Itchy hands and feet?: itchy hands and feet

» Pam2222 - itchy hands and feet

I suffer from itchy hands and feet with no hives, bumps, or rash. I've written here before. My doctors do not know what is causing this and I take Benadryl every night at bedtime. This works most of the time.
The first time I went to the doctor for my itching, she referred me to a psychiatrist who wanted to put me onprozacc. The psychiatrist thought that maybe the itching was do to stress, but I refused to believe it. I declined theprozacc. This was last fall. Well lately I've been thinking that maybe my psychiatrist is correct. Maybe I'm repressing my stress. In January 2003 I had something so very extremely traumatic happen to me. After this event I went into a severe depression, tookprozacc for a couple months. I decided that I did not want to be onprozacc and started walking every day. I still walk 4-5 miles a day 3-5 days a week. This has become my therapy, plus I have lost 90lbs! I haven't felt depressed for a year and a half. I feel great physically (except for the itching) and mentally!
So my question to all of you itchy hands and feet sufferers is: Have any of you had any traumatic events in your life that could be triggering stress-induced itching?
I'm not sure if I believe that stress is causing my itching but I am just trying to find any common denominators with all of us.
I personally believe that my itching is caused by a circulation problem because the ONLY time I get itching is when I'm in bed lying down.
I still am baffled that doctors can't figure this out!
I look forward to your responses. Thanks!

-- posted by Pam2222