So, I have PN in my feet & about 3 weeks ago, my upper arms, shoulders & neck started to itch really badly, to the point where I have scratched my skin & made it bleed.

It isnt the prickly, burning pain that I have in my feet. It is more like the skin itself is itching.

I didnt really think anything about it to be honest, but as it hasnt got any better, I just wondered if it could be connected to the PN.

My PN symptoms started as severe itching all over my body. At first, I thought it was an allergy but there was no visible marks in my skin, no redness, no bumps, nothing but itching. Later on, the itching became pain, prickly and stabbing pins and needles. And slowly, the pain in my feet developed.

I am on gabapentin and on some days somehow it weans the unpleasant sensation but not the pain in my feet which goes up to my knees. I am okay now because I dont wear pants or long sleeves. I dread the coming winter (not the winter per se) but the thought of wearing the thick clothes.

I hope your itching is just temporary.

Hm, maybe it could be PN then. It didnt start like that in my feet though. Its driving me mad & nothing works to stop it.

There is a connection between gluten, PN, and the skin.

Some people who are gluten intolerant develop a severe itching skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis.

Also look at the drugs you may be taking. Gabapentin/Lyrica also can cause itching. Cymbalta also can cause itching.

my ankle area of both my legs itched when i was developing pn in 2001-2002. It has not been an issue on my feet/legs much since then. My hands sometimes itch but not often. my hands are not affected as severly as my feet/legs with PN but they are affected.

Hm...I dont think its medication as I dont take anything atm for my PN as the 2 drugs I tried did nothing.
As far as I know, Im not gluten intolerant.

I really hope it isnt PN starting in my arms....its so scary.