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10 Nov 2019, 4:19 pm

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OMG, there would be no skin soon with such a machine... :?


And aren't you curious what would happen once there is no more skin left? Will the region below the skin continue to itch? Aren't you curious to find out just how deep does the "itchinnes" penetrates? and if you dig deeper and keep removing more and more stuff below the skin, will it stop itching since you end up removing the "entire" itching region? Or, on the other hand, if it will continue to itch, will you still enjoy it? On the one hand, once there is no more skin, the scratching would be very painful. But, on the other hand, pain is precisely what you enjoy when you itch. So perhaps you will LIKE the fact that scratching will be so painful due to no skin being left?



That actually happened to me once. After my bearded dragon died, I used sandpaper to scratch my knuckles. I scratched too hard with the hardest grit sandpaper I had and rubbed some skin off. I was no longer itchy and when the skin grew back it was VERY soft and not itchy.


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10 Nov 2019, 4:26 pm

Last year started itching out of control

Frequency intensity duration

Age 35

Rolando Morales penis, period, bowel movement, polyester, carpet

Before last year, rarely itchy or anything

Last week doctor Butler prescribed hydrocortisone

Haven't used yet

Side effects

Dr Butler told me it could be contact dermatitis or stress reaction



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13 Nov 2019, 7:16 pm

I itch head to toe every single day 24/7 since November 2016 because I have chronic urticaria. I take colossal amount of meds: 225mg Doxepin, 400mg Plaquenil, 10mg Montelukast, 40mg Cetirizine, 4.5mg Naltrexone, 25mg Hydroxyzine PRN just to find some relief and keep my sanity.



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13 Nov 2019, 9:51 pm

I was wondering if my level of itchiness is really far out of the typical range. I think it probably is. When at the dentist getting my teeth cleaned my nose often gets very itchy and I'm just waiting for the hygienist to take a break so I can rub it. She acts like that's not a real common issue for patients. My calves are very itchy but a dermatologist said I have Eczema there.


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13 Nov 2019, 9:53 pm

I get "winter itch" pretty bad.



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14 Nov 2019, 7:19 am

I literally just found out that one of the main reasons I itch so much is that I have recent developed an allergy to a common medication. I didn't even know such a thing was possible!



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14 Nov 2019, 1:44 pm

GiantHockeyFan wrote:
I literally just found out that one of the main reasons I itch so much is that I have recent developed an allergy to a common medication. I didn't even know such a thing was possible!

Which medication? Ibuprofen?



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15 Nov 2019, 7:26 am

Noca wrote:
Which medication? Ibuprofen?


Indeed. I casually mentioned to my allergy doctor that I seem to itch a lot after taking it: she informed me that yes, you can develop allergies as an adult, it is a very common sign of drug allergies and there is no way to know whether or not it can lead to a life-threatening condition as drug allergies usually get worse over time. She suggested a test and yes, that was the culprit. I still itch regularly but I don't get the unbearable itch anymore. I wish I met this particular doctor decades ago: all I used to hear when complaining about itching from other doctors was "you're fine."