Why is my skin crawling and hair loss?

[ladeeT]

In the last 2 yrs my hair has fallen out to the point of baldness and everyday i experisence my skin crawling all over my body even in my private parts! It is really driving me crazy and i previously had trouble sleeping and now it is worse due to this feeling like bugs are crawling on me!!!!!

[laura1967]

I would ask for testing for thyroid, antibodies, and adrenals. If that doesn't show anything I would also consider looking into pathogens such as viruses and bacteria.
UNLESS you are meds which could cause some of these side effects?

Taking a good Vitamin B complex can help the adrenals and help with hair loss IF it is due to deficiency.

There are a lot of different aspects to look at here.

[Dr J Singh]

Hello,
This feeling of skin crawling sensations that you are having are called Paresthesia. Chronic paresthesia indicates a problem with the functioning of neurons.

Are you a diabetic or do you take alcohol?Parasthesias are common in alcoholics and metabolic disorders like diabetes, hypothyroidism, and hypoparathyroidismThey can also be due to peripheral vascular disease, vitamin B12 deficiency or malnutrition.

Get your blood sugar and thyroid hormones levels evaluated. You can take some vit B12 for some days and see if the tingling is gone or not.

In case the symptoms persist then pls consult a neurologist as it can be due to some neurological disorder.Treatment will depend on the diagnosis.

Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing or if you have any additional queries.Kind regards.

[SarahB79]

i would ask your dr. to run blood tests, especially thyroid. :-) good luck