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Members connected over the maddening experience of intense, unexplained itching across the scalp, arms, back, and other areas, sharing the... Read more

Members connected over the maddening experience of intense, unexplained itching across the scalp, arms, back, and other areas, sharing the desperate search for relief through back scratchers, Benadryl, and even scissors. Several members found some comfort in Epsom salt baths with baking soda and lavender, while others described the sensation as feeling like ants crawling or biting, nerve endings snapping and burning, or an itch so deep nothing could reach it. A recurring theme was the frustration of scratching to the point of leaving marks or sores, the possibility that fibromyalgia or pain medications may be contributing factors, and the relief of knowing others understand this miserable and isolating symptom.