I have been exposed to nuts. A week ago, I went to the movies and coming home, I noticed an itch. It was where I was sweaty, so I wiped it with alcohol and water. I went to sleep. The next day, my hands and ankles began to itch. I made work that day and stopped and bought Benadryl spray and pills. It got me through another day. Saturday, I had scratched the skin raw and went to the emergency room and received a steroid shot and stomach medicine. It helped until Tuesday. I went to my doctor and he gave me Prednisone to stop the itching immediately. Tonight, I am itching again and the hives are beginning to rise. Benadryl is not helping. Published: May 20 ::

All-over itching, especially night time itching. For more than 25 years I had trouble sleeping due to itching. Sometimes I experienced it when I was stressed during day. I couldn't hold any early morning job because I couldn't recover from whatever I used to try to get to sleep. A doctor changed my blood pressure medication to a calcium blocker that allows the blood vessels to expand. Within 3 days I was able to predictably fall asleep without any aide from alcohol, to prescribed drugs, to antihistamines. Now, still, if I sleep well 6 nights out of 7, it's still a little miracle. Of course for 25 years the doctors said it was 'in my head'. Good luck, hope this helps someone out there. Published: April 16 ::

I strongly believe that my all-over body itching is stress-related. It could go on for weeks or months, but once my stress level is lowered, my itching stops. It took me a long time to determine and realize the cause. I tried different lotions, creams, itch medications, soaps, etc. In a different itching experience from several years ago, I would itch (especially on my upper legs) a lot. The itching was mostly in the evening. After months of itching to the point where bruises would appear, I finally went to the doctor. I had scabies. After applying the cream, I didn’t itch. Now my only problem is stress itching. Published: February 09 ::

I have been itching for years, mainly on my head and face. At first, I tried dermatologists, all kinds of creams and lotions, but nothing has worked for me. Now I just scratch when it gets too bad. I am now 59 years old, fit and healthy, but this just gets me down. I find that I don't notice the itching so much during the day, but at night, when I lie down to read and sleep, it attacks me with a vengeance! I am prepared to be a guinea pig and, if I had the money, would travel to anywhere in the world to be checked, tested and helped! Published: May 20 ::

I have itching and tiny blisters in between my fingers. I thought it was part of the scabies I was told I had but long after treatment they have returned and are the only place I itch. Nothing I have used seems to help at all. Published: April 22 ::

I have had this itching for about two years, and it has not stopped. I itch all over from my head to my feet. Not all at once. It could be my neck, my arms, my back, my stomach, my legs. And I have scratched until I bleed and scratch some more. I went to one dermatologist who said it was because of dry skin, and then he said it was poor circulation. I did not get relief from his statement, nor did he prescribe anything to help my problem. I am 75 years old and am in pretty good health. This is a real thorn in my side. Hopefully, I will get some help from somebody soon. Published: February 20 ::

Whenever I begin to get hot, my skin from the waist up starts stinging like ant bites mostly on my back and chest. It can happen almost instantly upon pre-sweating or warming, and no visible signs of skin changes. Published: February 09 ::

My skin itch starts in the evenings mostly on my stomach, legs and on my feet. This is going on for at least 3 years. It gets to a point that I get bruises from scratching it so hard. I think this is stress related or eating certain food for a long time for example eating peanut butter every morning or eating eggs every day. I have not yet found the reason. I take two Benadryl pills every night before going to bed and it does help, no itches until the next day in the evening. Published: April 16 ::

I have itching on my left arm only, the most itching is in the night, maybe it is because I use medicine like Methiodal, Lyrica, Celebrex and other inflammatory pills. I don't know how to treat the itching and now it is only in my left arm. Published: April 09 ::