Itchy hands and feet?

Top 73. Feb 22, 2004 6:57 AM

» mimi4fun - itchy feet and hands

The last two years I have been suffering with this as well. The best remedy I have is to take a long acting antihistamine (I use the no name one from the drug store that doesn't cause sleepiness).You can also soak your feet in warm water with baking soda until the itchiness subsides, pat dry and apply moisturizers. I am beginning to suspect the salt used on the roadways as the culprits.

-- posted by mimi4fun

Top 74. Mar 5, 2004 7:59 AM

» Jillbeth - Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

In response to message posted by Bayougypsyqueen:

About 2 weeks ago i also had some sort of reaction and started to itch, and within the next 2 hours became covered with hives head to toe. i wanted to scratch my skin off. I had been hospitalized previously years ago for the same type of bad reaction to an antibiotic.(Augmentin) I was also put on Predinisone for some time afterwards to knock out my immune system and get rid of allergic causing substance in my system. However i refuse to ever take that med again- it made me literally crazy.
This time i was taking a totally seperate antibiotic and forwent the hospital visit. I took Benedryl and eventually the hives went away. However it has been 2 weeks and i have the most awful itching of the hands and feet. I am also taking Zoloft. Usually i can take Claratin or Benedryl (at night) and it helps. But i sympathize. I am up at night sometimes scratching my feet so badly that i wake up with bruises on the tops of them!
i am considering an allergist appt. My suspiscion is that i am allergic to Sulfa based drugs but it hasnt been proven yet. Regardless the post itching that still remains is unbearable.

-- posted by Jillbeth

Top 75. Mar 5, 2004 12:58 PM

» micklady - Re: Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

In response to message posted by Jillbeth:

Hello Jillbeth, nice to see you stop in here! Don't you want to just scratch your feet off some nights? Good luck I agree it looks like sulfa allergy to me! Take care!

-- posted by micklady

Top 76. Mar 22, 2004 11:22 AM

» xojamxo - Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

to Bayougypsyqueen

Regarding comments you made on February 5 about itching hands and feet. Did it stop the itching when you stoppeWelbutrinin? I'm having the same problems and I started takinWelbutrinin almost 1 month ago.

-- posted by xojamxo

Top 77. Mar 23, 2004 11:57 AM

» susan50 - Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

hives are also causing problems for me and believe it is wellbrutin. prednisone helped until last pill (14days) along will so many different allergy meds. my cause of hives is not as bad but fear it will worsen. i have been off wellbrutin completly for i week hoping it gets better. hoe are you doing/

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-- posted by susan50

Top 78. Mar 26, 2004 7:20 AM

» xojamxo - Re: Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

In response to message posted by susan50:

I stopped taking Welbutrin about 3 or 4 days ago and haven't had much relief yet. I break out in small itchy hives at random all over. My stomach, back, arms, etc. It's making me crazy. I hope to have some relief soon. I was also taking Lipitor for cholesterol and stopped taking that last night in hopes it might help. Please let me know if anyone discovers some miracle!

-- posted by xojamxo

Top 79. Apr 1, 2004 11:02 PM

» carolt0604 - Re: Re: itchy hands and feet

This is the second time I am looking up swollen and itchy palms and soles of feet. I have also have had a brochial type asthma six times in the past six months. I am now on singular and allegra D, Advair and Albuterol. I have had the same cough for so long. My doctor is telling me I have allergies, but the cough doesn't go away. The first time I thought I had a fungus on my hands and feet so I used Lotromin. Now I know that is not it. I just used a gel used for itching of poison ivy and shumac (Rulegel) that helped stop the itching. I also have alot of joint pain, I always thought that was just from being overweight. I especially have it in the morning when I wake up. I have to take one step at a time to go down the steps. If anyone has advice on what I should do please post. Thanks.

-- posted by carolt0604

Top 80. Apr 5, 2004 5:13 AM

» rpelley - Re: Re: Re: Re: itchy hands and feet causing loss of sleep!!!

In response to message posted by xojamxo:

xojamxo:

Couldn't help but reply.......

Lipitor!! I believe that was the start of my Lupus problems! Every doctor I have spoken to since than says it definitely is not a benign drug. A week after I started taking Lipitor my muscles began to ache.....turned into skin rash....itchy everything.....malar butterfly rash. A biopsy diagnosed the Discoid Lupus. Blood test showed elevated CK levels. Everything was fine until the Lipitor. My PCP says maybe it pushed me over the "edge". That and Menopause.

So watch out for the Lipitor. It causes fatique, sore joints, rashes........sound familiar? I contacted "MedWatch", a government program that collects reports on drugs.

Rory

-- posted by rpelley

Top 81. Apr 9, 2004 4:53 AM

» pattijoe - Re: Re: Re: itchy hands and feet

In response to message posted by carolt0604:

i recently started with the same problem. my doctor took several blood tests and told me i tested positive for theparvoviruss (fifths disease).

-- posted by pattijoe