Does anyone else have a problem with severe skin itching ?
I do
! It seems to move around to all different parts of my body. I find it to be especially bad when I've just gotten out of a hot shower or when I'm outside on a hot day. The best way I've been able to combat it is keeping my skin moisturized with Aquaphor or Cetaphil and drinking a TON of water. I believe it comes with the psoriasis territory and I'm so sorry you are experiencing this too, it can be very aggravating.
-Leanne, Community ModeratorThanks Leanne, mine is in different areas also. The top of my feet , ankles and calves are reallly bad. I have now started to just get a cold washclothe or ice pack. Seems to help the most for me lately. When my hand itch i use cold also. good luck !
palms of my ahnds itch so badly it wakes me up!! Try cool showers with super mild soap (ivory) and short as possible.
Adrienne, mine do that also . and inbetween my fingers. If I am home I have to hold ice pack for a few min. Not long just till the nerves settle down. If I am at work I hold them under cold water. Hope that will help. It sure drives me crazy. Brenda
Forgive my lengthy response.
Thank you for these suggestions. My diagnosis came September 2019 though I have been experiencing terrible skin flare ups and joint pain since 2017. I start Humira this Friday along with the methotrexate I am already taking. I know there is no cure for psoriatic arthritis at this time.
In 2017 I knew something was happening in my hands/fingers/wrists and feet/toes because I could/can actually feel my bones hardening. That is how I described it to my doctor and low and behold the xrays would show changes.
I finally got to a rheumatologist that looked at all the X-rays, MRIs and all other tests and attempted treatments between early 2017 and when I first saw her in September 2019.
She diagnosed me with psoriatic arthritis and inflammatory erosive osteoarthritis.
I am learning to live with these diagnoses and the challenges that come with them.
I am happy to have found this website and support along with it.
