It's been driving me mental. My scalp in the back of my head itches insanely, but only in the back of my head. It's in that dip right below the bump of the occipital bone, above the hairline, only there. No itching in the rest of my head. I can't feel any bumps or bites or anything. And this has been going on forever, seriously - probably a few years now, but has gotten much worse in the last few weeks. I mentioned it to DH and he said he's been noticing it for a long time and says that I start scratching like a dog in the evening, when I first wake up in the morning, or when I wake up in the middle of the night.
It does not itch during the day - usually, anyway, but during the last few weeks, it has occasionally done. Once I start scratching, it's game over, I have to sit on my hands to force myself to stop. Thank goodness I can't have long nails for my job or I'd have no scalp left.
I don't have dandruff. No flakes, sparkly clean scalp. I had DH part my hair and try to see if there was any redness or anything, he said he couldn't see anything but made noises like a chimp grooming its young, the big idiot :o
I have good skin otherwise, no eczema or psoriasis.
I tried smearing 1% hydrocortisone cream on every night for a few nights, and it helped, but once I stopped, it came back. This morning I stumbled upon my stepdad's medicated shampoo for dandruff and seborrheic dermatitis, and tried that... not sure if it's done anything. Went out and bought dandruff shampoo today, just in case.
Aaaaaaaaarrrrrgghhhhhhhh! HELP!!!
(Will book GP app't next week...)
Oh and I don't know how relevant it is but I should ring the "not in UK" bell.