Burning Itch Dermographism

by Corrina Allman
(Easton, Maryland USA)

I've had this problem since I was a little girl. I didn't know I had a skin problem and I just thought that since I was so fair skinned the red marks went along with it. About a year ago, I started to have severe itching on the soles of my feet, palms of my hand and between my fingers and on my forearms. This is a burning itch that gets worse by scratching. I would scratch so much that I would start bleeding. I went to my doctor and they sent me to an allergist, who told me what I had. Now I have to take medication just so I won't scratch my skin off my body.

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Burning Itch Dermographism

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Apr 06, 2010
 Possible Medications
by: Anonymous

I also have dematographism and I suffered from it for almost 7 years before I was diagnosed. The doctor started me out on Clarinex and Zyrtec each day but I went down to one a day. I took Clarinex which worked well, but when I lost my insurance I switched to Zyrtec since it is now over the counter. These have helped me Tremendously with the itching. I still have red marks and occasionally I'll have itching again, but I just take another Zyrtec in those cases. I hope this helps. I'm not sure what you're taking now, but the prescription strength antihistimines work much better than the others.
Feb 01, 2010
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by: rosemary

What is the medication they gave you for the itch. This is the only thing I need to be gone. It is about to dry me crazy this everyday itching. I am already taking antihistamines. Any help would be appreciated.

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