Pruritis on one upper arm ?

[Peroxideblader]

I have suffered on and off with pruritis it tends to come and go but this time it stayed almost a month. I have been told it could be a symptom of hypothyroidism /aneamia/ menopause of which I have all 3 ( secondary hypo still not diagnosed)

Has anyone had this but like I say just in one arm it's driving me nuts 24/7...cant take gapentin or the other oral drug and antihistamine doesn't help either

[Marz]

I replied to you on the Cholesterol Support Forum three days ago ! Yes your symptom could be linked to low thyroid - also low B12 and other underlying issues like raised liver enzymes ( mentioned in another post )

[Peroxideblader in reply to Marz]

sorry I don't always get notifications...i supplement vit B in a b complex but any issues with my liver hasn't flagged up on a full blood count would enzymes show on there. it's more that it's just one arm which is strange

[Marz in reply to Peroxideblader]

Liver enzyme testing is not included in CBC. Often raised when Hypo

Did you know your B12 Level before supplementing ?

[gabkad in reply to Marz]

Some people get this from coeliac disease. I don't know what this looks like

but here's the link. beyondceliac.org/celiac-dis....

[hazelmary]

I had similar a few years ago, awful itching on my lower arm that kept me awake three nights running. I got on to a forum where suggestions included vertebrae out, using witch hazel etc. The only thing I could do at 3am was another suggestion from an acupuncturist - sleep with my arm out straight. It sounds crazy but it worked!

[Peroxideblader in reply to hazelmary]

really ?? funny enough I sleep with my left arm straight as I sleep on my stomach and it's no worse in bed ...i do find it worse when I'm using it during the day which is why I think it's nerve pain...i read with it being one arm it's damaged nerve endings from too much sun ( I work outside a lot so they do see the sun a lot over the years ) and that can go hand in hand with a spine/ disc problem like you mentioned. I don't know whether to see a physio or someone to check my spine alignment because doctors only prescribe gabapentin which I can't tolerate sadly...did yours go away because mines been a month nearly it's driving me crazy !

[hazelmary in reply to Peroxideblader]

Yes mine went away very quickly. I got back in to bed, stuck my arm out straight (luckily it wasn't winter!) and went to sleep. I do hope you get sorted very soon