itching???? is it associated with MS?

[nancihelp373]

I have one more question please ..... I have had several bouts of itching in various places, mostly the legs. I have not got a rash and have used no new products. There does not appear to be a reason for this. Is this a possible characteristic of MS ?

thanks

[nancihelp373]

  Thank you ... i feel better knowing it is something others have but also feel bad that you all have to deal with it too. I have lumps all over me from the "back scratcher" i searched high and low to buy. My husband also got up at odd hours to help me. He even gave me a pair of gloves because I was tearing my skin up ... :-}

Thanks to all

[tingletingle]

Hi, yes I experienced itching like crazy on both legs a few days before I started with numbness/tingling in feet. Then once the tingles climbed all the way up to my chest, I had frequent periods of itchiness over my back and stomach. My wonderful wife used to have to itch my back at some inconvenient times - like 2am! Fortunately, the ichiness has now subsided.

Anyways, best of luck to you.

Blessings
Alex

[drsdonthelp]

LOL, Thanks!!

[iambus]

I always am itchy too and just thought it was all in my head or something.  Good to know that there might actually be a medical reason causing it!

Pam, I like your screen name! So sad but true!

[drsdonthelp]

I am not dx'd with ms,still in limbo, but I too have had the " itch", where I scratched til I would bleed.
Three years of it, and finally the raw patch on my hand healed, but when I am hot, or my hand is in hot water, or even the core of my body is hot due to nervousness, or something, it acts up!

Horrible feeling! Good luck to you,
Pam

[nancihelp373]

  thank you so much ... i feel a little better about it. Thought i was losing my mind

[COBOB]

Many of us have had a paresthesia that presents as itching.  I scratched my ankle raw a few times.

Bob