I've had this soul destroying condition for 8 years now, head to toe, and more.
I used to take antihistamine everyday for 5 years as living without them at the time was impossible. Untill one day, when i decided i will not take anymore, mainly to see how my body would react after days of being attacked by itself with no medication.
Ironically, after a solid week of torture and no sleep, the itching started to slowly subside. It has since reduced to about 50% of what it was but it is still here and still making life very uncomfortable.
I've had food allergy, HIV, and thyroid tests and haven't seen a dermatologist for years. They only thing i was ever offered was some 'soothing' aqueous cream which of course does nothing to get to the root of the problem, as well as countless batches of antihistamine which i will never touch again.
So my question is this..Does anybody have any ideas as to how i can go about investigating this futher?
I should note that i also seem to have some "contact hives". With my arms sometimes getting red and itchy when i touch steel, rubber, and even human skin. Is it even possible to have both chronic idiopathic hives AND contact hives, or could they be related?
Any feedback appreciated.