I have the same itching on my lower left arm.
I know this might sound crazy but this is worth a shot. If you only itch on one arm and its the arm you wear your watch on, try not wearing a watch for a week or so. See if this helps.
Second, before bed, wash your arms with a good disinfectant soap (not deoderant soap because they contain incrediants that may cause the itch). Make sure you rinse your arms thoroughly. Then try to sleep with your arms outside the covers. having your arms get to warm may open your pours and cause you to sweat slightly. Your arms should remain as cool as possible to reduce any possiblity of causing the pours to open which could trigger the start of the itching process.
Let me know if this works.
fibre mialgia covers alot of symptoms.....ive heard two here.the degenerative disc and the stabbing pains and itching.you may want to read up on it.it attacks nerves and and joints and can eventially become dissabling.
Hi again. I just read Leslie's comment about her doctor suggesting it had something to do with her back problems. This blew my mind because I've had back problems for years and was just diagnosed with degenerate disk disease. Maybe we are all getting somewhere. Anyone else with back problems?
Hi all, It's called NEURODERMATITIS. Basically a case of "the nerves." I got it a couple years ago and scratched and beat my arm up with a wooded spoon hoping to replace the itch with a hurt...to no avail. The best thing for this problem is to IGNORE IT. Once you scratch that first itch, you are locked into a viscious cycle of scratching and itching....the more you scratch, the more you itch..... I've learned not to scratch that first itch and it will go away quite rapidly. If I accidently do scratch that first itch, before it gets out of control, I put on some hydrocortisone cream and cover my arm with an ace bandage and try to ignore it. Jay
This is amazing, I feel like everyone looks at me crazy when I have one of my 'itching' spells. Mine attacks both of my forearms. Mine has been so severe it seems like self mutilation is the only way to find relief. Guys I have burnt my arm with a lighter, shaved my arms, slapped them until welps cover my arms, put my arms under scalding water it all helps for that moment but it comes right back. I did go to a dermatologist who suggested it was my nerve endings and that it possibly had to do something with the back. I have severe back problems and was quite intrigued to read of the one who had back trouble. The only SAFE relief that I get now is from Zostrix cream. It's the kind that burns, problem is when you sleep at night and you put your face to your arm you end up waking up with your face on fire. No win situation. Huh? Oh doctor also told me that if this is what it is then it can occur in the arm the thigh or back of the shoulder blade. Again I am so glad to know you guys are out there. I made my husband sit down and read everyones note so he would understand. You have described it to a tee!!!
Thanks,
Lesley/Alabama
Hi everyone. I was so relieved to find this web site. I've had this crazy arm itching for about a year and a half. Right now my arms are full of sores from scratching. I get the same kind of symptoms that most of you have. Intense, unbearable itching, tingling, a feeling that a thousand needles are stabbing me at once. I can hardly stand it sometimes. I've been to four dermatologists, had blood tests, a biopsy. I've been told it was scabies, lupis, lyme disease, allergies, my nerves, etc. I finally saw my family physician who ran more blood tests and has tried her best to figure this out. She is now at a loss. I'm hesitant to go to another dermatologist yet I don't know how I'm going to live with this the rest of my life. I know there are worse things in life but this really gets to me sometimes. At least now I know that other people have this, I was beginning to think I was delusional. Right now I'm using a steroid cream called clobetasol propionate cream. I put it on in the morning and at night with some aloe vera cream. This seems to be helping for now but I've been down this road before. I've tried every lotion, cream, prescriptions many times and it will clear up for awhile and then get bad again. I've spent hours and hours researching at the library and on the web for answers. It's encouraging to read your posts here. Has anyone tried anything recently that seems to help or seen any new doctors? There has to be an answer for this somewhere in the world. Thanks.