Pleasssse help I am so desperate!!
Thank you for your help. The itching hasn't gone away yet, but sometimes it gets a little better during the day. Taking a Claritin helps a little, as does Benadryl at night, but it doesn't go away.
Every cream I have used, including Cortaid, has made it worse. So has baby oil, aloe, benadryl spray, etc. It might feel better for a minute but then right after it becomes frantically itchy!
I can't get in with a dermatologist so I am going to go to the emergency clinic at work tomorrow - I will update you on what our on-site doctor has to say!
Nurse practitioner gave me an rx for prednisone. I will update soon to let you know how it works in case anyone else ends up in the same situation.
Prednisone is already helping - on day 3 of 6. Having some side effects from the rx but it's a walk in the park compared to the itching!
Heeeeelllppp! it has been 5 weeks since I went to the beach. I am still suffering with SEVERE Itching, stinging,painful stinging on the areas that I got sunburnt! It's 1:25 am & again can't sleep! I feel like I have fiberglass, & ants crawling on ,in, & under my skin. I have been sunburnt many times due to my fair skin, & never, ever have I been in agony like this ! And 5 weeks afterwards! it seems to get worse after showering & at bedtime. I have tried solarcaine spray, Benedryl cream, fungus cream, aloe gel, Benedryl tablets,lotions, cool compresses & nada! nothing is stopping my misery , severe itching, stinging & tenderness, especially on my arms! please does anyone have an answer! I live in Florida & never will I lay out in a swimsuit or exposé myself to the sun again!!!
it was school sports day and i was involved in marching i was burnt terribly and my hair was sprayed with grreen hair spray and after i went home i washed off the hairspray but it didnt fully come off and for the first day i did not realise that then i started having an awful very itchy pain then rashes started to appear so i put calemine lotion but it doesnt seem to be helping me was it the lotion or the hairspray the sunblock or the sunburn. my sunblock was spf 110 but i only started using it the second day of my sports day please help me
thank you in advance
ANDREW
The same thing happened to me, try rubbing it with cbd oil, helped for me took the itch from a 90 to a 5
I have the same. I am fair skinned and messed up thinking I'd be okay for a bike ride at the beach without sunscreen on back and shoulders. I was wrong. It was a regular sunburn (for us gingers) - very red and tender but not horrible. No vomiting, no sun poisoning. BUT the itching has been terrible and it was 5 weeks ago and still itching. I have found some relief with A&D ointment - diaper cream... It helps me a bit when the itching wakes me up at night. Other than that, nothing seems to help, not aloe, not lotion, not showering... Nothing. I have had many sunburns over the years and never had this itching. Must have something to do with living in SoCal where it is so dry plus the hard water. I'm also taking Claritin daily which seems to help.
This is itch is caused from healing. The sunburns you all are describing are pretty bad. While the surface of the skin, our bodies natural "armor" has recovered, it would seem that the burns went deeper. Think about slow cooking meat, and the degrees of "pink" , or uncooked, meat. Your tissue should always be raw, but is now struggling to heal the layers of damage with increased blood and nerve regeneration. We all know that itches like crazy! Remember "don't scratch!"? Anyway, adding a bunch of additional sprays and additional irritants to the skin will only prolong the misery. Especially if they have any drying agents like alchohol! The best, most effective, way to relieve the itching misery is to help speed up healing. Keep it moist by using gentle hydrating lotions that do not have any perfume or other irritants. (Aveeno is great and has the oatmeal which is also soothing to irritated skin). Drink lots of water! Hydrate from the inside! Very important! Use Aloe Vera. It will cool, sooth and promote healing, but be very careful of over the counter products containing Aloe. They have to add preservatives, and scents, for marketability and shelf life, the best bet is to get a plant, split a stalk and use that. You'll have more for later use then too! Healing takes time, the irritants applied to hurt tissue (under the skin) makes it take longer. Good luck! Hope you all feel better soon.
For such itchy skin after sunburn and chlorine contact dermatitis, apply some calamine lotion at the rash as it will help in soothing the skin. You can take some OTC oral antihistamine medications like Benadryl or Claritin and see if it helps. Also wear cotton clothes and use mild detergents.
For mild-moderate symptoms a weak steroid may be used (e.g. hydrocortisone as dermacort), whilst more severe cases require a higher-potency steroid (e.g. clobetasol propionate, fluocinonide). But they are available under prescription and should be taken only after consulting a dermatologist. Also avoid going out in the sun during this time unless and until you are wearing a sunscreen.
It is very difficult to precisely confirm a diagnosis without examination and investigations and the answer is based on the medical information provided. For exact diagnosis, you are requested to consult your doctor. I sincerely hope that helps. Take care and please do keep me posted on how you are doing.