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itchy04 posted this.....I've been having this odd itching problem all over my body since the end of January. I first noticed it while at work and it felt like someone was standing behind me lightly poking at my head with a feather. Generally it's not an itch that I actually have to scratch - just a light brushing with my and or fingers makes the itch stop at any given location on my body. It affects my scalp quite a lot and has made it very difficult to sleep at times. It also wakes me up from sleep too occasionally. I've been to my family doctor and even to a dermatologist as I had been concerned of parasites on my body. Since I have no rash or lesions of any kind, my doctor ruled out any kind of parasite. The dermatologist unfortunately just wanted to mask the problem and not determine its cause. I lost my insurance just after seeing the dermatologist (back in April) so I have been unable to pursue any kind of treatment since then. I'm thinking that I am allergic to something but have not been able to figure it out so far. I can tell you that I feel the tingling/itching more when I begin to sweat (especially in bed), and if I look at my arm while the tingling/itching is occurring, I can often see individual hairs on my arm twitch or bend over by themselves. Keep in mind that I am careful to be sure that I am not breathing on my arm as I am observing this. Here's what else I can tell you:

1. Feels like bugs crawling on me
2. Flares up a lot in bed - I often have to sleep with sweat pants and a t-shirt on to help alleviate the itching.
3. AC running in bedroom can help.
4. Not so bad after showing.
5. I have dry skin - possible cause.
6. I have very dry patchy spots on my knuckles and knees which the dermatologist called Xerosis.
7. I have changed soaps and shampoos with no affect.
8. I am suspecting dryer sheets so I do not use those anymore, however I use a community dryer so I'm sure others are using dryer sheets, so if this is the cause I'm going to have a tough time factoring that out (for now).
9. Does not seem to be a food allergy - I did not change anything in my diet or routine just before the condition started.
10. I notice the problem mostly on my scalp, my eyebrows, my goatee, arms and legs. It used to be worse on my chest also, but not too much lately.
11. In bed, I can have my arm positioned under my pillow and will feel it flare up. When I remove my arm and look at it the sensations slowly begin to fade away plus I can see a few of my arm hairs individually reacting by either quickly twitching or slowly laying down, almost like they're reacting to static, but I find it hard to believe that static is causing this problem.
12. If I start to sweat while sleeping, I can feel it all over my forehead very profoundly, like every pore is litterly popping like popcorn.
13. Wearing a ball cap can make it flare up on my scalp.
14. Stopped taking vitamins and Propecia - no help.

Any ideas as to what's going on - want to be sure I'm not dying from this :)



im 21 years old, ive been having these sensations all over my body for two years, its literally driving me insane, doctors tell me im fine and nothings wrong with me, ive seen two family docs three derms, a neurouligist a psychologist nobody can help me,as soon as i mention hairs are moving automaticaly they think im seeing things or its just in my head, they tell me haris are supposed to move. but not like this.  i just have some questions for you itchy04, maybe you got it figured it out maybe we have some things in common either way my email is ***@****



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You can get on a forum on this site or check out '******.com'
DO THE INTERNET RESEARCH doctors are reluctant to diagnose celiac disease because they can't make money on it.FACT. Good luck and best wishes.
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Do searches for dermatitis herpetiformis and celiac disease.What these really are is an intolerance to wheat and any thing with gluten in it. Most of all of your symptoms sound similar to what I had. You MUST see a doctor who has experience with it or you will be led around in circles.
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Hey i read your comments on your symptoms. you are not alone. I have been dealing with this for 30 plus years on and off. I have never told anyone but my Dr.leave a post and i will check tommorow. The hair moving thing is the most curious i thought i was losing it.
cheers!
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