unbearable itchy face and itch scalp

[confuse787]

Dear all,
I have been having this itch on my face and my scalp for the past few months. I was never had this problem. I thought it might be related to the heat summer heat and wheather but now I am not sure. My face is red and like rash around my nose and my chin. The Worst part is the chin itch so bad I have to scrath it all the time. I tried dffernet soap, alcohol pad, lotion, olay, black afrcian soap, anti itch cream, cortisone, anti itch gel but nothing works. Its like the itch travels my face here and there itch. I even went to see a skin doctor but she gave me similiar cortisone cream but not working. It drives me nut. I cannot function like this always touching my face to scrath.
My scalp has been itch like something pinch in my scalp. I also scrath my scalp. I tried anti dandruff shampoo it helps a little but everytime I washed my hair next thing I know my scalp itch again. I tried different shampoo before this anti dandruff shampoo. The skin doctor prescripted a medicated shampoo but I still itch. I think the medicated shampoo is strong too.
So now I scatch my face and my scalp. It is very annoying and it is not people friendly. Who wants to look at me scatching.
I dont know why this is happening to me. I definetly have red and rash on my face. My upper back also itch but I thought it was heat rash but still itch even after I went to a skin doctor. It is very unbearable. Oh I am not sure if it is related to drano chemical which I exposed. MY upstair neighbour poured dwon drano in her toilet and sink and got my toilet backup with drano all over my batheroom. I mopped the floor but smelled odor which I thought it would be ok. It would go away but no the odor stayed in my apartment for few months. I was admitted to emergency since I got sick light headed almost fainted. I took a shower and washe my hair after I mopped the batheroom floor.
Ever since then my skin, my lung, my scalp like my whole body has problems. Now I have asthma and I am still seeing lung specialist. However, this itchy is the worst of all. I feel everything irritates me. I cannot stop this itch.

God helps me. Anyone knows what can stop this itch, Please let me know.
Thank you so much


This discussion is related to Contagious Itchy Face Syndrome.

[Felicity1512]

did you ever find out what was wrong with you? With the itching on your face?

[privateer]

HI...something that is hard to detect is a mild form of Lupus....have you checked for that?

[itchyear]

I been intchy my ear for past year 3times aday maki g nioses to scratch my ear hen my brain itchess sometimes when I sneeze my ear inches. Omg please help me pleaee sometimes I feel like a bug crawling in my ear. . I di t know sometimes everyomoening I get discharge fro. My ear ease help me I can't take it no more :/

[bonehenge]

Oh dear god, why is this such an epidemic that no one is able to cure. My scalp itches like I've not washed it for a month, after 1 day. My neck and face itch like I've been laying in mud for a week my chest abd back itch constantly leaving me with scratches all over, which result in bumps where I then have sore AND itchy spots, my groin (yes, jock itch, despite my sedentary lifestyle) is unbearable. It's almost entirely my entire skin organ. Upper arms. I can wear any sort of clothing, no diffrerence. I have tried medicated soaps, pinetarsol shampoo, tea tree oil, calamine lotion. bicarbonate of soda, vinegar, antihistamines.. nothing eases this god damned itching. I cant shave my head because it is raw with a red rash from scratching, but I cannot have hair on my head because it becomes a nest for invisible bugs. The only thing I could even think that could possible stop this is living full time in the ocean, but then, how will I get anything else done. I am not a fish :( but I am becoming scaled and look like some homeless heroin addict :( If any doctor told me this was in my head, I'd put my itchy fist in his head. :(

[ShadyStl]

@Bonehenge... I have just come across this site while looking for answers to my year long problem that has taken my life from me, it seems.  I realize your ist was very long ago, in 2013, (5 years ago). however, after reading what you wrote, i couldn't help but to comment...  I actually wanted to say Thank You.  When dealing with such a horrible disease, parasite, bug, itch, etc, and/or whatever this is, it becomes very hard to smile, laugh, and find joy or humor in ANYTHING anymore. In my personal experience with this, i find that the majority of my thoughts are now consumed with trying to find a way out of this losing battle and also out of my life which has become nothing more than a nightmare that i can't ever wake from.  (You know, like all of the Freddy Krueger movies...pain and suffering is real...even if its just in the bad dreams).  If that makes any sense? Lol. Anyway, back to my point... as i said, smiling or laughing are only things i can recall from over a year ago now.  But reading what you said about living in the ocean, "but i am not a fish" literally cracked me up. Then to follow with punching the "its all in your head" doctor(s) with your "Itchy Fist"...Omg, HUMOR, there you are!  I've missed you!  Haha.  So even if it was just a short lived smile and a few laughs outloud...I DO aporeciate it!  Thanks again!

[Philjay]

I also have this weird itch all over my body. Specially in scalp and neck... i hope it will go away..

[sirvic]

I live in NIGERIA, AFRICA ,,,,I READ THE COMMENTS AND MOST OF THE COMPLAINS SEEMS TO BE EXACT LIKE MINE. IT WORSE DURING HUMIDITY FOR ME MAKING ME TO BLIV IT HAS GOT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WEATHER, I TRIED FUNBACT-A .......IT WORKED BUT ANYTIME I STOP USING IT THE ITCHING ON MY FACE STARTS OVER AGAIN. FOR HOW LONG WILL I CONTINUE TO BE USING THIS FUNBACT A CREAM? FOREVER?.  PLZ MEDICAL EXPERTS AND DERMATOLOGISTS SHOULD HELP US DO MORE RESEARCH ON THESE ITCHING AND COME UP WITH WORKABLE SOLUTIONS.