Posted by TexasChic on September 25, 2009, at 20:42:14
In reply to Re: Itching is awful » TexasChic, posted by Dinah on September 24, 2009, at 20:02:05
> That sounds so painful, TexasChic. Does the Claritin keep it under control? It would be very hard to avoid triggers, I'd imagine.
Claritin keeps it pretty under control, but some things trigger it. Working in the printing industry I come in contact with a lot of paper, cardboard boxes, ink and stuff like that. They all can make me pretty itchy. At my current job I hate when I have to put boxes together for shipping, it scratches up my arms and makes them all red and itchy. But it would be way, way worse if I didn't take the Claritin.
> My dermatologist said what I had was a bad case of prickly heat.
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miliaria
> I had gone to the office the day before it started, on a Saturday with the a/c off. I got way overheated. And she thinks the Januvia might have contributed too. I have an appt with my internist to talk about that.Oooh, no AC - not good! Even though its beginning to cool off slightly, you still need AC in our neck of the woods!
I also once had a reaction to medication when I tried St. John's Wort. I got hives, which is related to what I already have. I'm quite sure the St. John's Wort caused it. It made my throat itchy too. So I think its entirely reasonable that a med could be the cause.
> So I'm supposed to stay cool and dry even if it means standing in the a/c under a fan. Try staying cool and dry in New Orleans, even in September.
Hee hee, yeah right! Yall are even more humid than we are, aren't you?
> Now that I know what's wrong, I can handle it much better. Thinking there was nothing wrong and I still felt like I'd rubbed angel hair all over my body is way worse than knowing what it is and what to expect.
Oh yeah, it always helps to know you're not imagining the whole thing! And I could see how easy that would be to believe. "Do I really itch, or only think I itch, which makes me actually itch?" That would make me crazy!
Well I'm glad you're getting some relief. Itching can be just as bad as being in pain! If not worse! Try to stay cool! Pretty soon we'll be complaining about how freaking cold it is. Or at least I will. I hate the cold!
-T
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