WHY AM I CONSTANTLY ITCHY?

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Please help because this is making me utterly miserable.

I'm always quite an itchy person. I get itchy hands and feet and arms a lot anyway. I also have unidentified urticaria, for which I take a daily antihistamine and have an epi pen.

But for the last week I have been itching all over from the moment I wake up until the moment I go to sleep. Arms, neck, back, torso, breasts, legs, hands. I'm like a flea ridden disgusting walking itch.

Scalp and face seem to be exempt. Everywhere else is fair game to the blasted itch.

Any suggestions?! Please 😩

I am a consultant dermatologist.

Itch is a very non-specific symptom and can be due to all the conditions already mentioned and more. It needs careful evaluation to get to the underlying cause and even then it is not always clear cut.

You might benefit from seeing a dermatologist. It would not be seen as a waste of time.