Weird Itches!!!

United States
May 4, 2007 1:33pm CST
Ok..i want to know if its just me..or if anyone else goes threw this..I will be nice and comfy and out of no where i will get this itch..its usually on the outside of the bottom of my legs..and its inside the skin and i itch and itch..and it wont stop for a long time..then it quits,.hour later its baaackk! whats the deal?? anyone deal with this? and anythign work to stop it besides itching my legs off? lol..rememeber its like in the skin..not a bite ..lol..plz dont tell me im alone! lol!
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13 responses
@prestocaro (1252)
• United States
4 May 07
This happens to me in the winter due to dry skin. I use gold bond medicated lotion now and it hasn't happened for a while. You might want to see a dermatologist -- he can prescribe you some stronger anti-itch cream than you could by OTC. I also keep a little tube of cortisone cream around, that stops the itch for a little while. Good luck!
• India
5 May 07
hey no..u r not the odd one out..i too have such itches "inside the skin" as u say..but i have it rarely..n usually in my throat..and it wont go for a while no matter wat i do..i guess it happens due to some infection..in your case it could happen coz ur skin mite be lacking some nourishment..a dermatologist can help u out i guess..
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• United States
4 May 07
Nope you are not alone. I get that too every once and awhile but I get dry skin when the weather constantly changes. So I am always putting on lotion.
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@winterose (39887)
• Canada
4 May 07
You may have dry skin in that area, buy some vaseline intensive Care, or other itching cream and if that doesn't work you will need to see a dermatologist.
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@Aussies2007 (5336)
• Australia
5 May 07
Yes... I know what you mean... I have had this for years on both my ankles. There are some little spots under the skin... and the more you scratch, the bigger the spots seem to become and the more itchy it becomes. If you don't control your scratching, you end up with no skin. I seem to get it when my legs get cold. I control it with a hydrocortisone acetate cream which is for all sort of skin irritation. It is also great to provide relief against mosquitoes bites.
• United States
4 May 07
I think it's called RLS -- Restless Leg Syndrome, some call it Jimmy Legs. LOL! You're not alone, and I think they have medication for it. It can also be caused by (shhhhh) menopause -- but then it would happen more in other places, I THINK. (Not that I would know ANYTHING about menopause, ya know. ;- LOL!)
@brokentia (10389)
• United States
6 May 07
OK, this might sound strange but maybe it will help you not feel alone. ha ha When I get stressed, in front and the middle of my thigh will itch. It will itch and I will scratch and not even know it. And then...I will itch to the point of bruising myself! I will not break the skin or anything like that...but there will be a bruise because I am itching that same spot. Sometimes I will catch myself because it starts to hurt. But there are other times that my partner has caught me and just put his hand on mine to get me to stop because he has seen the bruises. I don't know why I itch my leg in the same spot every time when I stress....but I do. So...that might be it...it might be a way that you take out your stress. Strange...I know...But I do it. ha ha
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@jewel76 (2305)
• Canada
6 May 07
It does happen to me once in a while, but not always on the leg. Sometimes on the arm too. I don't know what causes itching to start like that, out of the blue though!
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@Marie2473 (8512)
• Sweden
5 May 07
Sounds a bit like u have dry skin. try to put some moist on it, without perfume and maybe it will be better,. Itches can be very annoying =)
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@vanities (11395)
• Davao, Philippines
5 May 07
i dont have that kind of itch i guess, does it leave any mark after scratching it? maybe its allergy, try consulting dermatologist i guess..
• United States
7 May 07
I usually have that happen on the bottom of my feet. An itch I cant seem to scratch!! I dont know what causes it but its very annoying!!!! LOL I usually just keep scratching it! Dont know what else to do!
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• Australia
5 May 07
not me
@tess1960 (2385)
• United States
5 May 07
Oh gal we could have a sratching party. I have been itching for about a month now. Every evening it is my back, and some mornings too. Also whenever I sit at the computer, like now, within a few minutes I start feeling like little creepy crawlies are on me. My legs and right wrist and forearm. They itch so and it's a traveling itch. I even got paranoid about it and cleaned the heck out of my chair (Upholstered) and the desk and carpet and I even put down flea powder just incase and then vaccumed everything real good. No relief. I know this room is hot but damn! not that hot to cause itching. My hubby does not get this way in here. Anyway, now when I go to the other room, after a while my legs may quit itching but my arm and back won't until I take a shower. I have hubby put lotion on my back everynight now. I even switched brands to see if that was it. Nope! I don't know but I think there's a itching comspiracy going on. Itching waves are being beamed through our TV's and computer screens. What do you think? Is it a conspiracy or has the itching just caused me some brain damage? LOL I hope you get some relief soon dear. It is probably just allergies; dry air and pollen and all. (Don't believe her, it's a government experimrent.) Who said that!! LOL LOL LOL
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• United States
6 May 07
lol! we should have a party! l ol lol..i have done the same..and nothing helps..and theer is no rash.no markings at all..and its inside the skin like theRE ARE litle alien beings scratching around in there lol..and its not all night long..just happens out of no where..so strange isnt it?