That's it, itching in my feet, online at night, only in the winter after they heat up when they've been cold.
I am seventeen years old and I have been suffering with extreme problems sleeping for.. 24 hours. Here's the catch, last winter, as in the winter of 2016-2017 for months was fighting with inability to sleep. I thought I got athlete's foot from the locker room because I always walked around bare foot like an idiot, logical conclusion.
It wasn't, I tried every form of anti-fungal powder spray and lotion I could find and it only provided temporary relief. Eventually I was convinced that it had to be because my father was diabetic and that must be the cause. Then in around mid-March of 2017, it went away. It's back.
It happened tonight and I am on the verge of tears, it's extreme itching urge in my feet and has kept me up for now three hours. If I don't itch, it causes full body convulsions and it forces me to itch, I can't do anything about it. The reason I write off parasitic infections is because the itching has always been at my feet, that's it. I've had some scalp itching at various parts of the past 24 months, but nothing excessive or that bothered me in any way--and I'd associate that with the minor dandruff I have, presumably just a dry scalp.
That's it, itching in my feet, online at night, only in the winter after they heat up when they've been cold.
Hello~I highly suggest seeing a podiatrist, since the foot is their area of expertise, they may have some idea as to what is going on.
I truly do think it is related to a type of parasite of fungus however, you may need a good anti-fungal med such as nyastatin to eradicate it.
I hope you feel better soon. God bless you.
I truly do think it is related to a type of parasite of fungus however, you may need a good anti-fungal med such as nyastatin to eradicate it.
I hope you feel better soon. God bless you.
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