very itchy red blotchy rash on torso, legs arms, back, and neck

[saraaaa]

My rash started two weeks ago. I first noticed two red spots that appeared in the shower and only itched when the hot shower got to them. I didn't think much of them. They were fairly non descript round red ovals one each on the crease of my thighs. A couple of days after that my legs were itchy and small hive like spots (loooked like various size mosquito bites appearing and then disappearing) scattered randomly about itched like crazy. This continued to spread and an added rash occurred. A generalized red blotchy rash. At this point I went to my doctor. He said I had uticaria. I was taking wellbutrin for smoking cessation for a couple of months. He told me to stop the bupropian and prescribed benadryl. Five days later the rash had grown in intensity-the hive like rash had stopped. but the rash that started it all (the two round ovals) had progressed and spread to the whole front of my stomach. It is very itchy, burny, thick feeling skin-totally red all the way down the front of my thighs and above the belly button. It then somewhat disperses into this red blotchy rash that is all over my arms,legs, back, and chest. In addition to this I get these outbreaks of tiny white dots about the size of this O that occur in areas as small as ten dots to all the way up and down my arms and legs. These areas usually subside after an hour or so leaving more of the red rash behind.

Obviously benadryl, oatemal baths, medicated lotions and the like are completely ineffective. My hips were covered in  thick welts where my stretch marks are, buttocks covered in rash, legs covered in red blotchy rash, arms, neck, back, buttocks, covered in rash.  Plus the dotty areas continued. Feet are the only place completely unaffected. I went to a different doctor. He ruled out scabies and an allergic reaction to topical things such as soaps. He prescribed zyrtec and doxepin. He diagnosed dermatitis. I felt better for one day. The rash subsided by about 50%. That was three days ago. After day one the itching has increased again. The welts have not returned but the rest of the rash has continued at least as bad as it haas ever been in some areas worse.

I have scratched myself silly. Here's what the doc has said:

no secondary infection present.
no topical irritant
probably not wellbutrin
does not show any classic signs of scabies infection

I answerwed the following questions
nothing new in diet
no new soaps or other topical items,no food allergies to date
no med reactions to date, no skin problems before this
no flu like symptoms, no fever, aches,nausea

I also mentioned to the doctor that the first three days I had the rash with hive like spots my eyes were swollen shut in the morning. I  don't know if this actually has anything to do with the rash but I want to make sure I give you as much info as possible.

I have purchased everything possible and test treated small spots to see if I could get any relief. NOPE.

Must stop scratching!
Sara

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My wife is going through the same thing and nothing has changed in her life. The only thing she says she had changed was that she had literraly worn a set of ear rings for 10 years. She recently put ear rungs in that were only cheap metal and not gold and the problem started. She purchased the ear rings from Kholes. She has swithced them back to the gold ear rings and the symtims are still here but it's only been a few days. We winder if the gold had balanced her ph level and removing them may be the cause since she had worn them so long.

Her symptoms are the same as you describe. Right after a shower she swells up. If she goes out in the cold 20 degree weather and back to warm it makes it worse. It does seem to come and go daily. Mostly around her shower.

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