In my search for what causes the awful itch, I've discovered that almost everything can make you itchy.
Zoe: Is there any way I'm gonna get out of this with honor and dignity? Wash: You're pretty much down to ritual suicide, lambie-toes.
'War Stories'
Natter 72: We Were Unprepared for This
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.
Zenkitty - Feb 17, 2014 5:26:45 pm PST #20305 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2014 5:28:57 pm PST #20306 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Yeah, plus right now there is zero humidity, so I feel like a lizard anyway, which is a baseline level of itchy. ANNOYING.
Amy - Feb 17, 2014 5:41:42 pm PST #20307 of 30000
Because books.
Yeah, plus right now there is zero humidity, so I feel like a lizard anyway, which is a baseline level of itchy. ANNOYING.
Oh yeah. Dry winter skin is my FAVORITE.
Steph L. - Feb 17, 2014 5:44:32 pm PST #20308 of 30000
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
I pretty much lucked out in the DNA lottery when it comes to dry skin, because I seriously didn't start having problems with dry skin -- even in the winter -- until maybe 5 years ago. So I really shouldn't complain, because I had a good run. But dang, it is annoying!
Kate P. - Feb 17, 2014 6:07:14 pm PST #20309 of 30000
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
Oh god, another coworker is out tomorrow. When will this stop? (Or, when will I get hit? Not that I want to be sick, but I could *really* use a relaxing day alone at home. Like, really really.)
sarameg - Feb 17, 2014 6:07:27 pm PST #20310 of 30000
Even with swimming, my skin is pretty hardy. But I'm molting like a snake right now where I don't grease up and I can't reach certain parts of my back to apply lotion. Exfoliating, I can manage, but uhg. It's also getting prickly-ouchy to the point where I'm thinking of crossing that line and asking one of my locker-room friends to hit those spots. Hey, I've helped pry them in and out of recalcitrant suits/bras, right? (I do love the camaraderie of the lockerroom at my Y. There's so much support and rawness and stuff.)
I love the arms and shoulders on the women ice dancers. They've got the 'wings' on the blades, you see it when they raise their arms. (I've been startled by mine when I stretch. YAHRG SMASH STRENGTH)
Ginger - Feb 17, 2014 6:30:17 pm PST #20311 of 30000
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
As far as I know, there is no amount of Benedryl that makes me sleepy. Unfortunately, it uses the same liver enzyme as Tamoxifen, so I've been taking Zyrtec.
-t - Feb 17, 2014 6:45:02 pm PST #20312 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
My antihistamine cocktail is definitely making me sleepy (and incompetent with the typing) but I am determined to stay awake until it is time to take another dose. Now that my throat is back to normal, I am pretty sure it was swollen and that's kinda scary.
My skin is not dry, though. So i got that going for me, which is nice.
Kat - Feb 17, 2014 7:01:02 pm PST #20313 of 30000
"I keep to a strict diet of ill-advised enthusiasm and heartfelt regret." Leigh Bardugo
Hmmm.... so my month of allegra at night (with flonase) with zyrtec-d the next morning has been a bad idea?
Cass - Feb 17, 2014 7:04:35 pm PST #20314 of 30000
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
You can take 2 Benadryl at a time, although it may well zonk you out, unless you're me (and, I think, Cass).
Yeah, I can take three and not blink. Really, neither does four but at that point I'm probably miserable enough from other things that I am not thinking about driving and stuff. It just doesn't make me sleepy.
Which is great as an antihistamine but sucks for insomnia when I'm told to just try a Benadryl or any of the "PM" meds that are also just fucking Benadryl. Brilliant for allergies. Doesn't make me sleepy.
Oral and topical are the same meds though so I'd be at least aware. Vaguely. Since I have a huge tolerance and no real side effects beyond 'a tad thirsty.'
I am way less cavalier when others ask for Benadryl advice. I know I am an anomaly.