This only started a few days ago but I’m wondering if it could be thyroid related. The tip of my finger is irritatingly super itchy. Like I want to constantly rub it against the sharp corner of my worktop. All the time. It’s also really sensitive.
I had RAI treatment ages ago and paranoid about nerve damage. It could be something else entirely though. Just wondering if it’s a “thing”.
Well, it's a 'thing' I've had - so bad sometimes that I was on the verge of tears - which sounds rediculous for an itch! I have no idea what causes it, but found out by accident that hemp balm gets rid of the itching. And, not just on finger tips! Anywhere on my body that starts itching, I apply hemp balm and it pretty quickly stops - insect bites and all. Works for my granddaughter, too. 
Haha yesss it’s soooo ridiculously annoying. I can definitely see why you’d be on verge, if not actually in tears if it carries on. I’ll google hemp balm! Thanks.
Yes I thought I was going mad. Not so much itchy just very sensitive mostly when using a touch phone or the mouse on the Apple Mac I notice it more 🤷🏼♀️
Drives you crazy doesn’t it. My functional doctor is insistent I’m B6 deficient due to a urine test I had that indicated as such. It also said same for b12 but my blood tests say I’m actually very high in b12. So having a b6 blood test to check that before supplementing.
Probably not relevant, as the 'tip' of a finger is a bit unusual for this ..... but thought i'd mention it anyway . INTENSE itching on palms of hands or up the sides / in between fingers .
Also same for soles of feet . sides of toes....
IF it later develops into tiny (pin head sized) fluid filled bumps /blisters that dry out and flake of ...... it can be a weird condition called Pompholyx.. which does seem to have a loose association with autoimmune hypo.
In my case the intense itching is noticeable a few days before the little bumps appear.... when i first got it the bumps were so small they were barely noticable , bit like a grain of sand .
It has a curious habit of being 'symmetrical'... same bit of hand /finger on each hand .. one usually one starts a while before the other, get the little bumps /blisters ...starts to clear up, then you feel the itch starting on the same part of the opposite hand /foot.
It only affects the palmar /plantar type of skin, and slightly up the sides of the fingers /toes.
I was so relieved when I started seeing people posting about Pompholyx on here. Yep, fellow sufferer. It came out of nowhere one year while I was on holiday, probably more than decade ago now.
Although (and let’s see what happens now I’ve mentioned it... ) I haven’t had it in a while. Some years I get it really badly, on fingers and toes. I’ve never been able to figure out what causes it, or why sometimes it disappears for months after being awful for weeks, so the autoimmune thing is interesting. Though I’ve never yet had thyroid antibodies when tested (I know that doesn’t mean that I don’t have Hashi’s).
I mentioned Pompholyx once on here healthunlocked.com/thyroidu... and within 10 minutes there were 4 other people with it .. which was interesting because i've had it for 20yrs and never come across anyone else with it.Once when i was concerned in case it was infectious, i showed the doctor , and it happened to be 2 trainee GP's who got really exited and had to go and get their supervisor to confirm diagnosis.. they seemed quite exited to see it, leading me to think it's not very common.
I'd be very interested to see a study done on the % of people with it who had another Autoimmune condition, compared to the % without one
P.s you're probably doomed now....
i had it non stop for all of last year after i mentioned it on here... and it hadn't been a problem for ages.
Someone on that post mentioned using a B12cream to good effect.
Ah yes I didn’t realise that was autoimmune. I had autoimmune graves so potentially linked to them both? I have definitely had that in the past. Drove me nuts. Got rid of it though and hasn’t been back in many many years thank goodness. This is different it’s just damned itchy but no blister things and in a different location. I used to get the pompholyx (never knew the name) on side of one hand along finger. And in palm of hands. Seemed to be triggered by stress. Makes sense in many respects.
I get this in only one or 2 finger tips I also get a sharp stinging jab pain under my nail bed Like a wasp is stinging me, what is causing this I don’t know but it’s awful. I pour tea tree oil under my nails in desperation to stop it. I hope you find find a cure and wish you well x
Thanks Timetraveler. Wasp like sting feelings sound awful. Hope you find one too!
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