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Itchy Legs

Im glad i found this site.  Looking for answers for my 14 yr old son who complains that his legs itch from the knees down, when he stands still.  This is not stress related and it is not a skin condition.  He is not overly active and not over weight.  He plays sax and finds this annoying when standing.  If anyone has found any solid information about this since the topic started I would appreciate it.  Sounds circulatory to me in a way but obviously not something doctors are   much aware of.


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My husband works in the hot sun all day and he is a electrician . He has been coming home for the past month with itchy legs and itchy arms. He lays next to me and I begin to itch like crazy too. What can we do to stop this I have tried cortezon and that doesnt help. Iam tired of this problem can someone help us?
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The cold water/ icepack remedy and Sarna anti-itch lotion I suggested in an earlier post to relieve itchy legs, only proved to be a temporary solution. The itching came back after a few days.
My doctor perscribed Fluocinonide Cream USP, 0.05%, and after a few days the itching stopped, and has not returned. I have no idea what caused it in the first place, but it is gone, thankfully.
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so im 19 was in a car crash 2 yrs ago after that at night i kept itchy my legs i have tried everything... i Dont HAVE dry skin water doesnt bother me and my legs are Very smooth... the only thing that helps is a very very hot shower point that i think the water is boiling  lol please anyone............
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This happened to me last winter and again this winter.  Last winter I added 1 Tablespoon of either olive oil or flax oil a day to my diet and it went away.

This winter it happened again.  The oil was not working, but I realized that their was citric acid in a new sports drink I was drinking daily.  I stopped drinking it and the itching went away shortly after.  

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I had a problem with itching on my lower legs. At times it was so bad it kept me up all night, and I had scratches all over my lower legs. No rash, just itchy.
I tried all kinds of ointments pills and cremes, and nothing worked. In one of these forums it was suggested to try cold water or ice packs. Another suggestion was Sarna Anti-Itch Lotion. These two suggestions worked for me. I used ice packs in the beginning, and then I started a cold water rinse on my lower legs with a hand held shower after my normal shower. After drying I applied the Sarna Creme.  The itching has stopped. I'm not sure if is the cold water or the Sarna Cream, or a combination of the two. I use the cold water rinse after every shower now because I don't want to risk having the itcy legs return.
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I would be sure to see that he is not exposed to cleaning products or carpet cleaning chemicals.  (The organic solvent/ pesticide 2-butoxyethanol, butyl ... or ethylene glycol monobutyl ether is the worst culprit.)  Has he had a serious flu, even if not recently?  An ongoing 'cold' or diarrhea episodes unrelated to what he ate?  

If so, what was going on just previously?  That might tell you what the exposure is.  Be careful to watch for his body complaining when going to houses of other people.  As the chemical can be in the air there, and get into his eyes.

Reading some of the prior posts, it sounds like the chronic version of what Pres FDR had (He did not have polio as is generally thought):  but  Guillian-Barré syndrome - an inflammatory affliction in which the body's immune system attacks the peripheral nerves — those nerves beyond the brain and spinal cord.

CIDP (Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy) is closely related to Guillain-Barre syndrome and it is considered the chronic counterpart of that acute disease.

It is probably something autoimmune. For very serious exposure, like Kawasaki Syndrome showing up (Jett Travolta), gamma globulin treatment seems to help; but I'm sure that is reserved for very serious autoimmune issues.

You might also check into glycobiology for help;

Does he also have very bad headaches?  and signs of fatigue or CFIDS, CFS, FM type symptoms?
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