Patch of skin that feels burnt but there's nothing there. I should NOT have googled.

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Small patch of skin on the outside of my forearm. Feels just like it's burnt or the skin's been taken off. But there's nothing there. Looks entirely normal.

Of course google informs me that it's neurological and I'm likely to expire by the time July's out.

Oddly, dh has been complaining of the same thing for weeks. A patch of skini that just feels irritated and prickly but with no obvious cause.

Any ideas?

It's not painful btw. Just irritating and weird.

I have HA btw so if you could avoid agreeing emphatically with google that'd stop the panic for a wee while.

dearprudence, thank you. I've calmed down a little bit. DH is on his way home now so that will help. Being alone in the house with a little girl who I'm trying to hide the panic from somehow makes it worse.

I know what you mean about being fine for ages. I've been happy and positive for so long and then today it's all spiralled a bit from one small thought.

I haven't googled HA. I'm swearing off google for a few days. I know it's all bound up with having dd and a traumatic labour/delivery. And usually I'm good, truly I am. And I'm quite a positive and pragmatic person in other ways.

Have you ever seen anybody about it?

Glad you're a bit better. Good idea to stay off google.

I kind of have a general anxiety that comes and bites me on the arse from time to time. Always been a bit of a worrier, but only sparked into anxiety/HA after I had DS.

Mine is pretty good at the moment - I try hard to remember these times when I'm gripped by the fear.

I'd take a bet on sciatica. Common symptom is burning feeling on skin which isn't burnt - my mum had it really badly

Sounds like a pinched nerve - at least, thats a far more likely possibility than some of the others

I've had the sensation of burnt skin on the inside of my thigh, really unpleasant, and nothing there whatsoever. Turned out to be similar to sciatica, only different nerve...came from my back. Same is possible in arms, from the neck and shoulder area - any tension there??

BTW, I first had this as a teenager - am now 50, and still get it occasionally when back bad!

Hi, I know this post is from 2010 but I’m experiencing these same symptoms but all Over my body such as burning cold sensation and they are annoying and wondering if you ever got answers and what helped you. Thank you

Hi, have been experiencing burning sensations and cold patches all over my body that moves sometimes. It’s like a bad sunburn but nothing on the skin or reason to be happening. It came and went for a year now but it’s back 9 weeks now that I’m pregnant and it’s very stressful. Anyone else experiencing this, please any advice and help.

@Krystal3 hi! How are you now? Mine has been like it since bring pregnant! Now its back really bad :( getting very worried x