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Why does your body itch sometimes?
Itching with MS is a type of nerve pain called cutaneous dysesthesia. It happens because MS damages the protective coating (myelin) around your nerves. When nerves can't send signals properly to your brain, the brain misinterprets these confused signals and assigns a familiar sensation to Show Full Answer
I saw my primary care dr. about that once. He told me to cut out caffeine. I told him that wasn't happening. He also told me to use unscented lotion or skin cream. That I did. My daughter works at a Walgreens and she brought me their version of Cetophil. I'm not sure if the itching just ran it's course or the moisturizer cream worked but the itching stopped. I do still itch occasionally but nothing like I did
Yes usually as I’m trying to sleep or just drifting off to sleep. It is crazy sometimes.
@A MyMSTeam Member I do know that Cetaphil is what my dermatologist recommends because it's the best on the market for dry skin. Although if you have extremely dry and cracking areas on the bottom of your feet or anywhere else I highly recommend Amlactin lotion. It's a little expensive but so totally worth it. I put it on my feet and wear socks over them at night and it clears it all up within days. (And I dislike wearing socks to bed, feet get hot but still worth it)
I thought it was my soap. Shows how much I know ..
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