| quiksilverabf
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:10 am |
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Hi Doctors of America:
I am in dire need for your help. Recently, my back or chest has been itching severely. There are no symptoms of rash, bumps or redness.
The itchiness is extremely painful where I can feel stinging and pricking reaction on my back or chest. It almost feels like electric shocks all over my body. Thisusually occurs whenever I work out in the gym or increase in body temperature or nervousness.
Can someone please diagnose and remedy this problem? Is it a heat rash? Again, I don't have any symptoms of redness or rash or bumps.
I have been using triple gold bond anti itch/moisturizer lotion. Of course, it hasn't been working. I searched all over the net on this problem but to no avail Please help me, Thanks
Anonymous
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| Dr. Yasser Mokhtar
- Thu Feb 12, 2004 2:00 pm |
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 Dear quiksilverabf,
i am not a dermatologist but i think what you are describing is some type of a condition called physical urticaria where the person breaks out or itches after changes in body temperatures.
i suggest that you be evaluated by a dermatologist for proper care.
For the time being, i suggest that you use claritine tablets (non-drowsy) before you go to the gym and see whether this will make any difference.
Thank you very much for using our website http://doctorslounge.com and i hope that this information helped.
Yasser Mokhtar, M.D.
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| Kr1s
- Sun Feb 15, 2004 7:54 am |
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I too am having pretty much the same exact problems as quiksilverabf, and i looked up the condition with which you listed but i couldnt find anywhere where it said the condition wouldnt cause hives/rashes. And i'm having no break outs of any kinda, but all the rest of the symptoms are the same.. Whenever i get too hot, it literally feels like tons of tiny needles are poking my back and chest area, occasionally my arm stings but mostly the upper portion and it's not as severe. My back seems to be the main focus of the pain. All i do for now when i am home is just point a fan directly on me and the pain gradually goes and stays away. Anyhow , i am unfortunately young and strapped on cash i was wondering if you had any other suggestions or anything that could help me, i would appreciate it if ya could
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| Dr. Yasser Mokhtar
- Sun Feb 15, 2004 10:27 am |
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Dear Kr1s,
i can not think of any thing else except to see whether benadryl (can make you drowsy so you have to be careful if you are going to drive or if you take it in the morning can make you sleepy) or claritine (non-drowsy) work or not.
Thank you very much for using our website http://doctorslounge.com and i hope that this information helped.
Yasser Mokhtar, M.D.
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| quiksilverabf
- Mon Feb 16, 2004 10:45 am |
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hey Kr1s:
I believe my skin irritation happened ever since i was on the low-crab and high protein diet. Are you on that? Anyway, I am going to eliminate eggs and peanuts as part of my diet since i strongly believe that i maybe allergic to it. ill let you know how it goes. how long have you experience this condition?
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| quiksilverabf
- Tue Mar 09, 2004 6:44 pm |
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Hey everyone including doctors of usa.
i went to a dr and he prescribed me LACLOTION. It is very pricey....aroun 65 bucks for 400mg. let me know your thoughts.
i will have to apply it twice a day on the affected area. I will let you know my progress
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| Chris Tanser
- Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:38 pm |
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I to have been getting these symtoms.
Whenever i play sport, at first you get a pin prick sensation around you chest, neck and head which cannot be ignored. As the more you play it seems to drown out but does come back afterwards. I've looked on alot of health boards and not many have come up with a clear cut answer.
Ive been told daily intakes of iron can stop it somewhat but have not yet tried it.
I have also been told it can happend from the age of 16 and can last for upto 7 years.
I would like a solution to this because it is affecting my life really because sport is my life and my work is getting affected because im a builder and constantly getting hot and botherd in my work. Itching every five minutes doesn't get work done
Any help would be greatly appreciated
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| greendolphin
- Wed Sep 07, 2005 3:24 pm |
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I have this condition as well. The itching really cannot be ignored. It is absolute torture. If I don't scratch, the itch overwhelms me and I can barely think about anything else, or even walk normally. Does the daily intake of iron help at all? I am willing to try anything. I have had this for a couple years now and every year it seems to get worse. I tried using benadryl, and it didn't help at all. Neither did hydrocortisone.
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| Goomba
- Fri Oct 14, 2005 9:58 pm |
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This is related because I, too, frequently have an itchy back with no external signs that anything is wrong. But a more interesting issue may be this: Why do men love having their backs scratched so much more than women? And is this universal? Thanks,
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| tom549
- Sat Nov 12, 2005 2:35 pm |
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I have the same problem
if iam in cold place go to hot I get itch in all the body.
This happen if i drink cold.
Any solution?
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| greendolphin
- Tue Apr 04, 2006 2:51 am |
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I'm still having this problem. Has anybody found a solution yet? Does anyone know how I can at least make the itching a little more bearable?
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| hivesguy
- Mon Dec 29, 2008 2:06 pm |
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Hello Everyone,
I too suffer from this condition. Typically it is a subset of a physical urticaria as Dr. Yasser Mokhtar pointed out. More specifically, they tend to call it Cholinergic Urticaria- which is a response caused by heat or raising of the body temperature (anything that causes the core body temperature to rise such as exercise, nervousness, anxiety, temperature increase, etc.).
There is really no cure, and most of the time it is treated with anti-histamines (such as zyrtec). It does come and go for most people over time, and doctors are still researching this condition and don't fully know why it happens or how to stop it.
I hope that helps!
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| shouldbeadr
- Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:46 pm |
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I have the same issue. I only started having this issue after an allergic reaction to a bee sting. It was the second time I had an allergic reaction to a bee sting.
I am not sure if its something to do with the medication or not, but thats been years ago.
Also my back had very bad sunburn one time, and the skin was peeling, it looked like hair all over my back, and I couldn't peel the skin off so I had my sister use a hair brush, and brush all the dry skin off.
I am not sure whats wrong with my back, and chest. I have the same issues as you guys only I have red dots. Its like prickley heat, but its in the middle of winter, and I am not using heat in the house so I am constantly cold. I have no clue what is wrong.
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