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Karen
My PCP did not think the itching was created by any of my NTM treatments (albuterol, 7% saline, 3 antibiotics).
His approach is to try an antihistamine for 7 days and see if it helps, if not, 6 days of steroids, then go see an allergy specialist if things don't improve. This plan needs approval by my NTM specialist who was just updated a few hours ago.
The PCP also recommended topical lotion Sarna Lotion which has a cooling ingredient to help calm the itch.
If the antihistamine helps, I don't want to take it forever, I would ask the PC for a referral to an allergy expert and also my NTM specialist for a recommendation, as the specialist at Hopkin's has an asthma and allergy clinic in the same office where I go for NTM treatments (2 hrs away only drawback).
Not sure if this helps other than both agree nothing to do with NTM.
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Sherri. Thank you so much for the information. It is very helpful. I have a feeling the antihistamine may work and probably the steroid, but like you I can’t take those forever. I have glaucoma and shouldn’t take steroids at all. I like the sound of that lotion. I guess some experimenting is in my future, but I sure didn’t need this on top of the NTM. But we get what we get and I will try to make the best of it. We were friends with Tony Shaloub at church and until he moved to New York and we were watching his final Monk movie last night. He said something in it that I am try to keep in mind. “It isn’t a perfect day, but it is good enough,” Best wishes to you.