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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Salvia" data-source="post: 1570840" data-attributes="member: 278312">Me too - exactly the same.    Drove me insane for years, but oddly seemed to happen only during summer months from, say, about May through to Oct/Nov. Then eased off till the next year.  I tried every OTC cream/lotion going, but no relief.  Eventually went to gp, who sadly simply prescribed exactly what I had already tried <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head    :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" />  (they just don't listen do they!)Eventually I found a temporary "cure" using cold water and ice cubes.  That was the only thing that has helped me.  When the itching started I found that rubbing an ice cube up and down my forearms gave me relief for a few hours.  Obviously I had to keep towels and tissues handy, so not very convenient when not at home.  Other times (like when at work or in a restaurant) I had to hold my arms underneath a running tap and that would work as well.   Trouble was, holding your arms under a freezing cold tap at 2.o'clock in the morning isn't conducive to getting a decent night's sleep.  But at least, I wasn't making it worse by the continual scratching, often to the point of making my arms bleed.  Sadly, antihistamines didn't work for me, nor any of the creams I tried. Like Chris mentioned above, I think that mine is related to higher bg levels and stress (though have no medical evidence for that opinion).  I have learnt through experience that provided I keep my levels low-ish, I appear to be ok.  Have only had a couple of episodes this summer. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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