Every once in a while I will put on clothes and suddenly all I can think to do is get out of them they make me itch so much. I just want to walk around naked but I would scare people!
I have had on two shirts and two different pairs of pants to find something that won't itch so much. This happens to me on occasion and I wondered if this strange FM thing happened to others as well.
Ah the life being in an FM body!

oh yes!!!!!!!!! itchies all the time on my back...drives me insane cuz my arms don't reach back there at all... i bought a long stick thing to scratch with but not much strength in hands for pressure..wind up leaning my back onto things and trying to scratch it that way..in public i get really strange looks from people..but when it gets bad i don't care who is looking.... benedryl helps but makes one sleepy..and it doesn't happen all the time so can't expect when it will or won't...just another thing to drive us all more crazier than we already are.....impossible to ignore....add it too the list...good luck...linda

I have this happen to me every once in a while.
Only it's my hands and feet.They itch so bad when i get out of the shower.
I absolutely can't stand it..I will be rubbing my feet on the rug while i'm scratchin my hands!
Then i usually have to put hydrocortisone cream on them afterwards..

Itchies here too ((Wendy)). Not all the time though.

I think I'm in a major flare right now. God I ache, and my knees throb. My hands hurt. My knees are throbbing, especially the right one that I feel on a couple weeks ago.

Ahhhhh, yes, gotta love the fibro body. Though I wonder if I have arthritis going on too.

One problem about itchies is that I don't have anybody living with me that could at least put some lotion on my back. Sigh. Wonder if I can get spray lotion. Thank god there's spray Biofreeze for when my back hurts!

Doody
I will have to see where my mom got hers..but there is a sponge like thingy with a long arm on it just for putting lotion on your back!
She has severe dry skin and has to do this everynight.
I will ask her where she got it and let you know.

Kell,
Is this what you are talking about? : http://personal-care.drleonards.com/...ator/97938.cfm

Billye

Ok, I have been sick for a long while with aches and pains. I finally after many test found out that was Fibro and CFS. Yes, I get itches in my hands and feet to the point that I can't stand it. I don't find anything to give me relief.
Altheia

I get this after water exposure -- I call it my "after-shower torture". Anything touching my skin (like a towel or clothing) will set it off. It lasts about 45 minutes, but only if I can keep from scratching. I used to apply ice to the itchy spots instead of scratching. Also a good dose of Benedryll before a bath will nearly prevent it. And now that I am taking gabapentin the intensity is far more muted, and I can ignore the itchiness. It has made all the difference in the world.

Hope this info is of help to someone.
--Shari