itchy legs

[Sal87]

This discussion is related to Itchy legs, no sign of rash or irritation.


I have had this problem for just over 2 years,
i went to my GP and they have given me antibiotics as they think i have folliculitis. I searched this and i have no symptons for folliculitis, as this occurs when you have red spots full of pus. my legs are dry and flaky as a result of my 2 years of itching and i have no rashes, just scars from scratching

[tjtz]

I find laclotion (NH4-lactate), prescription drug, noxema cream, and sarna lotion help.  I tried all sorts of creams, salves, cortisones, etc.
Sarna has the same ingredients (camphor and menthol) as noxema exc.  lower concentration and doesn't smell as much.  The noxema is better.  The laclotion is diff. and works as well or better than the sarna lotion.  I find it works best to apply them right after showering, even if the itch isn't then present.  (Individually camphor and menthol each seems to work some.)  Prevention is easier than stopping it.

I have experimented with applying both sarna and laclotion at the same time.  I also keep a can of pain dulling spray handy.   Unfortunately, the doctors don't help much.

[jwpynk]

Mine only happens when it starts to get warm out - I really hate the summer, heat and humidity because once it's skirt weather, my legs start itching - lower only, and if i barely scratch them it turns into welts and looks really red, even though there's nothing on my leg before I scratch. I looked at the other thread about this - doesn't happen after a shower, I don't wear nylons, happens with or without lotion, even when I use cortisone creams, and it's gotten so bad I wake up at night scratching with a brush. I'm wondering if it's a side effect from medications... none that I take list it, but since I've been on Ritalin the last few years I get sun poisoning easily when outside and prickly heat as well, on top of my legs itching. I love how everyone's been told something different from their doctors for the same thing, really boosts your confidence in the medical community, doesn't it?

[larajane]

My legs have been itchy every day since i was born. im 21 and i have always had itchy legs. when i was younger my family would all scream at me as once i started i couldnt seem to stop. the itching gets so bad that it annoys you and fustrates you and it becomes painfull.
My dad used to smack my legs where it was itching and it used to help but it didnt last too long only for about 5-10 mins and i would be scratching again.
Since i was little i was alway told that it was ezcema but when i grew out of the ezcema the itching did not stop.
i scratch every night- sometimes in my sleep. i cant control it - My family tried cutting my nails and tapping gloves on my hands. But i learned away to scratch with my toe nails just as good as my hands.
i have tried every steriod cream there is but nothing has ever helped. i feel the itching is slightly below my skin. i think this because i only satisfy the itch once i am bleeding.

its not stress related as i have changed jobs and i am not stressed. plus how could i have been stressed as a child! the reason i would get stressed is from the itching it is not the cause.

something that sometimes works for me is to pour salt into boiled water, mix it up. and wip my legs with the salty water. (this is only good for me once i have started the scratching and i have thined my skin down) i would let it dry and then go to bed. i find this sometimes stop the itching as it stings so it can satisfy the itch.

i also find that sometimes when i scratch certin areas there would eventualy be a raised pimple - i would squeese them and tweese out- white hard substance. which i believe is dry skin that is blocking the hair from rising. but this isnt always the case,
sometimes when i am itchy and my hairs are out i would tweese the hair and the itch would be below the root of the hair.

i would love somone to help me get rid of the full problem. i have many different medical problems.

- ashtma
-anaphlactic
-hayfever
- unable to loose weight
-cold feet- although its not a illness

hopefully if anyone else have any of the same problems. we can find if any of them are related to the itchy legs problem.

i suffer with this every night.

[hisname1]

Hello, my name its Justin, and I to have had the same symptoms since I was a child. I'm 24 now and still get told that it is eczema. Its from the bottom of my knee caps to just right below my ankles. It gets even worse the lower it is. Email me at ***@****. We will figure this out. I did not know there were so many people with the same symptoms. Mine are straight up exactly like yours and if there is anyone else with these same symptoms please email me and we will figure this out together with or without a doctor cuz for done reason it seems like they're not really even trying to help with any symptoms I have came across the Webb. This is my first time ever talking on any thread. I've only read. And once I saw one just like mine I said enough isenough. We will figure this out. God bleed you all and I hope to hear from anyone soon regardless the symptoms even

[hisname1]

Hello, my name its Justin, and I to have had the same symptoms since I was a child. I'm 24 now and still get told that it is eczema. Its from the bottom of my knee caps to just right below my ankles. It gets even worse the lower it is. Email me at ***@****. We will figure this out. I did not know there were so many people with the same symptoms. Mine are straight up exactly like yours and if there is anyone else with these same symptoms please email me and we will figure this out together with or without a doctor cuz for done reason it seems like they're not really even trying to help with any symptoms I have came across the Webb. This is my first time ever talking on any thread. I've only read. And once I saw one just like mine I said enough isenough. We will figure this out. God bleed you all and I hope to hear from anyone soon regardless the symptoms even

[KittyKatScratcher]

Hello fellow itchy folks.

I am an itcher from London and have suffered with this from about the age of 15. I seem to have all the symptoms mentioned already, waking up scratching as the itch is so bad, annoying my partner as I make my self bleed from scratching so hard and long, heat related scratching for sure like just out of the shower or bath, but any fabric brushing my legs or someone touching my legs starts me off - although as mentioned sometimes its nothing that starts it. I can be sitting with friends, in someones house, out to eat and the itching will start. I actually have to get up and go to the bathroom to have a good scratch!!!....it used to be just the bottoms bits, shins, calf muscles and front but now it has progressed to the whole legs so my scabs and scratches from slightly too long nails are gracing my cellulite ridden thighs too....WONDERFULL!!!

My Dad says he gets it from the heater in his car on the front of his legs ( he travels a lot on his veh ) but nothing as bad as mine. My boyfriend begs me to stop ( this cannot just be done ), my friend suggested slapping it ( I suggested slapping her ) and as usual I have swapped detergents, moisturisers, shower gels etc etc etc......

Even with my laptop on my laptop on my knee now I am starting to itch so I would definately agree with the heat issue but I also think that the cosmetics that some of us use may not help at all......

I would suggest getting away from certain additives in products, although the chemist /drug store ones are easily distributed they dont seem to be helping the issues having read some of the other postings here..I am sure you have all heard the hype bout cosmetic ingrediants and how harmful they can be...sodium lauryl/laureth sulphate, dimethylparaben (and the other parabens) , 1,4 Dioxane, propylene glycol (cheap availabe moisturser additive, suspected of causing sensitivity reactions ), I know sensitivity is only a small part to to with what we are all suffering from but vitally important to understand these additives if we want to eradicate or at least avoid the products that dont help, although they are all claiming they do - cant stres enough my itchy friends you must read labels to avoid anything that may cause your "itchy leg itch" to flare up....

My solution ( I use the term solution very lightly!!!! ) , which helps a lot more than anything else I have tried......."Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil.."....the organic bit of this is important as it denotes a slightly higher quality more beneficial to skin......( not usually manufactured for external skin use so not in "slippery hand friendly" bottles- but is easily de-cantable into something else though )...seriously though.....added to dry legs upon exiting ones preferred choice of cleansing be it tub or shower........rub it in and way you go......would suggest against a hot hot shower though. Have found a hot shower aggrivates my legs even more...

...and I HAVE TO SHAVE my legs every day...as they grow back they rub off trousers etc and cause another form of itchy...either this or let it all grow long......not nice....but having to shave means they are aggrivated due to the shaving process no matter how new the razor, but to stop them itching I have to keep shaving ...catch 22 or what!!!..

Anyho, hope this all helps a little and amuses a little more, hoping you all use your trotters and get yourself down to your local store for some oil....you could always have someone else rub it in for you...ooh err....good luck .....x x x

KittyKat

[theitcher]

I suffer the same things...I have found what I think is the problem...aquagenic pruitis.  It fits perfectly with how my itch presents.  I have discovered that a really hot bath cures me.  A hot shower does not help.  I have to soak for several minutes in a very hot bath.  Research aquagenic pruitis and see if it fits your problem.  

[JOG100]

I also suffer from  itchy legs. It happens before and after showers. Mostly in the evenings. Lotion helps at times but not always. Sometimes it keeps me up for hours. I have to leave the bed sometimes so I don't keep my wife awake all night. I've started to lean towards a circulation problem. It kind of relates to when you minimize circulation to a hand or foot and it results in that hand or foot falls asleep. The pins and needles are what it feels like some times. It also feels like flea bites, but I know there are no fleas. For that matter, there are no red marks or rashes anywhere. It's an odd mistery. I'm just glad that there are others out there so my wife will finally believe me. If anyone has any info that could help, Please post it. I'll be checking religously. This is the only site where I've heard from people with the same problem. Thnks for the mental ease.