Sensation like skin crawling

[lola245]

Hi
For several months I have been getting this weird sensation that my skin is crawling.  This happens just behind my right shoulder blade in exactly the same place every time.  It generally happens for no reason that I can fathom.  It is a sort of itching sensation and then a sensation that there is something crawling under my skin.  When I rub it with my fingers it disappears for a while but inevitably it returns within a few minutes.  There is no pain involved.
Would be interested to find out if there is a medical explanation for this!
Many thanks
Lola

[Jenny Wren]

Can't give you much help, but I have the same thing except mine is on the left shoulder blade.  Have had it for years, doesn't happen all the time, but I think it has to do with muscle tension.  Sometimes at night when I go to bed, I go to lie down and where that feeling is, it will grab, and I have to move my left arm a different way until it relaxes.  Sorry I couldn't help much more.  Take care!!

[Hityty]

Not sure, but I've seen a show on parasites a long time ago, and I just thought of it when I read your post. They showed different people w/different cases of parasites and other things (like a leach in ones man's sinus'). One had insisted he felt something crawling under his skin, he finally saw it in his eye and they were able to help him after that. Sounds awful, I know, but stranger things have happened. Do you remember any insect bites, traveled at all? Anything at all that you can think of? It might be a nerve or a muscle spasm as suggested, but if you can pinpoint the "crawling feeling," might be worth checking out possible parasites. (And this is JUST my opinion! it was just too interesting to pass up.)

[lola245]

Well, hityty, you really have put the cat among the pigeons with that comment!  I'm imagining all sorts of weird and wonderful things going on underneath my skin - bugs having the time of their lives, crawlies creeping, etc etc.  No, I haven't been to any exotic places recently so I don't think that has caused it but I think I will mention it to my GP next time I visit him, just for curiosity!

[Guitar03]

try and go get adjusted by a chiropractor, the reason i say this is bc i used to have patient that came in with not being able to move arms, tingling pins and needles feeling(crawling), muscles spasum, stiff necks, lose of grips..etc. Try that maybe that could work.....and if not try the parasite thing, which btw i saw that show about it and that is not a show to watch when u are a hypercondriate :) Good luck and write back on how u are feeling luv.

[Hityty]

Didn't mean to scare you or imply anyone is a hypochondriac! Sorry about the cat and pigeons, it was just a thought, and everyone has parasites to some degree, so don't worry, its just something you can ask your GP like you said! Let us know.  
: )

[KittyET]

Hi this is my first post.  I also have suffered with sensations of that feel as if ants or crawling bugs are crawling under and on the skin since 1993.  Sometimes the sensations would last for short periods of time - from a few minutes to hours, only to go away and come back again, days, months or year later.  

1.  Crawling bug sensation can be a symptom of women’s menopause and is referred to as "Formacation".  The only problem is that most doctors and OBGYN's are not familiar with this.  

2.  Crawling bug sensation can also be a symptom (one among a number of other symptoms) or effect of a triggered "Kundalini Rising (awakening)".  In short - this is a Hindu term for energy rising or going up the spine.  Kundalini can be triggered by various Eastern and Western practices and modalities such as: meditation, Deeksha, Shatipat, some forms of Martial Arts, some forms of Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, hands on healing such as Raiki etc., breath work, energy work, even Christian laying-on-of hands, etc. etc., and it can come through natural means such as an injury, death, trauma, pregnancy etc.  Once a Kundalini has been activated, these sensations may come and go, lasting for minutes and hours and days at time, only to stop and come back again. Once a Kundalini is activated it various symptoms can last up to 30 years.  Kundalini mimics various illnesses and diseases (such as MS), neurological and mental problems and psychosis etc. Can even mimic a heart attack.  My crawling bug sensations started around 1993.  I still get them on occasion but not as intense.  At the time I went to various holistic practioners, energy workers and healers etc (like many other people I know)looking for an hoping for a cure for this unknown (to me then) phenomen, only to find my crawling bug sensations become far worse, more intense and last longer in duration.  Eventually, through learning about this subject and through my own trial and error, I had to stop doing all the Eastern and Western practices and modalities (this is true for other symptoms attributed to Kundalini).

Problems with Kundalini rising is now considered a little known crisis. It is now referred to as "Spiritual Emergence" or "Spiritual Emergency".  Most people and/or doctors and practitioners usually do not recognize the various symptoms being related to a Kundalini.  Most of us who have these and other symtpoms related to a Kundalini most always end up go from doctor to doctor and/or making the rounds of practitioners only to find no help and accumulating thousands of dollars in medical bills.  I spent approx. $25,000.00 in medical bills over the years trying to find help for my various symtpoms.

Most people (including the Eastern and Western community) are either not told about this little known phenomenon or don't know about it, or know how to help themselves or their clients.

If you think you might have an array of symptoms, check the Internet on "Dangers of Kundalini".  There are many websites.  And some sites are now posting cautionary notes concerning problems relating to Kundalini rising. One of the best authorities on this subject is El Collie and "Shared Transformation" newletters, and also check out Dr. Bonnie Greenwell.  

3.  Crawling bug sensation can be from Morgellons Disease.  Sometimes characterized by pustules, the feeling of skin crawling, and with the presence of strange fibers within the lesion.  These fibers are said to be blue black or even red. Someone has cultured this bacteria causing this problem.  It is called or termed "stenotrophomonasmaltophilia".  This organism is said to be extremely resistant to most antibiotics.

The person or doctor who discovered this said "The skin crawling sensation is due to the multiple flagella on the organism and the fibers are produced by the organism itself, the organism is found widespread in bottled spring water from France. One study revealed that 1/3 of bottled waters are contaminated with this organism. High dose treatment is involved, supportive care and high dose sulphur drugs, although other antibiotics may be necessary."

I hope I have helped some people.  Please feel free to write me if you want to know more about Kundalini rising (awakening).

[LH777]

Hi!
I've read what you said about Kundalini Rising.
I would have some questions as I think I am going through the same thing, but I don't know if you're still using this site.
L

[SaritaJune]

Wow. I am so glad I found this posting...great info.

I have had this crawling sensation ( I keep thinking there's a spider on my left upper back) ever since I got back from vacation. In fact, I remember the first time I felt it was while I was still on vacation, and it was just a few days after I found that I had a ringworm rash (has nothing to do with worms - fungus on the skin). Anyway I treated that for well over 2 weeks until the rash/red spot was not visible for a few days.  But ever since I had that damn thing I have felt that crawling sensation. No numbness, just spider crawling.

I'm 30 - so for all I know I'm not pre-menopausal.  There's nothing visual I can see on my back that would make me believe I have some parasite in my skin.  And I dn't believe it's Kundalini rising - it's not a sensation going up and down my spine. It's in a 1 inch radius in the same spot on my back.  In any case, this posting has helped me because I now feel a little bit better that I'm not paranoid and making this up. I'll make sure I go see a doc.

[shully]

It definitely has to be MOVICOL for me because I stopped using it for a few days and the symptom has gone!!

[shully]

It definitely has to be Movicol  for me because I stopped using it for a few days and the symptom of creepy crawly has disappeared ?

[Hippocrates777]

Sin pins and needles, plus chronic sore throat? See  http://chronicsorethroat.wordpress.com/

[AshNine]

ever thing of it being a mildly pinched nerve. same thing here right between my right shoulder blade and spine, usually caused by too many hours on the computer, pay attention if its in the area of your hunch while sitting at your computer. most people dont have perfect posture especially when typing on a keyboard in a chair that may not be best suited for their height. i went three days without sleep and spent the majority of time on this damned contraption. ocham's razor

[AshNine]

try checking with a massage therapist, i just worked mine out for the time being using the corner of a wall lol. should be good to go for about 10 minutes but im back in this damn chair that needs to be 2 inches 2 lower, maby ill just take the wheels off hmm....

[AshNine]

i think i might have been wrong because not only is my back still tingling but the skin has also gone numb. any ideas?

[demesha]

I read the feedback that you gave and I am astonished about what you said. Mine itching is all over my body and it is causing me not to sleep and frustration. I need more information if you can give me some

[Gwenlittledude]

I have suffered from the crawling symptons " like ants runing around under my skin" in both my feet & calves all my life, mostly at night it wakes me up & i have found the only way to relieve it is to get up & stand on a cold floor or spray my legs with a cold water spray, my mother gets it day & night,  my daughter also sufferes with it, oddly it seems to get passed down but only to the females in the family, my GP is baffled by it, anyone have any ideas what it is.

[darlingdivatx]

It's most likely neurological in nature. Look up parastethias.

[scrumple]

I too have been a victim to this crawling thing, but its not just in one area. I feel it across my stomach, face, neck, back and even around my arse. It feels like tiny insects/bugs crawling over me but when i look there is nothing there. Its not all the time either, it comes and goes. Its driving me mad though. Sometimes I cant sleep at night.

[swimmingbear]

It's funny how people get from a curling sensation behind your shoulder to your entire body feeling like you have ants.
I would like to say that my sensation of something curling under my skin is excitedly where some of the others have felts this. In my case, behind my left shoulder, in a small spot. And always in the same spot.  It's been going on now for about 4yrs.  It seems to go away during the winter months, but come summer, it's back.  
Recently I had a dermatologist tell me it was something called Entrapped Nerves.  He gave me some sort of cortisone cream to put on twice daily.  It seemed to have help, but I stopped using it because....let's just say I try not to use chemicals on my skin or internally.  
I'll be seeing a new doctor this week and I'm looking forward to her opinion. I'll keep you all posted.

[foothills_tiger]

I have the same sympton as Lola and Swimmingbear.  It is a crawling/tingling/itching sensation on or under my left shoulder blade.  It is always in the same spot, and I have had it for about 3 to 4 years as well.  I put a rubber ball between my back and office chair for relief.  However, it only helps for a minute of two.  It doesn't hurt at all.  It is just a little annoying.

[monkey850]

I get this also  and i am being checked for a parasite infection and really wondering though because thier also doing a CT abdominal scan as i have alot of GI issues going on, i hope kinda to find out it's not this but worried it's not as to what else it might be but i also suffer from a back injury or something i am in the process of also getting evaluated for. Take care and if you have any new information please share!

[Bongo907]

I've had this for a couple of years and I'm experiencing it right now.  I believe it is my muscles twitching all over.  I have the funcky feeling like someone is massaging my back only I'm not reeping the benefits of it!  It's on my whole upper back.  Sometimes I worry I'm going to have a heart attack or something else medical is wrong with me.  I've searched for answers and I really think it's a nerve or muscle gone crazy. :)

[Rudabago]

I have just started to experience this in the last 2 months.  I am concerned because my Mother has had several strokes, Bells Palsy, and Temporal artheritis.  It occurs on my left temple, and feels like little bugs crawling under my skin.   I scratch it and it goes away for a few seconds, but then it is back.  I only have it on my temple and no where else.  Anyone else experience this on their temple??

[dz56]

Let me give you some good advice.  Don't try and get it diagnosed.  Unless you are having severe pain, breathing problems or feel like your head is going to pop off learn to live with it.  For some reason as good as the medical community is they are not good at diagnosing numbness and tingling or creepy crawling sensations.  I know this because I have been trying to get something similiar to this diagnosed for several years.  I had a diagnosis  years ago but apparently I don't have that any more and the rediagnosis process has put me through hell and thousands of dollars and I still don't know what it is.  That's with good health insurance.  I feel sorry for you and hope you feel better.  Good luck and I hope it goes away soon.

[mjlaw]

Thank you for this site...I've read everything and there's so many answers here.  The tingling/pin prickin' creepy crawling sensation I just got for the first time yesterday and I freaked out.  Ask-a-nurse went to the body lice/parasite explanation but really seemed to not have an answer.  Not knowing if it's lice/scabies/parasites I read Tea Tree Oil is the cure all for parasites(all).  I thoroughly put some oil in my shampoo/soap, washed clothes in hot, dropping some oil in the laundry.
I'm still having the sensations.  I've just started playing piano actively again and I'm going now more with muscle spasms--I'm getting a lot of sensations in my forearms where the strainwould be from this activity, but I'm getting that annoying sensation all over! At night, we have no distractions, just lying there feeling the crawling--it is maddening and I hope it goes away soon!!  peace to all, we'll make it through!!

[scarfinv]

Last fall I started having regular massages.   My shoulder muscles are full of knots, and my massage therapist works hard to get rid of them each time I go.  I've noticed that I frequently get the crawling sensation where the knots were - so I suspect that it's related to tension in my muscles, and the knots coming back.

[joshua742000]

mine started in my left palm. i would itch it and it would itch worse while i scratched then would go away only to come back shortly.  then a year later i felt it in my foot. then to my leg then gradually over a few years my skin has begun to crawl all over. i dont know what this could be. any ideas???  it doesnt feel like bugs under my skin but it is a very strange crawling itchy feeling that appears at random places around my body. most notably around my feet, hands, face and ribcage. i truly is scary and mysterious to me.

[Scratchingmyhead]

Oh, I am soooo glad that I found this site.  My case is similar to many of you but very unique in a way, in 2 ways, actually - not just me, but my ex-fiance also have it! We started around the same time; secondly, ours could happen all over the body and it happens more when I am still and in the dark.  It mostly feels like ants crawling on the skin; sometimes it's like one single strand of hair touching the face.  But either way, it makes us scratch.  We used heat, we used freezing, we used isolation for a long period of time...nothing seems to kill the "bug" except Tea Tree Oil seems to be able to give us a temporary (usually overnight) relief.  Sometimes we checked our hair (brushing it fiercely) and we can see little white dots (but round, so it's not flakes) that looked like bugs.  Sometimes my ex-fiance said he sees little white bugs fly across in front of his eyes when he brush his hair... but none of these "dots" ever moved...
We are still having this problem now even though we dont live in the same household anymore.  So this is not related to our living environment.  I dont' even know whether I should check with a dermatologist?  A psychologist (some doctors said it's psychosematic) Or a bug specialist... I am really leaning towards parasite now.  But anyone's help will be greatly appreciated!!!

[Scratchingmyhead]

By the way, we don't have any rashes, or pus, or wounds or any signs of infection like scabies or such.  We have it together so it can't be pre-menopause for him..we dont use drugs, we don't do the Hindu practice, we have no lesion so it can't be Morgellons Disease. But it does feel like whatever it is doesn't come out in a colder weather. We had a better time over the winter, but then it came back when the weather warms up.
Thanks!

[needsanswer]

So glad I read these and know I'm not going crazy.  I went to my second dermatologist this past week and I left his office feeling like his opinion was based on the fact that I am a 57 year old woman. I hope this isn't the way I have to live my life.  

[RMG824]

Hi,

I've had similar crawling symptoms for a in the past but the symptoms were mild and occurred on occasion only, not daily or even monthly.  Recently however, my office (basement level) has been invested with mosquitoes; as a result I have several bites up and down my legs (32 bites, old and new, on one leg alone).  This has been happening for several weeks.  For about the last two weeks however the feeling of crawling has intensified.  Today for example it’s non-stop, even when I'm not in my office, at home for example, I feel the crawling.  I feel the sensation on my face, legs, arms, neck, stomach, and back.  Can excessive bug bites cause this to happen? I can't find information on this.  When I researched the only information I found was on larvae.  I don't even want to think about that possibility.  

Any info would be helpful, thanks.

[camillarhodes]

It's amazing that all these people have the same problem (including me), and yet none of us have been able to find help. It makes me feel like this condition, whatever it is, isn't being taken seriously enough. It may not shorten our lifespans, but it's truly effecting my quality of life, being in constant discomfort. If anyone finds any answers, please share.

[luckygirl1]

I just started to have this symtom about 3 days ago. It started when I was sitting on a sofa in my living room and consantly thinking that my sofa was so dirty and there could be bugs inside. What I try to say is that I think my symtom is psychological, not physical.
...just my theory...

[kat0816]

I have it too!  Mine is in my left shoulder blade area.  It started about 3 months ago.  I may have the feeling anywhere from 2 to 6 times in a day.  I was recently diagnosed with a peripheral nerve disorder, but I doubt this is related because I have had the nerve disorder since childhood.  I'm going to my neurologist on the 30th and I will ask about this. I thought I was the only person in the world with this feeling.

[tara315]

Im 17, and I have been having these weird crawly sensations under my skin for about 2 years. Ive learnt to live with it but it is making me extremely depressed and distracted in life. My doctor tried to tell me I had depression, but the only thing that is making me depressed is this annoying sensation! Its mainly in my face, but ive noticed lately when im trying to go to sleep its everywhere like theres a bug crawling on me. I also get very bad headaches daily, and very sensitive to temperatures. im so glad other people experiencing this because i felt so lonely.

[jujubee26]

Mine started after I thought I was bitten by a brown recluse. My boyfriend was bitten first. It was so bad I had to have surgery. I have never been the same since. I get little pimple bumps on my back side I can't sleep I feel like little bugs a crawling all over in ears, nose arms, but mostly my bottom. VERY FRUSTRATING. I literally will jump out of my chair. I spend most my day trying to ignore it . That's impossible. My boyfriend found that he had a staph infection. I was told I did not have a Staph infection, the doctor said it was type of pour infection that will never go away thanks a lot. I just glad I'm not the only one. Mind you we both went to the Doctor at the same time and were given two different diagnose we were both at Kaiser. ???????????????????????????????????

[mickey099]

Sounds like a trapped nerve, or a 'tick'. If you have a job where you're using your arms alot this may explain it.

[needsanswer]

My doctor told me to go to the feed store and get a bag of sulfur. Then mix it with lotion and rub on the area that was bothering me.  Also mix sulfur with shampoo and mild soap, and use in the shower.  He said "we'll go back a hundred years".  Made no sense to me, but I have comfort for the first time in a year.  This was a dermatologist and I didn't believe what he told me, but it has actually helped.  He said that lots of people go to the sulfur springs for the same reason.  He said that he could give me and expensive perscription, but this is the same thing.  You might try this.  I noticed a lot of web sites selling sulfur lotions.  

[charliecarakus]

I've been having the same symptoms for about 8 weeks now, a feeling like bugs are crawling across my scalp, torso, ankles and face. It seems to get worse later on in the day and nothing seems to make it better, although the feeling does wear off if I have had anything to drink. I have been to the Doctor twice without any solution, the last time he suggested Scabbies but the lotion hasn't helped. It is driving me nuts, it seemed to start after I gave my dog a bath, I wonder if it is a parasite?

[manchild42]

Holy cow, I can't believe I'm not alone with this.  But at least I'm not freaking out that I have skin cancer or something.  This forum is over two years old and nobody has mentioned anything conclusive.  Everyone from GP's to witch doctors prescribing different things.  My creepy-crawlies are just under my left shoulder blade like several others.  That is too much of a coincidence to ignore. Like many, it doesn't hurt but it is annoying, like a localized chill.  Absolutely nothing visible to the eye, this is the weirdest thing.  At least I don't feel an urgent need to rush to the Dr, but will wait until next time I'm there and mention it and see what he says before I share what I've learned from this thread.  Please keep the opinions coming!  

[Leftjab]

It started over two weeks ago in my left wrist and moved to the (scapula ) shoulder blade area. It's seems to affect both Male and Female. Does anyone have a history of CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome)? I have it, i'm  wondering if there could some correlation  between the two?  Let's keep discussing this issue...

[oxyy]

i ordered dry oxy by opaline solutions. the creepy crawlies, stinging and skin irritations ceased in less than 8 hours and i slept like a baby that night.
its stabilized oxygen in a capsule.
in the beginning i saw a couple of so called  bites, on me i went to emergency. the doctor said they were flea bites.i'm like ok. no dog or friends and family with pets.in my home. she gave me an ointment and made a follow up appointment for two weeks later. then  i was told no flea bites. more than likely bird mites.i was prescribed a stronger ointment, given a cortizone shot and pills to reduce itching. gradually became paranoid and feeling like i was being attacked by an enviorment of skin parasites, mites or whatever we want to call it. started zip locking my clothes in bags and going thru a sanitizing frenzy. felt the creepy crawly sensations at work, in my car and at night.it was trippin me out until i stumbled up on someone that posted similar symptoms and mentioned dry oxy.my life immediately came back to me and i am now emotionally normal again.I am not paranoid or freaking over parasites, insects etc....no more of that stupid medication and prescribed ointment **** either..i have been on the oxy for about 2 weeks.i shared it with my doctor who is a doll but ain't got a clue. gave him a brochure and told him 2 go study up and be ready to talk my language the next time i see him..i take one or two around every four hours and then if i skip a dose the crawlies sorta creep back. but i'm unannoyingly happy feeling like i'm going thru a fabulous healing process.I was told that when the co2 level is low parasites, mites, micro-organisms, anthropods & stuff can leech on to you because your immune system is weak. So build up your immune system (with oxygen) no matter what but quite honestly even though i'm still investigating the experience? i think its related to menopause.luckily i'm a gal so i wouldn't know what to say to you guys except...order the oxy anyway & keep me posted..

[FullMetal]

To tara315, charliecarakus, Scratchingmyhead and some of the other folks......

Amazing!!! I believe you'll cuz I am facing the same thing. NO EXTERNAL signs or manifestations. And I have been monitoring my body status for the last ten years. Have done a full battery of tests but everything comes back clean.

What I would like to ask is an important question from you'll. Try to think back to the approx time of your "infection" and see if either you had visited an hospital for some surgery or was in REAL close contact with someone who had been in a hospital. (By Close contact I mean, maybe sexual relationship or exchange of body fluids).

I know this thing can be "passed on" cuz like ScratchingMyHead, I got it from someone and did not realize it immediately but I know that I "infected" my fiancee and have been monitorng her "symptoms" too and see the exact gap of the "symptoms" appearing in her.

And before some says that it is all "psychosomatic"....maybe with me it can be so...but not 3 other people that I know.

Hopefully I see som more interest in this and will share some further info and symptoms once I get some participation.

Alchemist

[tara315]

I just found out that I have chronic sinusitis and its probably the biggest relief of my life. This is what caused my dizziness, and the strange pressure and tickly feelings in my face. If you experience headaches, dizziness, tickley feelings under skin in face or pressure, i recomend you get a sinus scan, and doc can prescribe  anti biotics. People usually think that sinusitis is associated with all the snotty stuff and being blocked up, but as mine came from an allergy, its more of a dry thing and this is why no doctors thought my symptoms were sinus related. good luck everybody, I know how horrible it is not knowing what is wrong with you, make sure you find a doctor that gets to the point and doesnt tell you that you have depression!

[manvee]

Wow! I'm not crazy after all.  I've had this crawling feeling under my skin for the past year. I wake up in the middle of the night itiching like crazy. It stop's for a moment when I take a hot shower and put on some medicated powder, well that worked for a minute, now it's back again stronger than ever.  In the last couple of days I have broken out on my face and have what appears to be insect bites on my left wrist!  As I sit at my computer now, I'm itiching like crazy! What in God's name is this?  HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sgc2841]

I've had 'sensitive' skin for the past 30 years - at least that's how my mother explained it and until I saw this site what I believed.  It's hard to explain to someone what it's like to have spiderwebs brush across your skin willy-nilly.  I get the sensations everywhere I have skin - sometimes I think it's where I don't have skin too!  I suffer from allergies, crohns disease and depression.  I'm on asacol & cipralex.  I have recently gained a phenominal amount of weight - more space for my crawlies.  
I want to thank everyone who has posted on this site.  I am so relieved that I am not alone in this.

[just21]

I have recently had the feeling of things crawling all over my body. I find it most uncomfortable at night and I am having difficulty sleeping. Just as I am drifting off I feel things crawling and when I wake up, there is nothing there. I also have psoriasis, although it is very mild compared with some cases, so I am used to having to deal with itchy skin, but this is something different. I haven't been anywhere exotic or know of anyone else with the symptoms. I have had some emotional stresses over the past 2 months. Another symptom I am experiencing is a tight chest and difficulty breathing. Does anyone have anything similar and do youthink it is worth visitng my GP?

Thank you

[Niffer991]

I have also had the sensation of crawling under my skin for 18 years. I have seen doctors forever and naturopath and other health doctors. I thought it was first parasites but test were negative. Then I thought candida (oral thrush) as I got this "Formication" itching after coming off of antibiotics. I go tanning and that seems to make the symtoms subside but I am itching 24 hours a day every day of the year. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED! I had a doctor tell me I had formication once and was already on the mediaction (serequel) that they often treat it with, it did not work.

I see my naturopath in one week and my doctor in 2 weeks. What should I ask or presume that this itching is? Kundalini Rising? (I don't understand what it is exactly) or what is going on with me. PLEASE HELP ME!

[Niffer991]

And for me, my itching seems to be all related to what I eat. All carbohydrates increase itchiness especially strong sugar content foods or very startchy foods like breads.

[phillymade]

I just recently started itching (maybe within the last week) and did buy some new clothes that I did not wash before wearing, so I thought that maybe it could be a reaction to that.  Becasue I had developed some bumps on my legs that were very itchy.  Since then though, I feel like things are crawling on me and I am very afraid that it could be parasites.
I have been doing some research for the past few days and there are many different parasites that could affect us.  I know it's very disturbing to consider this as an option, but according to some of the web-sites I've vistited (including WebMD) it is very common.  I have a doctor's appointment scheduled for This Thursday, but tonight I do plan on rying the tea tree oil to see what happens.  If you are not getting answers from your doctors, I suggest that you get second and third opions.  If you have not yet seen a doctor, then you absolutely should. I'm not a big "traditional" medicine person, but more of an herbalist and there a many natural cleasings that you can take advantage of to clean your system of parasites.  Black Walnut is a natural herb that is suggested.  If you are from the Philadelphia area, you can visit Penn Herb.

[SDTinaS]

I have had a crawling sensations under my skin: legs, arms, mid back, all over at times.  At times I feel like I am being overtaken by something.  I have tried everything:  changing shampoos, soap, stopping medication, not dying my hair, EVERYTHING.  It is destroying the quality of my life.  It's worse when I sit.  After I awaken in the morning, I feel okay.  But then it begins.  I'm a marathon runner and it seems to get bad after I run.

I am getting ready to have a series of neurological tests and have an appointment at the dermatologist and chiropractor.

I have been tested for Lyme Disease, low iron, menopause, thyroid issue.  All negative.

I remember being bitten in the middle of the night by something.  It hurt so badly, I was awakened.  I had also also been going to the gym, which in itself is a petrie dish.

I shower incensantly because water makes it feel better.  Standing and walking help too.  I have to have a fan blowing on me at all times at work.

There's part of me that feels it's environment, too.

And I thought about parasites, since I eat sushi regularly.

I went through the paranoia of bugs, spraying everything.  I've had scabies and lice at various times in my life and this is nothing like those skin diseases.

Sometimes I get a rash on my face, which leads me back to hair dye.  I pierced my ears about the same time.  They would not heal and were filled with pus frequently.  I had to let them grow back.

I oftern wondered if the excessive sweating caused by running was doing something to the hair dye, causing it to get into my system.  But the doctor said I would have something, a rash or something.

She said my problem is coming from within.  

Claritin and antihistimines do not help.

This is long but I was so relieved to find others struggling with this.  I don't use drugs or drink, either.

One more thing:  I was prescibed medication for RLS, too, which did not help.

I will keep you all posted.

Thank you.

SDTinaS

[scream]

I can hardly stop scratching in one place before I have to scratch in another and it's not always that I'm itching most times it's as if fruitflies are antagonizing me from the inside out and around eye area.

Even though I don't have pets, I've gone through a wad on flea treatments, Off, Skin So Soft,  and citronella candles, nothing seems to help.  The fact that I can't see these ever present (things) only serve to intensify a neurological diagnosis (but hell I ain't crazy) Something is itching me, biting me, and something is crawling underneath my skin.

I can defintely sympathize with poster who suffers with this while sitting at the computer, that's where I feel it the most.  Of course it also kicks into high gear when I settle down to go to sleep (sh%t, sleep what't that?)

Just wonder what the commonality is here . . . . . I'm 45, female, I exercise semi-regularly, no medical issues.  Is this menapausal?

[pkjk]

Hey Guys, you all have morgellons disease. Its still in the early stages and alot of doctors don't believe it exists but more and more people are suffering from it. Not much is know about the disease except for the symptoms. http://www.homeandbodyhealth.com/page/page/4829615.htm
I have a few of thos symptoms but I dont get the 'lesions' or scabs.
Look it up and tell me what you think
Patrick

[SpiderGirl345]

Just had my first experience with Hives.  We think its from the rug cleaner the building personnel used to clean m carpet (maybe I need a lawer.  On meds for 3 days (after 3 separate visitsto ER) and now it feelslike "crawling bugs" on middle of back. up to my neck

I am usually not allergic to anything. I had raised pink and red welts on my arms, legs, tummy, inner thigh - it was so scary!

I am thinking the "crawling bug" thing is from the drug prednisone I am taking (its a low dose - 6 day therapy).  I am in agony!

[WeirdFeeling123]

I have the same condition.  I'm a 35yo male. The skin crawling, the feeling like something is biting my skin/a pin poking me, the feeling of a lone hair falling across my face and the itching....it's just crazy. I tried Permethrin Cream thinking it was Scabbies, but I have no visable symptoms. I thought the cream worked after two weeks because I no longer had a sensations, but then a few days my foot was itching like crazy which started the whole effect again. So I tried the cream again and it's not working as it's been a good 9 weeks. I'm getting a tingling feeling in addition now because I think I used the cream too much and its a side effect. I'm hoping its a parisite so it will just die. But I went to the dermatologist and she said I do not have scabbies. She gave me some cream for itching but its not doing anything. She also said to take an antihistamine daily, not just when its bothering me, as it will take a while for the body to build up a full dose of protection. I had this condition 7 years ago and it went away after a few months. I thought is was body lice then, but the Drs then said I would be able to see it and they didn't see anything. They prescribed Permethrin cream and I thought it worked then. But it doesn't seem to work now. One thing I will say is similar from now to 7 years ago, was that I was suffering from 'depression'. I'm going through a bout now, so maybe that has something to do with it. If so, the mind is playing awful tricks on me.
I keep thinking it is something I can give to someone so I've been trying not to touch anyone. It's kind of sad. Hopefully we can all be healed.

[Twtpws]

For some months now, I have had a sensation of something crawling at the top of my left shoulder blade (is it only coincidence that many of you have mentioned left shoulder blade?).  The area concerned is about an inch square with no visible sign of anything at all and is intermittent, lasting about 10 minutes or so each time it occurs.
I've not been concerned enough to mention it to my GP, and by what I've read here I wouldn't be any wiser as to the cause if I did ask for advice.
It's comforting to know that others are experiencing the same symptom, but symptom of what???????
Is there anyone out there who can help us.

[xurcon]

POSSIBLE DIAGNOSIS

someone mentioned this earlier, but there are a lot of posts on here and doubt everyone will read it.  so if any of you have excruciatingly painful crawling sensations in many regions of your body (meaning not localized) please consider:

Morgellon's Disease

many doctors have never heard of it, and thus will never diagnose it.  the tell tale sign of it are blueish to black fibers that can be found in skin biopsy, or in some cases are externally exposed and can be picked out with tweezers.

other possiblities are inflammation or disease of the nerves in the area.  if it is systemic (full body) crawling, an mri of the brain, Cervical and thoracic Spine should be considered to rule out lesions or tumors.  

if it is local, MRI of the area should be done.  

there are many autoimmune disorders where the immune system turns on the nervous system.  this type would most likely account for generalized itching / crawling / pain sensations throughout the body.  

it is important that if you are not getting the answers you need from your doctor, that you FIND A NEW ONE!

good luck.

[Nessa172]

I've had this feeling on and off for several years.  I'm 47 and blood tests have told me I'm not going through the menopause, although a doc told me that symptons are experienced beforehand.

This feeling drives me mad - it creeps from the back of my right hand and very quickly rushes up and down my arm and across my chest.  I've tried tabs for restless leg symdrome but they made me tired and now I'm booked in for more blood tests.

The feeling I get is like someone is walking over my grave but it's felt in the back of my hand.

Drafts set it off too - I wear fingerless gloves at home and when sleeping.  (Two on one hand as it's only my right hand).  And if I still get it I flex my fingers out.  I've also got heat treatment cream and ice treatment cream and a small tens machine.  They all work - I find pain and movement stops it or at least reduces it significanting.  

Doctors haven't heard of this which is frustrating - the thing is to find one that will listen and try to help even though they have no idea what you're talking about.  

I keep a small hot water bottle at work in case I get it there but I normally only get it in the evening at home - usually the same time - but if I'm out and about in the evening I don't get it.

Hope this helps some peopld.

[AshNine]

the most likely cause ive found out through my doctor is quite simple, for those of you experiencing this feeling in a localized area most notably the shoulder blade(s) its nothing more than strained muscles causing nerve irritation from poor posture or being stuck in a computer chair for as little as 20 minutes a day. if its covering your entire body tho then there's a strong possibility that it could be neuropathy(dieing off of the peripheral nerves) and you should be tested for diabetes. mine comes and goes and works itself out if i take a week off from my computer and dont sit in a hunched posistion or also through massage therapy. keep in mind that computers can even kill you if your on for too long sitting in one spot in turn forming blood clots from lack of exercise and movement in general. but if your still concerned then mention it to your doctor but also mention how long you sit on a computer and how often you sit hunched forward in general as well as how well your posture is while standing.  

[johnjoe247]

Well i have had this crawling sensation also . In my nose , in my ears , in my hair on my head , in the crack of my butt, , generally all over but mostly in those aforementioned  areas . Thought i had scabies. went through 3 treatments of the cream. for scabies. Did not work. I have had this for 3 months. finally went to a dermatologist. they took a skin sample. It is determined that i have Folliculitis. He said i my be reinfecting myself through towels and so forth . he prescribed me some antibiotic.i pick it up tomorrow. says it should be gone in 3 weeks . told me to change my towels and sheets everyday . i will post a follow up . thanks.

[kailahi]

I also have a crawling sensation, it started several weeks ago.   It is on my back near my right shoulder blade.   At first I thought my muscles were wierdly exercising on their own ... kind of a ripply feeling.   It never lasts long ... maybe 5 minutes but it is happening more often.    No itching, no "bug" feeling, no tingling.    I had not exercised much for several months because I had an awful cough for most of that (dr thought whooping cough) and just got back into yoga and aquarobics and I thought maybe it was due to the change.    I appreciate finding this forum!

[jireh]

I will be visiting my doctor about this problem on tomorrow, I will inform all about the visit.

Cheri

[Cricket48]

I have also had the feeling of a crawling sensation and it wakes me up constantly.  When I get up there are red lines criss crossing at the site and it looks like a bear has clawed me.  It comes and goes constantly and I am getting very overwhelmed with this as not getting any sleep.  It can wake me up from a sound sleep, then I cannot get back to sleep.  Please help.

[wellnesscoach]

hello to everyone!  I'm so sorry for everyone's misery!  some notes not to cause fear.. but just information passed along.  my son and his family are all infected and in isolation now in Arizona.  He first got some prickly sensation when buying new pants at Old Navy last year... Oct. 2008.  Ever since then, they have all gotten little bites, then it morphed to a more crazy/hysterical type of experiences.   first they thought they had bird mites....  no room bombs helped.. nothing did.   they even moved.  apparently this is going on all over Wisconsin where he fled from.  As an internet guru and researcher, he has found this to be an epidemic.  There are some researchers talking about the possiblity that it is a bioengineered type of critter that was created by Monsanto to eat pests on cotton in the fields...  then shipped for making our fabrics, this hardy critter doesn't die!  it then rides back in to civilization on our fabrics/clothes, new, cheap or expensive.   wow.. it is like a Stephen King novel.     CNN just did a special this week on it....  what I can tell you is this...  it is worse at night/can cause little bites or a cluster... hardly heal up then the next onslaught comes, that is because of the under the skin eggs.  The bioengineering makes it not quite like scabies... doesn't get killed off like scabies, which aren't that hard...  some people report it is associated with Lyme disease... some mutation.  they all had a version of lyme up in Wisconsin...   he believes it is the latest/greatest version of mysterious illnesses people will spend all their money on to try to solve, and docs won't know a thing.  The CDC is not talking out loud too much about it....  you could call it Morgellons...  it is mostly just hardy parasites.  odd things occur like the feeling of a h air brushing against your skin....  creepy crawly for sure...  some darker skinned people don't seem to be bothered by it, and sleep next to someone who has it and doesn't get it.     I will try to find the site where a doc in Oklahoma city is offering a slide test to see if you have the organism...   it is sort of 'plastic' in its composition.. and it is not found in nature.  I find this scary as hell, pardon my french.   My son says some things have worked a bit for them....  but no cure...   there are some enzymes to use in the bath and to wash your clothes with and spray on you.   safe.   these enzymes are all protein and break down the outer cover of insects, they molt too soon then die.  no need for harmful chemicals.  who needs that.   secondly, you must be fastidious in cleaning your place...  i might make you nuts, but it will help.   wash your sheets nightly.   some people have found that taking alfalfa tablet baths  about seven tablets... show things crawling out of their skin and they get better immediately.   are you ready to see that?  well,  we are going to see lots of strange things in this b ioengineered time we're in...   these critters might act up more while youare at the comupter...  some electrical charge thing. I don't know.. I'm just a girl,, heh....    also, you can ask your doctor about sulphur creams, they help, or ingesting homeopathic sulphur remedies...   i read the other post about oxygen caps... that sounds reasonable.  keep your diet clean...  eat fresh foods.. build up your immune system.   Far infrared helps...  you can get a practitioner to do a pulsing treatment with a Beam Ray machine... and eradicate them almost co mpletely...   try not to be freaked out.. many many many people are going through this, have no one to understand or help them solve it....  if this is the new epidemic.. created by who knows who... then one step is to be fearless.. be a spiritual person who can breathe through the fear, become educated on it,  and know you can solve it and get your life back.   things are always the worst when we first hear about them.. we are trail blazers for others after us and so we must learn it all first.    I am a health care practitioner, wellness coach...  and I am trying to learn all I can so I may help others as this becomes full blown, full on in the public eye and a challenge of great magnitude.  the biggest obligation is to go to docs armed with information, reports, etc.. so they can become educated, at least aware.   if the CDC isn't going to inform them, the public will have to.   people have all kinds of similar, yet different symptoms but all a collection.  even heaviness in breathing at one point, like a little chest cold almost...  this is, i believe, a bacterium, so it almost acts like a virus if you will....it just doesn't go away!  One of my colleges in TN works with  the Beam Ray...  and also remedies to help rise above the situation that is going on for each person...  you can read about the new mycoplasm that has been infecting our population for many years causing undiagnosable symptoms like chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia... MS, and other autoimmune disorders... the mycroplasm is so small it is not detected in blood work, but it is there.  this too can be eradicated.     If  you would like to send a blog or note to me or have me contact you about Doc Davis, just go to my new website and I will see if I can get good information to you, ok?   www.fountainofwellness.com    Let me tell you, this is a time to be fearless....  I believe we can get a handle on this, and perhaps need to band together, form a group, compare notes and get some power behind us.   If this is some strange nano bacterium, let's just get rid of it.  I believe we are here to be strong, healthy, educated and empowered humans,, not this, whatever this is we are being reduced to..  either intentionally, or accidentally.   I always knew genetic modification was going to bite us in the butt sooner or later. I'm surprised it is this fast.  thanks for listening....   get empowered.   let go of fear, let's get our lives back.   hugs and love to you.... t

[Bharathyeju]

Revised Post

Note: As my first post which I posted before registering at this site did not show up here, I am publishing this revised post with a request to the Forum administrators to delete my previous post if it is waiting to be published.

                          
As regards the localised tickling sensation is concerned, it is due to muscle/nerve spasm and should be treated by a specialist doctor..

The whole body crawling sensation one feels, is real and not a psychosomatic disorder as might have been told by the doctor. Many doctors are unaware of the new millennium bugs that are migrating from their conventional animal hosts to humans due to changing life styles and deplating bird/animal stock population in the  modern cities. Further, the docs are busy treating risk-free well known standard diseases, so that they have no time to waste on researching on unknown diseases. Tinnitus is one such disease which they advise the patients to patiently  suffer through. The fast modern life style ties people to thier work desk for long hours , reducing their mobility and  exposure to sun and natural healthy environment. Lack of exercises reduces perspiration, thereby reducing  the resulting salinity of the skin.. Lack of body exposure to sun allows disease germs and parasitic insects to thrive on human skin as their breeding place. Cool artificial office environment crowded with  files, computers and  work desks provide an ideal growing place for ticks and mites.

Having said so much about the environmental risks we are going through in the modern world, here are a few findings on the real culprits behind the all body crawling sensation :

The condition is caused by a small flying insect of the ' Noseeum ' category. These are small flying insects with white or clear wings and of submillimeter  body size. They suck human blood and  share their life cycle between plants and unwillingly with humans in the absence of other animal/ bird hosts. They lay thier eggs on the skin hair and thier larva burroughs itself under the skin for ese of blood sucking. They come out from the skin pours in the night time or to take little fresh air during day time. The larva keeps crawling and bouncing on the skin surface when they come out. The youg flies and the adult flies live in the surrounding environment, hiding themselves from light and keep visiting the host's body during day times to have their blood meal and during night for both blood sucking and to lay their eggs. The blood filled larva looks like a dark speck , but under a lens almost resembles a head lice.  I presume the white balls are nothing but their eggs. The flies have a dark body an structurally resembles flying ants. These flies are abundant in nature on plant leaves and marshy lands.

How to catch these flies from your body?

It is very easy to catch them using a large clear polythene bag. All that you have to do to catch them is to quickly put your face into the opening of a polythene bag when you feel intense activity of these flies on your face. Use a bag with large opening to allow you easy breathing. It does not matter if the bag mouth is much wider since the flies and their larva that jumps into the bag will not be able to fly away easily due to the natural static attraction of polythene. You can take out the bag after a minute and immediately fold it into a sheet closing the mouthside first. Due to the body's static charge, if you touch the outside of the bag with your hand, the stuck flies will be repelled from the inside walls and can fly away if the mouth of the bag is still open. Now if the folded sheet is viewed against a bright light, you can see as tiny specks young flies as well as some larve. You can have a better view of these intruders using a lens or a microscope. If you try to touch the flies on the outside of the bag they get repelled to another spot due to your body's static charge. You will also notice that due to the same reason, even the skin flakes and small hair which might have fallen from your body into the plastic bag may also appear as living objects and should be careful not t confuse them with flies or their larvae.

Once you are able to catch a few flies you can convice yourselves and others that your condition is not just conjuctures of your brain.

By Bharathyeju
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[Bharathyeju]

continued from previous page 1, due to limitation of 8000 words per message..

Why preference for specific hosts in a group?

Now you have to analyse why the flies prefer only you and not others with whom you are staying?

Some of the reasons for this selective behaviour of the flies can be as follows:

1. Your body may be weak from some intestinal/skin /liver disorder and  may be these flies are just natural scavengers that help to keep your internal body clean. Think of s situation that the medical research tomorrow  brings out a technique to tame these insects to deliver the  medicines to an internal organ, with out resorting to damaging healthy cells as it happens with today's surgery and radiation  practices? Who knows, the mother nature is already doing it for us without charging us a penny!!  So, the point I am trying to explain is that you should check up with your doctor if you have any disease in your body, as otherwise simply distroying these flies from your body may turnout to be counter productive.

2. Another possible reason why they do not switch their hosts is because at any point of time a part of their family is stuck to your body and they keep returning to the same host, till they find a need to expand thier colony as it happens in bee-hives.   Afterall they are not greedy as humans and do not try to unnecessarily waste the natural resources like us.

I am also imagining that once they infest a body they may be leaving behind their natural fermons which help them to selectively return back to you in a crowd. Or, it could be also there may be one or more queens hiding in your ear or some other body cavity, and these insects may be producing untrasonic sound barely audible to humans but is always picked up the otside members of the colony to return to you. I am also keenly studying the relationship between Tinnitus and these flies, as it is another subjects not touched by the modern medical fratenity and played off lightly as a natural consequence of your living on this planet .

3. Yet another reason for not switching the host may be because of their natural lathargy. Afeter all, they have worked hard and many of their co-worker's lives lost in thier effort to burrough your skin and make it a natural habitat for them so what is the compelling reason for them to do all over again with another host?

Possible Remedies:

I think the basic mechanism in removing these buggs from one's body involves cutting the body from their natural life cycle using insect repellents, but it takes a long period to completely erradicate them from your body, as you are always exposed to them and your body is already ploughed into their natural habitat so that they can readily return to you once you relax your defending mechanism.

One of the simplest method to shift these flies from your body  may be to adopt a pet, but I would not suggest it as it would be a cold blooded injustice to a mute fellow being incapable defending itself.

The sulpher treatment  and oxy treatments desribed in the earlier posts should both be effective to keep these insects at bay, but remember it may take long periods for a complete recovery.

In our village settings we would have used natuarl shampoos using the leaves of the Indian Neem and Chinese Umbrella Tree leaves with regular bathing water to keep these insects at bay. But I would not suggest this method to a city bread population having  high allergic reactions to anything that is not used to.

Conclusion :
To conclude, I would say that I am still studying this problem and may modify findings in future as I study more cases in future. In the mean time I hope that  whatever I have written above will help the sufferers.  

With regards,
Bharathyeju,
Site: http://bharathyeju.blogspot.com

[quackstar84]

Hello, does anyone here have the Depersonalization Disorder? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depersonalization_disorder

And or Brain fog/Cognitive dysfunction? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_fog

Could you also link this skin crawling to a " feeling of energy or heat rushing up the spine" as well?

Something else you might be interested in: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kundalini_Syndrome

That's linked to chakras (energy centres) ^

Thanks.

[teenytinytutu]

For those of you who are feeling a general "creepy crawly", uncomfortable feeling all over with no external signs of bites, etc..I would ask you this: are you on any medications? if so, what kind? All sorts of medications can cause skin crawling, namely medications such as opiates (prescription or street drugs), amphetamines, antidepressants (SSRIS such as Zoloft, Paxil, Prozac, etc), benzodiazipines (such as Xanax, Valium, Clonazepam etc), Gapapentin (neurotin), Alcohol, and a host of other drugs. ALL of these drugs, when used regularly, will cause your brain to stop creating it's own neurons. Endorphins are the main one. These neurons are released from the spinal cord, and drug activity (especially opiates) can realy effect this. Some people are born with less endorpins than others. This possibly explains those of you who have been suffering form this for years. It's really unpleasent. Lack of endorphins can screw up so much, causing depression and so many other symptoms. I would encourage those of you suffering from crawlign skin and other uncomfortable sensations to TALK TO yoUR DR about endorphins and other neuro chemicals!
Hope I helped a little..
-Teeny

[firthy838]

I too have had the feeling of tiny ants crawling and biting up the insides of my right arm, from shoulder to wrist. My G.P has no idea what it is.
I am so glad I found this site as I thought it was only me
I have had it for about 5 years. I retired then and started holidaying abroad. Africa ,India , but took all the correct medication.
It gets worse towards the evening and by bed time I am suffering badly. If I pinch my arm very hard it eases it for a few minutes, a cold pack is best , or else smothering it with anti itch e45 cream.
  I shall be looking up all the suggestions that I have read, Morgellons, Formacation, and a couple of web sites suggested. Thanks for all the comments , and not making me feel like a freak.
  

[misparkle]

  Healing won't take place  if you think you can live on to days over processed foods. Just some suggestions:
A need to alkalize and oxygenate ones self.  ( to sleep better) A Simple way is: less meat, more unprocessed fruits and vegetables;  no sugars or very little. Sugar and carbs. decrease the bloods ability to carry oxygen. Increasing vitamin E. (- in wall nuts, greens, ) improve oxygen levels to your cells. Staying  away from traffic fumes. bad bacteria can't live in a well oxygenated body.

Selsun blue shampoo on rashes. ( recommended by pediatrician).    or   wash with it.

Silver, angstrom size ( drink , wash put on sores;  it's like a natural antibiotic anti infection.) bacteria and parasites don't like it.  Not colloidal it's too big a size particle. seems there is no reaction with angstrom size.   ?

Oh and chocolate may be making everything worse. It's not what it use to be. There are many additives replacing the cocoa butter like pgpr.

Staying away from all the corn sweeteners: syrups, fructose, high fructose,  malto- dextrose, citric acid (corn processed with lime), there are many.  they irritate the intestinal/urinary tract. corn oil can be very irritating.

[genesis0318]

Hey everyone. I just started experiencing these symptoms yesterday, I started a new job last week and I've spent 80 long hours hunched in front of a computer... now there's a spot on my left shoulder blade close to my spine that is numbish and tingly... combined. I was immensely relieved to hear that I am not alone.
Further research led me to Web MD. Look up sensory nerve damage. It seems likely to me that we all have it... I have big neck and back problems and I believe that I pinched a nerve in my back or neck. We ought to go get checked by a chiropractor to confirm. It's what I plan to do... it's too annoying to live with this. I will post back if I learn more.

[dg3000]

I also have the crawling sensation under the skin.  It started a few weeks ago and felt like the vein on the back of my left hand was moving.  Yesterday, it started to go to random parts of my body from my face (feeling like a single hair) to my ankles and everywhere in between.  The frequency has gone from a few times a day to every minute or two.  I read that this is called Formication.  The other symptom I have is tendonitis, which started in the hands two years ago, then the feet, now the legs.  My history is ulcerative colitis, fatty liver and high cholesterol/trigs (current).  I am a 43 y/o male who doesn't drink, never smoked/drugs, avoids red meat/fatty foods and drinks mostly water.  I am 5'10"/175lbs, but I eat/snack too much.  Exercise:  I bike or walk to work each day 6 miles r/t for the last year.  I am not on any medications.

The first hand doctor told me it was an injury, so I said 'then why is it spreading?'.  The next hand doctor told me it was my colitis.  My gasteroenterologist told me that my colitis would be highly active if it were to cause such joint pain in my hands.  When the pain spread to my legs, I tried a cardiologist, who said my circulation is fine.  At that point I stopped with the doctors until I get a new symptom, so my next stop is the neurologist in light of my newest symptom, Formication.

[CH813]

I am having the same problem, tiny white bugs fly around my face and neck and are very itchy.  What is Formacation ?  I am going to go to the Infectious Disease Dept. at my local Hospital.  Any suggestions on what type of doctor to see ?

[dg3000]

You do NOT have the same thing as me, as there are no bugs involved.  This is below the skin which describes formacation.

[star60]

SUBJECT: Morgellons and PREGNANCY.

I want to have kids soon. Does anyone know if this will prevent me or cause miscarriage, birth defects... Has anyone fallen pregnant with this?

I definitely have this horrible disease, Morgellons. I know for sure that I picked it up in Thailand. Came home with things biting me, months after my holiday they were still appearing. So weird and docs were baffled. Then the some of the bites turned into staph infections. they were awful. i still get prickly, stinging sensations sometimes in my bloody, but now the crawling and itching is teh worst thing. Also get the tickle sensation on face sometimes.

So worried I won't be able to have kids! LOVE some thoughts...I'm trying all sorts of remedies. I live in hope!

Best to you all.

[kinetic123]

i have had this itching/crawling for three months now. keep going back to doctors and getting diagnosed with scabies, but i've done the scabies treatment eight times now and it's no help. it also effects my face and hair, which scabies does not do. i recently was told that it was an allergic reaction, but i don't think that could possibly explain it, as i have given this itch to two other people. it's making me incredibly depressed and anxious, given me horrible insomnia, and i'm barely able to have conversations, no longer able to get schoolwork done. i'm going to kill myself if i can't get rid of this, please help me.

[ladyfly]

Hope you are just kidding about the killing youself part. Most illness one eventually gets used to, if one must.  See a Neurologist make sure it is not erratic nerve ending sensations. There are some meds that will help in addition to an antidepressant.  It is very depressing to go through the ordeal you are having to endure trying to get a diagnosis. Read up on Morgellans, understand there is a dire need for more research in the area of skin and connective tissue problems.  Also sometimes people get infections usually only animals get maybe like the larva that enter bovine/cows and winter on the outter stomach lining before making their way out inspring at the scalp.  Wouldn't that be miserable to endure.  I also think some of the parasitic insects used as biological control agents are causeing skin rashes and other irritating problems for people.  Good luck, don't give up!  

[ahha]

I am experiencing same symptoms....crawling, head, face, rear, crackling in the ears, floaters in the eye.
Has any one heard or tried the Salt/Vitamin C treatment?
I take no meds, drink or smoke....Gosh! I can't believe so many
of you are exhibiting the same irritating skin problems.
I'ts time to educate the Doctors.

frustrated.

[Figg1964]

I recently experienced the same, started on my lower, left arm, a twinge, crawling sensation, four days ago.  After experiencing the same sensation on my face and lower legs, I decided it was something to look into.  Saw your forum this morning, before work and because it's Canada Day tomorrow and have the day off, I'm EXPERIMENTING (I DO NOT know if this will work) with Pure Virgin Olive oil.  I have it slathered from head to toe.  If this is indeed a parasite, the oil with kill it by suffocation, if not, well I've just given myself a whole body treatment.  My GP advised that, contrary to popular belief, Olive oil is wonderful for the skin, dryness, stretch marks and contains many vits that expensive lotions to do not.   In any case, the oil will not kill any eggs, however, larvae, do not mature for 10 days before being able to lay eggs, so I'll do another treatment prior to maturity.  For me, it's worth a shot.  

[Figg1964]

Olive Oil did not help the crawling sensation.  Delousing my hair, had no effect.  Bleaching, my sheets, vacuuming (nightly) my mattresses, airing out comforters and pillows, as well as placing these in hot dryer temperatures, have not helped.  Will continue on looking for relief.  Until then, I'll post only when I get results.    

[lunarblue]

I am so relieved that I found this site, I also thought I was going crazy and that maybe they were right, it was all in my head. I have the crawling feeling all over and at night it gets worse and I hate it. I also have extreme pain in my arm like nerve pain and both ankles give out the minute I wake ( if I sleep) and I almost drop to my knees. it hurts to walk most days, I just feel like I am disenigrating day by day. I have also found that I am more jumpy when I see something move out of the corner of my eye, and I think everything I see on any floor is automatically a bug and I jump. The feeling of having something crawling on you is horrible and others who are not stuck with this, just do not understand. I can not believe that after all the things I have read and seen that anyone is a skeptic anymore.... the obviously do not know how to open thiers eyes. over a million people can not be hallucinating about the exact same thing. I was owndering though if anyone else gets really cold especially at night no matter how warm it is outside? My feet are the worst they feel like they are stuck in iceblocks and I have put on like 10 pairs of socks and still the seem soooooo cold, and every night about 2am I start shivering bad, I have to put on 2 pairs of sweat pants 3 shirts two robes and my million and 1 pairs of socks. It helps some, but I still shiver. I registered with the Morgellons site to get any new news on this nasty disease

Sharon

[GayKano]

I can't advise about all your symptoms, but...

I do often see spiders that aren't there, scuttling across the carpet from the corner of my eye.  I don't worry about it - I just announce to anybody interested that there an un-spider walked across the carpet.

I do occasionally have the feeling of something crawling on my skin (and in fact a quick google to find the reason is how I reached this page).  But I was just curious about the explanation.  If I try to ignore it, I mostly succeed.  (^_^)

Other symptoms you gave sound very much like circulation problems, but I guess you already worked that out.  Is it no help to have a bath or a shower to warm yourself up, and then go back to bed?  I guess that's what I'd try.

Anyway, best wishes to you... I hope you find a way to ease your symptoms.

[SuzyQueTee]

I also have this. I was told it could possibly be due to hormones and low iron. I keep getting the sensation something is crawling through my hair. I've managed to absent mindedly scratch my head till it's bled in some areas.  I also have a spot on my right shin that feels as though something is lightly touching it.  There are no marks on my skin in that area.

I am taking a low dose of iron supplements and I have found that over time the sensations come less frequently.

[Kosai]

There seems to be a few different issues here all wrapped into one. If the people who experience this crawling/itching but actually have noticeable lesions on the skin it seems like they definitely have morgellons. These people usually see these fiber-like things on their skin. You can youtube that if you aren't familiar to make sure this isn't what you have. For the rest of us it really does appear to be psychological in nature.

I also have this. I can stare right at my skin and watch closely and nothing is actually moving at all. Like many others it does get worse at night. It also goes away and comes back also.

It may be that we all have mild versions of morgellons or something else. I think this is the #1 reason for doctors misdiagnosing this problem for people that really have those bugs on em. Maybe we do too, who knows, but it seems less likely at this point.

Anyway to get to the point... the cures...
From reading this post and also browsing the net many cures have come up. I believe one of these will really work so please try each one and see what works best. I'd really be shocked if one of the below doesn't work. I'll start with the ones most likely to work and move down the list to the ones I know less about or others have suggested. I should note that some of these are for morgellons specially which is what we may have a mild case of so if it's bugs it should work. If I've missed something someone else please fill it in:

1. Super Silver and NutriDyn from Dr. Deagle's Nutrimedical website.
    I've been listening to Dr. Bill Deagle for at least a year now on GCN and I've come to trust him. He's one of the few doctors that not only acknowledges this but says this is the treatment for it (Morgellons specially). I read another posting where a woman with morgellons took this and was cured in 2 weeks. She may have just had drastic reductions in her symptom cause I notice many people say they are cured but in reality still have it but it's hardly noticeable. Anyway this I recommend for 2 weeks and is the most likely "cure".

2. "Have a Bath with Sun powdered laundry detergent with Colorsafe Bleach PLUS Alfalfa tablets".
   This is part of what may be some kind of online hoax but it appears to have a lot of people talking about it. I haven't found another person that tried it but there does seem to be some grain of truth to it so it goes up at number two. This is another morgellons specially. The most important part about this one are the alfalfa bath tablets. The person that supposedly cured herself used about 9 tablets in a bath. She later commented that adding the other ingredients seemed to help even more. But try the alfalfa tablets first. How will you know it works? You'll see this stuff coming out of your pores. If people have spent years trying to get rid of this then it's worth a shot no?

3. The sulphur treatment  and/or oxy treatments. Seemed to at least help a few people that posted. Can just search for the terms "sulfur" and "oxy" to locate the threads. I haven't seen many other people comment that it works though. No raving reviews about this method. It may help quite a bit for some, who knows. It's #3 cause people have tried it and said it's very helpful/cured them.

4. Massage
   People who only have this problem over their shoulder/on a certain spot of their back seem to try this and have the problem resolved from what i've read here. This caters to the muscle spasm/nervous system theory of where those "pins & needles" or crawling sensation may be coming from. If the above 3 doesn't work this seems to be the next logical step.

5.  Bentonite Clay
   This one is just a theory but worth investigating if 1-4 doesn't work. It's basically a natural product that you rub onto your skin while in the bath and leave it. It'll soak the toxins out of your skin better than any other product so my theory is that it can get these critters out or maybe some toxin in our bodies out that's causing this. Anyway you can research that before trying it. Look up the "Bulk Herb Store". On there is a really great story of a woman that had some form of metal poisioning I believe and she tried everything and finally used the clay which basically solved her problem after a few applications.

That rounds off the top 5 cures from my observation and research. If that list is covered then there's no way we got Morgellons and I think the Kundalini explanation is the most likely. I'll have to try this myself and report back but I'm hoping others who are sick of this thing and want to beat it are motivated enough to dive in and try these. What do you really have to lose? A few bucks and some time. What do you gain? Sleep, peace, sanity. So what are you waiting for!

[Kosai]

Thought I should add a few things to clear up my previous post.

#1 I think the majority of people on here have the psychological version overall but I can't rule out that there may be a physical reason.

#2 The amount of bleach added to the water was very small. Don't want people filling a tub with gallons of bleach - I hope that's already obvious. Should read that fully story before attempting it with the bleach but the alfalfa bath tablets are safe. Also I doubt the brand matters since those companies aren't likely to have any ingredients that competitors wouldn't. Apparently the mix of all the ingredients makes the mix more potent but these are claims from one person so I'd only bother with the alfalfa for now.

Thought I had more to add but that'll do for now. I really think putting our heads together we can solve this thing if we combine our information and work on testing together to reach a conclusion.

[Kosai]

One other point that's really worth mentioning. Some that have already tried NutriSilver or some other Silver product may believe that the step #1 doesn't work. Super Silver is a completely different product. It has something to do with it's ion properties but either way it's not like the other ones. On Dr. Deagle's site he can probably explain this better than I can why that's the best Silver available. Thought that was worth mentioning since NutriSilver has been thought of as a cure/very effective treatment on some sites.

[leaner53]

Im 40 yr old female, still get regular periods, and in the past few weeks started getting the crawling bug under skin thing in my calves.  Almost like a pulsating feeling.  Also get that single hair tickling my ankle feeling.  And an itchy right collar bone that also feels like the single hair.  No health problems, but a little overweight.  I thought I was having a blood clot but then it was in both calves and all over the calves.

So my summary of all of this is possible iron deficiency, bells palsy, morgellons, or formacation/hormonal???  Any advice on where to start?

[bonnie120]

My skin is more a stinging but then itching feeling and you just gotta scratch it to relieve it. Its mainly on my arms and Ive had it for about 4 months and then thought it must be a mild case of shingles with no blisters as I just have rough dry skin and scabs from the constant scratching. It is driving me mad and I cant sleep only releif is putting something cold on it. I finally went to the doctor today and she said it was formication, which I have never heard of. I cant stand it and want to get a wire brush and scrape the skin off my arms as its so bad. I poured meths on them the other night hoping this might help but it didnt, I then felt like putting a match to them to get rid of the pain.
Does anyone else feel this bad .Im going crazy

[Juttam]

I see your post has been written some time ago, but just discovered it, as I have the same symptoms starting a week ago.  I have this crawling sensation just unbder the skin on my right temple. It comes and go. First I looked for spiders or very small insects, but I could never find any. My mother also has had already 7 strokes. I wonder if your symptoms have changed or got any better. I am worried. I read abour Morgellan Disease, but am sceptical about it.

[rufin]

It could be related to insulin resistance. I am diagnosed of having insulin resistance and one of its identified symptoms is crawling sensation in the skin. In my case, the sensation occurs in the same spot all the time... in my upper right back.

[arwbby]

uhm, i dunno if this will help you, but my sister has ADHD, and when she took Ritalin she had the same feeling. Not only does Ritalin do this but a lt of other ADHD meds do to.

I was just looking for the name of this symptom and stubbled across your post, so i thought i would let you know what i found cause i am writing a paper about ADHD meds, and why they are bad to use for my Pre-Ap class and needed to know the name,

hope this helps. :)

[joshi842]

your condition is called skin crawling and is related to an excess of an amino acid called valine which is an essential amino acid not produced by the body it is common among people because of to much protein comsumtion
        Valine--What it does:
• Has a stimulant effect
• Needed for muscle metabolism and tissue repair
• Necessary for proper nitrogen balance in the body
• Can be used as an energy source by muscles
• Corrects severe amino acid deficiencies caused by drug addictions
• Too much may lead to feelings of skin crawling
Best Bet Sources of Valine: Dairy, grains, meat, mushrooms, peanuts and soy protein
to get rid of this condition you need to cut back on your protein intake which is based on age and body weight http://www.indoorclimbing.com/Protein_Requirement.html visit this website and calculate your personal protein intake

[bettur]

I saw this site a couple weeks ago when I was having this creepy crawly feeling. Since then I've been on a complete hunt down of this problem. What I've recognised is that my problem had to do with bed bugs. I had this young  lady over one night who had a bed bug problem that was acquired from a vacation trip a couple of weeks before.She took steps to retify the problem but it still lingered around. The morning after I noticed 6 or 7 bumps on my arms. I thought, 'That's strange'. For the next week I noticed more and more pin head pimples appearing on my skin and so the creepy crawly feeling. I was itching every imaginable area of my body. Then I starting researching help online to see if others are suffering from this symtom, only to find a whole plethora of posts on this matter.
The last couple of weeks I've been turning my apartment inside out to get to the bottom of it. Everything wwas literally infested with bed bugs my clothes and bed. I put on a shirt and I was itching like crazy. I sat down to watch Tv and the annoyance was never ending. All the syntoms that everyone's been experiencing I have been. I began showering every moment I got and dumping and changing clothing like crazy. Towels were changed after every shower and I was washing and disinfecting everthing in the hope that I could get rid of this problem.
It must have taken two weeks to figure out my problem was as a result of bed bugs that was taking over my apartment. The last two weeks I've slept in the living room on a couple pillows and the last week I have been spraying and fumigating my bedroom. Yesterday I did the second spraying of the room and slept on my bed. I did not wake one bit during my rest untill the morning. I feel a lot better now but I know I'll have to be vigilant and continue to get the problem under control.
I spoke to someone who led me to home depot. There is an arear in home depot that has chemicals which take care of bed bugs. Bought me two cans of Good Night and one box of a Bed Bug fumigating spray. Took it home and fumigated my bedroom. I did this twice
covered my bed mattress and slept on it for the first time in two weeks.
The problem with bed bugs is that they constantly drop eggs so uyou can have an infestation in a couple of days and soon your whole place is just crawling with them. Eggs take four days to hatch and are difficult to eradicate so not untill it has hatched are you able to kill the bugs. They also aren't mature enough to produce eggs before a 10 or 14 day period( I can't remember this exact number ,so don't quote me). So basically you have 10- 14 days to kill this pest before it has the ability to produce.young ones. After a 3rd or 4th trreatment i think you should be okay and continue to be vigilant and constantly spraying and keeping a clean house in the hope you get this problem under control.
From the looks of it I think most of us here has bed bug infestation that is just ruining you daily activities. Start a thorough cleaning and disinfecting of your place and washing every piece of clothing or material you own.

[teaham]

I am in the same dilemma ..5 years of itching and crawling sensation. I have tried everything and gone to 6 doctors and 3 specialist. I STILL DO NOT HAVE AN ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM AND I HATE THE CONDENSCENDING WAY MOST DOCTORS TREAT YOU..

TRY THIS..IT HAS AT LEAST ALLEVIATED BUT NOT TOTALLY CURED MY CONDITION. If you think it is some insect, parasite and the like BUT JIF PEANUT BUTTER PLAIN. It is suppose to work like " a fly trap"..the parasites stick to it. ( I notice tiny black dots appearing after application. You will also get a strong sensation in the area you put the peanut butter on. HOPE THIS HELPS, it hasn't totally cured me but it immensely helps and is not toxic.

[teaham]

I haven't found a cure, but here are some things that have alleviated my itches:

1.WITCH HAZEL SOLUTION

2.HYDROGEN PEROXIDE 3% AND HALF WATER.

[Teeny10]

I am 21 yrs old, i've been having this problem for the past 7 years, idk if its psychological or not, but it all started when my mom got me a used bed when we moved... and from that point on i felt the sensation that something was crawling on me, even after i moved away from home and went off to college.

I got to the point where it kept me from sleeping and I first thought of soaking and washing my bedding in hot water. It didn't work, i then tried it in cold water, and it didnt work. I changed what i washed my clothing and bedding in, and it worked for awhile, but the feeling came back. So I had to throw away all of my bedding, and buy new ones, but I made the mistake of keeping the pillows and I felt is spread it to my new bedding, so for the second time i threw everything away and bought new bedding. I was relieved, but the crawling feeling came back again... I blame it on the teddy bear that i kept that use to be on my bed prior. so i now keep it off my bed.

I take hot showers so that was my secondary thoughts for why my skin feels so itchy.  

What works for me is I have changed to taking warmer showers and baths. Washing my bedding more often and in colder settings and switching from the powder detergent to liquid. At night I put on lotion, but if you want you should try some anti-histamine lotion to keep the skin moisturized and dry free.

good luck.

[teaham]

Hello again,

Yes, I am still suffering from the crawling sensation. It's been 5 years straight. The doctors can't find a solution or right out don't believe me! ( prior to this, I had it twice but scabies medicine worked on it. Now it doesn't have any effect!)

1. Yes, there is physical manifestation. It started with a "cyst like bump" in my pubic area. I thought it was a cyst , until it disappeared and reappeared in other parts of my body.

2. I have it sometimes on my head, my armpits, my genital area, my belly button  and in my neck. It does show up as a big pimple or lump and in a couple of days it's gone and reappears some other part of my body.

3. The problem with the appearance on my skin is it can mimic other skin problems from pimple, to eczema, hives, folliculitis etc. The other problem is many times when it flairs up, I don't have an appt. with the doctor and when the time comes to see him, I do not have much outward rash or signs to show him.

3. I did take a photograph when it was really visible and really bad.  I had it around my anus and genital area, when I place cotton balls of hydrogen peroxide 3% and the parasites started scampering out. They all formed in my butt area and It looked like 20 to 30 big cystic pimples. I showed the doctor the photo , but by then the pimples were gone by then(but the itching didn't stop). So he didn't take the photos seriously.

BOTTOM LINE IS: IT DOES MANIFEST IN MY SKIN BUT DOESN'T LOOK ALARMING ENOUGH TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND OFTEN TIMES MISDIAGNOSED. BUT THE PERSISTANT CRAWLING AND ITCHINESS DOESN'T CEASE.

My observation is " the physical symptoms do not correlate with the crawling and havoc I feel.  So, I can't totally say, there are no signs, just not correlating with the intensity of the symptoms.

If the pimple/rash looks like a 2, the crawling and itchiness is an 8, if I had to rank it on a scale.

SYMPTOMS:  CRAWLING AND ITCHING AND BITING USUALLY LATE AFTERNOON OR EVENING OR WHEN I AM STILL OR IN THE DARK.

I remember it starting when I was cutting branches in my front yard.

WHAT I HAVE BEEN DOING ABOUT IT:

1.  I use hydorgen peroxide 3% diluted in few drops of water. I also use witch hazel. This 2 products seems to lessen or have an effect on the parasites. hasn't cured completely but has improved. It seems like it agitates the parasites.

2. Sulfur soap during my shower, seems to help.

3. Epsom salt baths also help.

4. Douching with vinegar douche ( prepackaged from pharmacy).

5. Vaginal itching cream, relieves the itch in sensitive areas where regular itching cream would be too harsh.

6. Using peanut butter on the lumps or cyst seems to help. I don't know if it traps an kills it , like fly paper or if it is agitated an moves in other spots of my body.

( warm areas of my body or areas where I have just had an operation, tend to be breeding grounds for them).

I am hoping since I have not found a cure. ..disturbing and agitating the breeding grounds might help lessen the growth. ( I am hoping by letting them scamper, my anitbodies can kill them when they are not in a cluster. Sort of like " divide and conquer". Also, if their preferred breeding grown is disturbed, they tend to cluster in more visible areas. (So that I can show the doctor) or hopefully make it harder for them to multiply.

I AM DESPERATE. THIS IS TORTURE   AND  WHEN PEOPLE THINK IT IS JUST PSYCHOSOMATIC. I often wish they would feel it , so they will know how terrible it feels.

Just letting off steam . Thanks for reading this. Hopefully someone out there will believe me or help me!!!!!

[snore]

I thought I had scabies, I went to the emergency room and they gave me permetherin cream, it felt like stuff was freaking out all over my skin and then the itch stopped and I felt like nothing was on me. The next day I put on fresh clothes and a hat and felt immediatly like something was crawling around in my hair- back to the emergency room, more permetherin cream from the neck down, which chased whatever it was up into my hair, more permetherin cream and ivermectin this time, this time the people in er told me to put the cream in my hair only. I took the pills and applied the cream but the itching persisted, I went to see a dermatologist, he told me that there were no new bumps or burrows and if I didn't realize that the itching/bugs was all in my head than I would end up in an institution. I was so mad when I left his office that it took me awhile to realize that the itching had stopped. Okay, maybe it was all in my head. I convinced myself that I had possibly had a nervous breakdown(my father recently passed away) The itching seemed to only happen when I was stressed or didn't get enough sleep. A couple weeks went by and I needed to go into the back of my house(i'd quarantined certain areas of my house to isolate what I thought was a scabie mite) I immediatly felt like something was crawling on me, the next day a little tiny bump popped up on my finger. I scheduled an appointment with the dermatologist. By the time the appt. came, the bump was gone. I cancelled. The next day another bump popped up, I drove 1hour to get to the derm to have them scrap it. They couldn't see me, they rescheduled me. The bump disappeared again. The itching is back again, more little bumps, I went to the er, waited 5hours, all the dermatologist were gone despite the fact that I called prior to coming to see if they could scrape it, they were unable to do anything so they took my blood to start ruling stuff out, all my test came back okay. This time the doctor told me it was hypo-something eczema. I've never had eczema a day in my life or allergies! They scheduled me with a dermatologist, my appointment is tommorrow. If its eczema why did the permetherin kill it? Bull. I'm selling my house! I have no faith in the health care system, if its not scabies or a parasite why does it move from one finger to the next? Why did the ivermectin make it go away?They dont know and they don't care.

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Welcome to the forum!
If you are a lady and in the menopausal age, then this is a common symptom. Hormone replacement therapy often helps. It is also seen in people who are very anxious and stressed out. Very dry skin and disorders of thyroid gland all can precipitate a crawling sensation. Maybe to start with you had scabies and now you have a very dry skin.
The other possibility is Morgellons disease often mimics scabies. The disease is  believed to be caused by weak immune systems in people that have contracted the tick-borne Lyme Disease at some point in their life.
It can also be a fungal infection like Tinea corporis.
It is difficult to comment beyond this at this stage. Do discuss this with your doctor and get yourself examined.
Hope this helps. Please let me know if there is any thing else and do keep me posted. Take care!

[snore]

Thank-you so much for responding to me. I went to see a dermatologist today and told him that I was recommended by a doctor in the E.R. I visited, I explained to him that I had thought that I'd been infected with the scabie mite-- wait, let me back up a minute, I use to be a animal caretaker at a medical research facility at a prominent hospital, I as well as my co-worker came into contact with a person that was covered with rashes along her arms, the palms of her hands and as she told us, along her waistline and beneath her breast- she said she itched like crazy and the doctors were not sure what it was but guessed it was eczema. (she was our bio hazard pick-up) shortly thereafter I notticed bumps along the inside of my fingers and feet, my co-worker popped up with the same bumps but on her forearm and the sides of her feet. I broke open the bumps and squeezed lemon juice and teatree oil inside of the hole, burnt like crazy but they dissappeared. Unfortunatly, my father became suddenly ill and needed to be hospitalized (stage 4 cancer) I took 3mos. leave at work, my co-worker's husband commited suicide a mos. later and she took leave as well. She came back to work before I did and promptly broke out again and the same thing happened to me when I returned. I started doing research on the symptoms I was having and turned up with my scabie theory. I did not itch nor did my co-worker, just the sensation of hairs or spiders crawling on me which intensified at night. My boyfriend and my co-workers children never showed any of these symptoms or bumps. I never, nor she, had sighns of burrows and my flareups tended to be palms of my hands, around the edge of my fingernails, collarbone and sides of my feet. The areas where the bumps had been never healed properly and have the appearance of flaky skin with a pinpoint in the center. I know I'm giving a lot of information here but I'm hoping perhaps it will give you a better idea of what it maybe. Each time I went to the E.R. I told them that it was scabies and they diagnosed accordingly, but no one ever scraped or pierced the bumps to see what was inside, they just prescibed me scabie medication. I'm no doctor, and as I'm told this mite is VERY contagious and no one that I came into contact with got it. Okay, so fast forward to today, I explained to the D.R. about the crawling sensation, which seems to precede the appearance of bumps, as soon as I said I felt like something was crawling on me they heard nothing else and in fact seemed to ignore the fact that I had bumps on my hands which increase in number daily. They told me stories about how powerful the mind is and that they had patients that had scratched themselves bloody bc they felt invisible cooties on them! Very insulting if your a person thats going through this. I responded by telling them that I was fully aware of pschosamtic symptoms and but for the appearance of new bumps I would right it off as me being highly stressed. They still looked at me like I was a nut. I needed to remind them that I'd come to have the bump scraped so that I could get some piece of mind since it was not scabies then what is it. My co-worker and I didn't catch eczema, and the bumps are not in our heads...and although it is not as intense a state as the woman we came into contact with, it still looks very similiar. So what do you think? I am 35 and have no children. My co-worker is 26 with 4 boys. I've been smearing down with benadryl, which stops the crawling sensation and I spray my bedding, carpets and car with lice and egg killer....   just in case. Any insight you could give me would be greatly appreciated.

[doctornee medical]

Hi
Thanks for keeping me posted!
Please look up Morgellons disease on the net and you will find that your symptoms come close to it. Discuss this possibility with your dermatologist. Apply a good moisturizer on skin. Get your thyroid checked. Take care!

[snore]

will do. Thank-you much.

[hephedapo]

I have been having this moving sensation for the past 3  years as well, I hope i could find a solution..Doctors think I'm crazy. but i'm not

[lala3232]

From all that i've heard and read, the sensation of "bugs crawling"   is most likely Neurological and may be related to a vitamin deficiency and may be improved by taking B12 supplements. I have tried B-12 and this it's helped me a lot! I would suggest try taking this whenever the sensation comes on as, in my case, it seems to work quickly.

[lala3232]

Just want to repost-- Everyone please try taking B12 vitamins. No Doctor wants to admit that a vitamin deficiency may be the cause but for skin sensations, it could be.
Thank you and God Bless.
lala3232
aka
deb

[millewc]

This skin tingling and crawly sensation just came up in the past year. I'll get a random itch, but if I make the mistake of scratching it spreads like poison oak minus the actual rash. The itch is a burny feeling, almost like sunburn, and it takes a considerable amount of will not to scratch myself raw. It seems consentrated on my arms and legs, but I occationally get waves down my back or through my scalp. There is no physical manifestation you can SEE, but as I scratch the skin of course gets a little red, and then I can seen white hive-like lumps of various sizes whelp up... which disappear as I quit scratching. When it gets really bad, the itching will stop but then my whole body feels like there are bugs in my blood, or deep under the skin... which inevitably causes more itching.

I've found taking a double dose of Zyrtec helps (which being a large girl I can handle without getting sleepy), but for immediate relief without drugs the only things that help are Selsun Blue (all over), or if you're stranded in public Benedryl Spray or Hydrocortazone coupled with lots of will power.

I don't think there is any one answer though.

Inaddition to allergies, bugs, nerve diseases, blood diseases, etc...some of you need to think about Candida Yeast imbalance. It's intestonal, not just vaginal... so guys have it too. It can cause all kind of things from head colds to simple gas, skin rashes, and even depression (from feeling bad all the time). More and more people are having yeast imbalances because of all the antibiotics and chemicals we take. There are ways to check for it, google it. And if you think that might be it, don't freak. Only if you have thrush and rashes do you need to go on one of the extreme diets. Otherwise, just cutting back the starches and taking a supliment will work just fine.

Doctors are very aloof about this stuff because many times it's "stress related". Good luck to all of you. My prayers for myself and us all go with you, that we learn the lesson the divine is trying to tell us, and that we all find our "cures".

[ej30]

I also have the ant/spider crawling sensation on my skin.  I get it in random places like my face, ankle, hands, etc... I have been recently diagnosed with Pernicious Anemia which is the lacking ability to absorb vitamin b12.  I am now taking b12 shots every two weeks and it seems to be helping.  Just because you are not truly b12 deficient you can still have symptoms like you are especially if your b12 is in the low, but normal range.  Just a thought... I recommend you all to get your b12 tested to see if there is any question there... good luck to you all!!! :0)

[tony5555]

I have the crawling, stinging, itchiny feeling all over and at night it gets worse. it seems to worsen when eating sugar

[kari99]

I have had this crawling skin problem for 4 month ever since my friend returned from traveling through Asia, sleeping in youth hostels.  I have been tested for thyroid and liver problems, etc. and my bloodwork is fine.  It is not psychosymatic.  I tried the permethrin 5% cream 10 times (!) and it did nothing.  I think it wipes off when sleeping.  For some odd reason, Nix which is an over-the-counter lotion for lice and has 1% permethrin, works really well.  Follow the directions except put it all over--10 minutes is ok.  I have also tried tea tree oil and it is a temporary but effective solution.  It is a natural antiseptic so you would think that would tell doctors something!  I saw a dermatologist once and now her office won't return my calls.

These little buggers also survive on the shower floor so buy a bug spray with permethrin in it and spray the floor and drain after showering.  Be careful--it makes the floor slippery.  They also survive on clothing and bedding and in your bed/car seat.  I've been sleeping on a plastic chaise and spraying my car seat/floor with bug spray each day.  Wash clothing/bedding in hot water with bleach and dry for at least 20 minutes every day.  I don't feel dry cleaning helps so I've gone to wearing only clothes that can be washed.

Try this--put your arm in a sink of water.  Be very still and watch the little bubbles form everywhere on your arm and the hairs of your arm.  This is not a natural occurance.  Now wash your arm and put it back in...there are no bubbles.  It appears the creatures are able to form an air sac around themselves.  One bubble fell off and survived on the bottom of the sink for hours before the sink drained.  When showering scrub every inch of your skin with a washrag then soak it in bleach to clean it.  You also need to bleach your towels or use paper towels.

In some places there are "holes" in my skin.  Under water an egg sac rises from these holes in an air pocket.  I can push the sac along the skin so it is more than air but if I push too hard it floats to the surface and pops releasing tons of black eggs into the water.  I'm not sure if they survive.  I assume since they need to be in the sac, they can't survive.

I have seen the bumps others refer to but have not yet tried some of your solutions.  Thanks to all!  Someday a doctor will figure this out and make a fortune treating all us supposedly crazy folks.

[Bug_Slueth]

I have been suffering for almost two months with an ever increasing itchy rash. It started with a small patch of rash on my wrist and several weeks later another small patch on my hip and lower leg. As soon as the rash started, I tried cortisone cream. After a week of that not working, I tried a topical antibiotic and then an antifungal cream. The antifungal cream seemed to help a little. After about a month of this rash, I ended up out of the blue with too frequent urination (every hour). So then I started thinking the rash and the frequent urination might be an STD or urinary tract infection. I went and got checked but the Dr. didn't find any significant amount of bacteria but gave me medicine for a urinary tract infection and yeast infection anyway. I used the medicines and felt some relief. A few days later, I was waking up with mosquito bite type marks on my upper legs and rear. The original 3 rash spots started to spread. Each day I kept waking up with new bites, welts or rashes that weren't there when I went to sleep. The bites started to itch terribly and I was feeling hot quite a lot. I got on the internet to see if maybe bedbugs were the source of my problem. So I did my homework on the internet about bedbugs. I thought maybe that was what was bothering me. My husband didn't seem to be affected despite being in the same bed.
So my search of the bed and common living areas began for this elusive biting source that was making me afraid to go to sleep. I could not find anything. Each day I would have new bites, rashes or welts. I decided to get a vinyl mattress cover and also bought bedbug/lice spray to spray around the bed and furniture. When I went to spray the mattress before placing the cover on, I did notice about eight little black pepper type dots on the stitching near the top of the mattress. I sprayed and vacuumed those up. The next morning I woke up with bites again, despite being in long pjs and socks. I would get up in the middle of the night with a flashlight to see if I could catch anything in the bed. Nothing. Then the itching started. The most terrible itch anyone can imagine. Picture a dog when he scratches and his tongue is hanging out...that type of itch. I noticed it was worse at night and after a hot shower. Now an alarm bell went off in my head. Oh, please, please don't let this be scabies...I had these 20 years ago. I picked them up from my boyfriend who had them for a while on his feet and ankles. It took almost 6 months before I showed any symptoms, but once they were there, I had them everywhere on my body (from neck down). I remeber that itch, it was the worse I ever felt and would make me want to tear my flesh away, it's horrible. I've had dry skin rashes all my life and know how to ignore an itch but the itch of scabies, can NOT be ignored. We don't currently have medical insurance so I went looking for an OTC medicine for scabies. No luck. I knew that meant a trip to a doctor that we could not afford. I did end up at the Dr.'s office and told him I thought I might have scabies, because of the rash and the itching which was worse between 2am and 8am. It came almost the same time each night. I couldn't sleep. The Dr. said it wasn't scabies that it didn't fit the TYPICAL appearance of a scabies rash and that scabies usually occurs in an area and spreads evenly and progressively in a direction on the body. I knew this was bull because when I had them, I got them everywhere, except my face, hands, feet, and hair. He said he was sure it was a ringworm fungus and then said to use a topical antifungal cream for that. I had already been doing that. He said he'd give me a STRONGER medicine and that should clear it up. I went home with the expensive cream that I was supposed to use 2x per day till gone. I used the cream for 2 days and the cream was gone. I ordered a refill double dose and that lasted 4 days. It helped a little on the rashes but then I would wake up with new ones. I was so itchy and desperate that I decided to try drastic measures. I got Clorox Cleanup and squirted it on my body. I have sensitive skin and it burned like heck. I could only stand the pain for about 30 seconds and then I washed it off. It completely irritated the rashes to the point that it hurt to touch the skin. I started washing all the bedding everyday, thinking that the fungus was re-infecting me. The rash in some spots began to dry slightly but they were painful. I called the Dr. after a week and told him that the antifungal wasn't working and requested a scabies prescription.. I asked him to prescribe extra so that I could treat myself and my husband. He told me couldn't prescribe extra (even though we are paying out of our pocket with no insurance). I was PO'd. How can a Dr. think that I could be cured by only treating myself and not my bed partner. I treated both of us anyway with the 5% Permethrin cream from face down. We washed and vacuumed. I felt a little better the next day, but by day 3, rash was spreading again. Continued Below:

[Bug_Slueth]

The itching became so intense and continued to spread, so I treated again with 5% Permethrin cream about 6 days after the first treatment. I even tried to spread some cream on my scalp. For the past 2 months since the rash first started, I noticed that I was losing a lot of hair, especially from one spot on the top back of my head. I didn't know what else to do, I kept waking up with rashes, bites and the terrible uncontrollable itching and was no longer sleeping. I could feel a pin ***** in areas around my body at night and then sometimes, I got the sensation of something crawling on me. It was horrible. One of the rashes on my lower leg had grown into another rashy spot and was now a huge patch of irritated, darkened, dried skin that made it hard for me to walk. It was horribly painful. Since the scabies medicine didn't seem to be working, I was at a loss for what it might be. When I had scabies 20 years ago, it never spread this fast and didn't hurt like this rash hurts. I also never got it in my hair or private areas. This rash is down there the worst. I feel sometimes like things are actually crawling from down there. Yuk! By this time, I am back on the internet trying to figure out what the heck is crawling on me. Maybe this is not scabies, then what the HECK is this? I was delirious with lack of sleep. However, I did find an extensive amount of people with the same symptoms. That was somewhat comforting because I have started to question my sanity. So now I belong to the mysteriously bitten club. Can I please get a refund on my membership? This *****...Okay I knew I needed to go back to the Dr. again because I was out of ideas. At this time I had some other unpleasant symptoms. I got nausea one day and chills and night sweats, all the time feeling like things are crawling and biting me. Then I got to thinking that if I can't find the source of the bite, the things might actually be on me but invisible. So before I paid for another Dr.s visit, I went to Toys R US and bought a microscope that had a digital camera with it. That night I stayed up, determined to find the culprit for this. I still was convinced that something was crawling and biting me. I also read that Dr.s have Poo Pooed this as a type of psychosis. I also noticed as several people have also noted that, I am the only one getting bit and itchy and that it seems to be worse in the chair at the computer. So I did my homework and sat there at the computer with a wide roll of very sticky packing tape. As soon as I would feel a bite, I immediately put a piece of tape around the bite and then made sure it was stuck to the skin well and took it off and folded the tape in half so that if by chance there was something there, it wouldn't crawl out of the tape. I did this about 8 different times on different parts of my body including my scalp which has begun to itch terribly as well. What I found...
The photos aren't the best, can't afford a top of the line microscope, all the money is going to medicines and Dr. visits. The first night I did this, each spot that I got bit on did yield the same filament type organism in all areas of my body. It kind of looks like a piece of string. Most were the same size and a few were longer. They had to be seen under the microscope at 900x magnification. There were not a lot of these, just here and there where I felt the bite sensation. There were also, a few oval or round looking organisms that I think now may be eggs. They were difficult to see. I found it strange that each place I felt the bite sensation I would find these filaments in the skin tissue on the tape. Initially, I didn't do a skin tape test on any parts where I was not bitten so these could have been some sort of fiber that was on my body. The only thing I found strange was that they were similar in size and shape despite coming from different parts of my body. I have heard of morgellons but didn't know much about it. My first thought was maybe these are bacteria or tiny worms. I have not been well for almost 5 years now. I get re-occurring bouts with my lungs and coughing and swelling of my hands and feet, as well as stomach problems and headaches. just don't have much energy anymore. The Dr.'s I had when I had insurance weren't the best and failed to find a diagnosis. All that kept coming back abnormal was a couple of blood tests. So, I was thinking, is it possible that a parasitic worm could live under human skin? Could this be the source of the rash or maybe my re-occurring sickness. I'm not a microbiologist, so I looked into it on the internet. It turns out there are parasitic worms that do live under the skin and migrate on the host. They are not common but they do occur. So I printed my photos and put them on a jump drive and went to the Dr. I wanted to give proof that there was something under my skin that was causing sickness and irritation. The photos weren't the best but the re-occurring fiber like substance was present in each of the bite areas, also there were sometimes black round spots. You can view the photos at:
http://www.chacosplace.com/diseasephotos/ds1....
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[Bug_Slueth]

So I went to the Dr. armed with my photos because I was feeling terrible, headache, nausea, bloating. The rash was getting worse and I was developing a cough. I asked the doctor if there could possibly be a parasite that could live under the skin that could produce my symptoms. Since we had already tried the antifungal and scabies treatment. He asked if I had done any international traveling and I said I had gone to Aruba a few years ago and some domestic travel as well. He thought I should be tested for Parasites and Their Eggs. I was thinking the same thing since I was so sick. He wanted to check in particular for a parasite that can auto re-infect a person that has the worms that crawl under the skin. I have been ill for about 5 years now and when I had insurance, I didn't have the best doctors so I was never diagnosed with anything. The only thing they found was an abnormality in my jaw and some granulomas in my lungs and 2 blood tests that kept coming back abnormal without explanation.
Many of the symptoms of this particular parasite, I have had. The mortality rate of this parasite is around 33% to 90%. Most people get diagnosed with it the day they check into an emergency room and then die shortly thereafter. Since the risk was high the longer treatment was delayed and the side effects are few, I asked to receive the medicine before the results came back. The doctor gave me Ivermectin to take, it turns out this is the same medicine that is used at times for Scabies. Two days later I was still getting bit and itching, especially on my scalp. I took out my handy dandy microscope and did the packing tape thing again on different parts of my body. One piece of tape that I placed over one of the most affected areas, above my rear, yielded a series of what appeared to be tracks, possibly from droppings or eggs. The trail was evenly spaced. I followed the trail with my microscope and at the end of the trail, I found a cluster of about 6 or 7 bugs on top of each other. They had to be viewed at 300x magnification. The bugs appear to sometimes be moving in a line together, which would explain the crawling sensation I would get. There is another photo that clearly shows a bug with two antennae or legs in front and two sets of legs off the body. There was fecal matter around as well. Gross, under my skin. Now wonder why I'm sick. I now have one in my left ear and can hear movement from there when the bugs get active. I am wondering now what type of bug this may be. Since so many of the scabie type treatments haven't worked, I'm wondering if this is a whole different bug. I had scabies once before but there was just a rash and a terrible itch, never the crawling or biting sensation. It seems to help to put antifungal cream on sometimes but it still doesn't get rid of the pests. I was thinking it was scabies, so I emailed my doctor and asked for the scabies treatment again and something for my hair because it was itching from bites too. I couldn't attach a photo for the doctor but I wanted him to see these bugs so he could see that there was definitely something there. The next day I checked for prescriptions online and found he had prescribed 3 medications. One steroid cream, some moisturizing lotion and another medication I was unfamiliar with but no scabies medicine. I looked it up online, it was an anti-psychotic drug. I was so angry, here I was with definitive proof that there really were bugs under my skin and wanted him to see them and try to identify them, so we would know what to do to treat them. If they aren't scabies, then what are they? He never even looked at the photos. I've had scabies once before and I will never forget the itch, well this itch was even worse. Now I am still suffering, angry and trying alternative methods for treating whatever is bugging me. If anyone can help me to identify the bugs in the photo, please do so. These were definitely under my skin in different places. So now I just want them gone and can't get any medicine to make them go away because my Dr. says that Typically, if it was Scabies it would be gone after the cream application. But these are in my hair and I need to keep up on them so they get better and don't lay more eggs. I've had scabies before 20 years ago and never had the biting feeling that these things give. So now I wondering what type of bug this is. Here are the images:
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If anyone can identify these bugs and a way to treat them, I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

[Haywoodusmc]

I too have many of these symptoms, I recently had a full physical, and was deemed to be in very good health overall, I'm a 23 year old male.

My symptoms are a "skin crawling" sensation, as if small bugs are crawling on various parts of my body. It's not just one area though, it's random spots throughout my whole body, face, head, arms, chest, stomach, legs, etc. When I touch the area, the feeling goes away temporarily. No actual bugs though, or bites, sores, rashes, dry skin, anything. Haven't changed soap (until now, hypoallergenic, no help) or anything...

I thought it might have been bed bugs, because I read about them online, then instantly was creeped out, and tore all my bedding off, and thouroughly inspected everything in my room for any of the tell tale signs of bed bug infestation, with nothing found.

Bottom line is it's driving me absolutely crazy. I heard it could be Restless Leg Syndrome as well... it doesn't have to effect "just" your legs.

Other symptoms are Tinnitus (though I have substantial hearing loss/damage from an explosion, so thats what thats from) and that "crackling" sound in my ears as well. Floaters in the eyes too.