Hi. Posted here due to health topic not being active. I have itched so badly I have used a hairbrush to scratch since I was a teen. It would go away after half an hour or so and it only happened after I bathed. As I got older it didn't happen as often but when it did it happened any time. For the last few days it has been happening every single day. It's awful and lasts for up to two hours with me having to use a hairbrush with sharp plastic bristles. It's sore for a while but is the only thing that helps . I have diprobase on prescription but that is only good after I bathed, if I put it on during an itching episode it makes no difference.
I have hyperlipidemia inherited and I'm on quite a lot of medication for my mental health etc and at my last blood test my lipid levels are very good but my liver enzymes are a bit high but both the chem pathology consultant said my psych say they are only slightly elevated and not dangerous. I am wondering if anyone has had itching to this extent and what helped you. Tia