You would think a prescription-strength antihistamine would make a dent in itchies, wouldn't you? Not so much. Have a "what the hell do I do now?" call into my doctor. Resisting either the circular saw option or the temptation to take a vegetable peeler to my arms.
Inara: I think she looks adorable. Mal: Yeah, but I never said it.
'Shindig'
Natter Five-O: Book 'Em, Danno.
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Dana - Mar 14, 2007 5:16:51 am PDT #6957 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Matt the Bruins fan - Mar 14, 2007 5:19:28 am PDT #6958 of 10001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Has Calamine lotion failed as well?
Simon outed Ryan.
He was in ?!?
bon bon - Mar 14, 2007 5:21:57 am PDT #6959 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
OMG Matt, half of every episode is devoted to his protestations of heterosex.
Dana - Mar 14, 2007 5:22:00 am PDT #6960 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Haven't tried it, but cortisone, benadryl, and oatmeal bath have all failed.
Ailleann - Mar 14, 2007 5:22:06 am PDT #6961 of 10001
vanguard of the socialist Hollywood liberal homosexualist agenda
He was ?!?
Deep denial , perhaps.
Vortex - Mar 14, 2007 5:25:06 am PDT #6962 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
You would think a prescription-strength antihistamine would make a dent in itchies, wouldn't you? Not so much. Have a "what the hell do I do now?" call into my doctor. Resisting either the circular saw option or the temptation to take a vegetable peeler to my arms.
have you tried a really hot shower? Like as hot as you can possibly stand it? Apparently, when the pain receptors activate, they override the itch receptors. The pain recedes, but the itch stays away.
Steph L. - Mar 14, 2007 5:25:43 am PDT #6963 of 10001
I look more rad than Lutheranism
Dana, a trick I learned from my allergist to deal with itchy rashes/hives was to take a hairdryer (seriously), and turn it on medium-hot, keep it about 4-5 inches away from your actual body part, and blow hot air on the rash/hives. Keep the hairdryer moving back and forth slowly, so that you don't inadvertently burn one spot.
It'll be really annoying at first, and kind of almost unbearable, and then suddenly the itching will stop. You have to give it a minute or two, though, but the itching WILL stop.
It really does work, swear to god. The heat just overloads the nerve endings, so they don't itch. The itchies stay away for a while (1-3 hours, IIRC), and then when they come back, you can do it again.
If you have a hairdryer, it's worth trying.
t edit Heh. Anti-itch x-post of the Stephs!
Jesse - Mar 14, 2007 5:27:12 am PDT #6964 of 10001
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
Yikes, Dana. Please avoid cutting off limbs.
(It's also Steak And Blowjob Day.)
Valentine's Day for guys, right?
Dana - Mar 14, 2007 5:27:30 am PDT #6965 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
The advice I was given was to ice the area, which I suppose is the same theory of numbing the nerve endings. But if they'll stay away longer with a hair dryer, I can try that.
Vortex - Mar 14, 2007 5:29:22 am PDT #6966 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Heh. Anti-itch x-post of the Stephs!
Woo! I had never thought of using a hair dryer. that's much easier.