'Jaynestown'
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.
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.
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!
Yikes, Dana. Please avoid cutting off limbs.
(It's also Steak And Blowjob Day.)
Valentine's Day for guys, right?
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.
Heh. Anti-itch x-post of the Stephs!
Woo! I had never thought of using a hair dryer. that's much easier.
Dana, if you don't cut off your limbs with a circular saw, I won't attempt to puncture a hole in the left side of my skull to relieve the pressure.
If you have a hairdryer, it's worth trying.
Oh! Does this work on all itches, like bug bites and healing scabs? I can take pain, but itch makes me insane(r).
Dana, if you don't cut off your limbs with a circular saw, I won't attempt to puncture a hole in the left side of my skull to relieve the pressure.
Yeah, I think I can make that deal.
Resisting either the circular saw option or the temptation to take a vegetable peeler to my arms.
You'd have a really tough time getting the 2nd arm with the circular saw.
If you have a hairdryer, it's worth trying.
Oh! Does this work on all itches, like bug bites and healing scabs? I can take pain, but itch makes me insane(r).
I don't see why it wouldn't work -- it's all about overloading the nerve endings; it shouldn't matter what the source of the itch is.