Hypersensitive Skin

[dixielilly]

Hi. I suffer quite often but not all the time, from hypersensitive skin. It feels as though it's been scalded and it hurts to touch that area. It may be on my face, top of my thigh, waist, calf; seems it strikes one side of my body at one time in different spots. It affected my calf this week, and I could barely walk on that leg. I have had neuro check ups with no results or findings that support any disease in particular. I've suffered from this for about 10 years and it's getting worse. I am very frustrated because I don't know what to do to help myself at this point. Does anyone else suffer from this and have you been diagnosed with anything or have you found a med or supplement that helps? I do suffer from hypothyroidism and an occasional migraine. I take Synthroid .75mcg. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you

[stevie0521]

Sorry the last comment I posted to myself , was for you, My memory is not the best when im in pain, Im sorry.

[stevie0521]

Thank You so much, just having you listen to me helps, no one understands, right now my scalp , and face, neck, upper back, side and buttocks, are throbbing, and raw! I try ben-gay but with bad attacks, it seems to make it worse. It used to help for a minute or two. I WISH someone could give me answers, I am tired of  doctors saying , they don't know. I really really suffer. I am going to ask my doctor about Zonisamide, and try it. Again I will practice the tips, you have given me. Again just having you comment and listen, (and believe me) just means the world to me.

[birddog99]

After suffering with this same horrible symptom for 20 years, here is where I have found relief:

I have great relief from the combination of the following:

Work hard to get 9 or more hours of quality sleep a night, do what ever it takes ( black out your bedroom, reduce computer and TV time after 8PM, see meditation below).  For me it was getting restless legs under control, along with meditaton.

Reduce carbs and sugar intake to less than 100 grams per day, closer to 50 grams a day works better for me, any more and I start to get the skin pain.  You can read about the excito-toxicity of sugar in the brain.  You will feel sluggish for a week or two, but then that will subside, along with the sugar crashes you may already be having .  Eat plenty of fat in your diet to replace the carbs as an energy source.  Choose healthy fats: olive oil, avocado, coconut oil, grass feed butter (kerrys gold or kalona brand), pastured eggs, and meats.

Eliminate inflammatory oils (vegetable oils, industrial seed oils), replace with healthy fats above.

Eat plenty of low carb green and colorful veges: broccolli, cabbage, kale, spinach, berries.

Eliminate caffeine or any other stimulant like chocolate, taper off of caffeine to avoid headaches etc.

Reduce stress by choosing not to be around people that don't make you happy.  Reduce stress by daily mediation, here is my favorite guided meditation, scroll down on this page and look for Bodyscan: http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-meditation.htm

The drug Zonisamide has truly helped, but reducing carb/sugar intake is the most important for me.

If I have a flare up, acupuncture gives me almost instant relief.

Look into a whole foods diet, the paleo/primal diet works for me, there are others as well.

Labs you may want to have your doctor check:  Vitamin D level, saliva hormone profile (adrenal fatigue can play a big part in body pain), check zinc/copper ratios.

God Bless.

[stevie0521]

I have had a raw, hypersensitive pain on my left side for 10 years now. My left side of my scalp is raw, it goes into my face , down my neck , back of my arm , down my back, into my buttocks, and back of my thigh. Its very very painful, feels like a very bad sunburn, and my joints hurt. Its only ever been on the left side. I am in very bad pain right now, my sheets, are hurting my skin and so are my clothes. If anyone knows what can help this or what this could be. please let me know. I was diagnosed with Lyme Disease 15 years ago and took a long intense treatment, and the pain gets worse, every year. It also comes in "episodes" I never know when it's gonna come and when it will go. Please help me.

[James221]

"In conclusion, I think calling everything a symptoms of Anxiety, is a cop-out. "

Agreed, though it seems to be the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the dodgy amateur diagnoses being put forth on this site, thinly disguised product advertisements and blatant google-farming (the guy further above dropping keywords to boost hits on his site selling medical MJ - I'm looking at you).

I can't help but wonder if these "contributors" would be as quick to submit foolish advice along the lines of "you should take drug xyz because it totally worked for me dude" if their anonymity were taken away.

[NfLarson]

I think its a little short sided to think that burning sensation is a symptom of burning sensation. I think in reality, many symptoms are caused by subtle and unknown causes such as household and dietary chemicals, they have unknown effects and then the resulting symptoms are blamed on anxiety, which in turn puts the patient into anxiety from being misunderstood. I think professionals need to take a more intensive course in psychology, they have no idea of the negative sometime fatal impact this type of misdiagnosis can have on an already sick person.

Burning sensations for one have been associated with Vitamin E deficiency, which sometimes are cause by other supplements, for example, Omega 3 fatty acids.

In conclusion, I think calling everything a symptoms of Anxiety, is a cop-out.